So. We departed from dear old Praha on March 18th. Our first destination was London, where we confirmed that we all miss NY and people who speak English. I stayed with Imran, which was a lot of fun. That city was definitely not conducive to sleeping. We saw all the important things...Westminster, Tower of London, Parliament, Trafalgar Square, the London Eye, Buckingham, and of course, Platform 9 3/4... The second night we went to this great Spanish bar near the NYU dorm. Another thing I realized in London...the dorms in Prague are amazing. In London they have tiny little rooms with communal kitchens and strange locked cabinets in the fridge. Some pictures...
NEXT, we headed down south to Athens. We decided that since we were arriving at 4pm and leaving the next morning at 7am that we shouldn't get a hostel. We went into the city and started by wandering around the Zappio gardens. We noticed some columns in the distance and upon trying to find them we wandered through a tennis match. After we went into Psyrri, the best district to party in. We started at this great hookah place where we smoked and tried this amazing Greek drink that's hot wine with honey. So good. Then we bar hoped until 2am when we headed back to the airport for a few hours of sleep on benches.
After a very uncomfortable sleep we flew down to Larnaca, Cyprus. Cyprus is absolutely beautiful. And tiny, only about the size of Connecticut! It was super warm and we got to go to the beach. Our hotel was right on the beach and everything important in the town was within walking distance. We rented a car, which was quite an experience! They drive the British way in Cyprus, so it was kind of terrifying to watch Alissa and Maria driving on the left side of the road. We drove across the island to Pafos, where we went on a glass-bottom boat ride. We also hit up two UNESCO sites. One morning Alissa and I woke up at 5am to watch the sunrise on the beach. It was gorgeous. Pictures...
Then we headed back up to Athens for two amazing nights. We took a walking tour of the city and marveled at the Parthenon on the Acropolis. It was actually Greek Independence Day on the day we left so we got to see a little bit of the festivities. Many of you know that I have some issues with food because well...I don't like anything. So I was actually really surprised to learn that I enjoy Greek food quite a bit. All the restaurants we went to were delicious. Athens managed to top even Berlin in my book and is now my favorite place I've visited. I can't wait until I get the chance to go back to Greece someday.
Our next destination was Calabria in Souther Italy. We stayed in a beautiful resort owned by Maria's family in Borgia. Her cousins took us around to see castles and fortresses and even the family olive farm! It was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
Our final stop was Milan, but we were only there for one night so there is not too much to say about that. This is the Duomo...
So that was my spring break adventure in a nutshell! 12 days. 8 flights. 4 countries. A million memories. It was wonderful and fun and I loved all the places I got to see.
Next up: my Easter weekend in Vienna!
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