After our finals in Greece, my sister and I went to Venice to meet up with our parents for a nice little trip. I was so excited that my parents would be planning our trip- this meant no thinking on my part:). I was ready to leave Athens, the riots/strikes were starting to affect my everyday life and it was getting old. The week we left there was 2 giant protest in Syntagma Square. There was an air traffic controllers strike on Wednesday, shutting down the airport. Luckily we left early Friday. In my head I thought over things that I will miss in Greece.
- the Greek school lunches -the bakery down the street from my apt.
- my pet dog Rosco -Ability to watch history happen (Crisis of Greece)
- A familiar place I can call home -My crazy professors
There are many more things that I will miss while being away from Greece. The culture is so relaxing (minus the strikes) and the people are always friendly.
Back to seeing my family! As much as I hate to admit it. I miss my parents. It was so wonderful to have the opportunity to meet them in Italy. They were coming up north with Joan and Pete from the Tuscany area. We stayed in Venice for one night, and the next day we left for Switzerland by train. In Milan we bid our goodbyes to Joan and Pete. They continued to the coast of Italy to stay in the towns of Chinque Terre. (sidenote: during their stay there were mudslide along the coast and destroyed the towns, luckily Joan and Pete made it out okay). We went through Italy and into Switzerland to stay in Interlocken for 2 nights.
The train ride was enjoyable- 1st class baby! (my parents are spoiling us rotten) We spent to following day climbing the swiss alps. It was the most refreshing beauty I have ever seen. Amazing. After the exhausting day we went to a cute restaurant called the Bear. Here we had an authentic swiss meal. Bright and early the next morning we went to Lucerne, Switzerland. This town was so cute!! I LOVED IT! The streets are still made out of cobblestones, and there are ancient bridges connecting the old city to the new. We toured around the town and enjoyed a free boat tour of the lake.
Sadly it was time to go and off to Munich we went. Once we arrived at our Hotel. It was interesting- under construction and surrounded by strip clubs. However, the hotel turned out to be very nice. The little old man was the desk clerk, he was super helpful and shorter than my mother. Haha that doesn't happen often. #1 on my dad's check list: Haufbrahous. We had beer. And a little dinner. The night was so much fun we spent it listening to German drinking songs in a huge mess hall. The next day we went to Dachue the concentration camp. It was rainy and sad:( Than we went to tour the city. And ate at a great restuarant. Our last full day we wen to the Neuschwanstein Castle. It was a gorgeous fall day, with great views of the castle and cute town. Ate dinner at Andechser am Dom. AMAZING:) Had a great talk with a German about life. Next day Megs and I left for Roma.
Our Week break trip with our parents was so wonderful, I'm so thankful that I had the opportunity to have them come visit me.
- the Greek school lunches -the bakery down the street from my apt.
- my pet dog Rosco -Ability to watch history happen (Crisis of Greece)
- A familiar place I can call home -My crazy professors
There are many more things that I will miss while being away from Greece. The culture is so relaxing (minus the strikes) and the people are always friendly.
Back to seeing my family! As much as I hate to admit it. I miss my parents. It was so wonderful to have the opportunity to meet them in Italy. They were coming up north with Joan and Pete from the Tuscany area. We stayed in Venice for one night, and the next day we left for Switzerland by train. In Milan we bid our goodbyes to Joan and Pete. They continued to the coast of Italy to stay in the towns of Chinque Terre. (sidenote: during their stay there were mudslide along the coast and destroyed the towns, luckily Joan and Pete made it out okay). We went through Italy and into Switzerland to stay in Interlocken for 2 nights.
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| Crossing one of the many bridges in Venice |
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| Found a fellow Bennie in front of St. Marcs |
The train ride was enjoyable- 1st class baby! (my parents are spoiling us rotten) We spent to following day climbing the swiss alps. It was the most refreshing beauty I have ever seen. Amazing. After the exhausting day we went to a cute restaurant called the Bear. Here we had an authentic swiss meal. Bright and early the next morning we went to Lucerne, Switzerland. This town was so cute!! I LOVED IT! The streets are still made out of cobblestones, and there are ancient bridges connecting the old city to the new. We toured around the town and enjoyed a free boat tour of the lake.
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| On the train to Switzerland |
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| This is the view from our hotel. ahhh beautiful |
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| climbing the Swiss alps |
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| Lucerne, one of the old old bridges. And swans are everywhere! |
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| Glockenspiel in downtown Munich |
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| Haufbrauhous |
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| Where we ate the last night- highly recommend! |
Our Week break trip with our parents was so wonderful, I'm so thankful that I had the opportunity to have them come visit me.
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