It's all Greek to Me

Greece is Pretty damn close to hevan in my opinion. The beaches, the food (especially pita gyros) and the people make Greece probably my favorite (but also by far the most expensive) I've been on the trip so far.

The trip unfortunately started off with a 14 hour travel day to get from Bodrum, Turkey to Chania, Greece on the island of Crete, a 238 mile trip that took a ferry, an 18 minute flight, another flight and finally a 3 hour bus ride. 280 euros later we arrived at our hotel and it was all worth it. Chania (dpesnt sound like its spelled - Cott is tires of me butchering the name) is a laid back beach town with dozens of great day trips emanating from it's tiny bus station. We hiked the Samira Gorge hike, an 18 km (10.8 American miles) which was an amazing array of steep cliffs, river crossings, and a black sand beach to top it all off.

The next day we took a ferry from Kissinos to Gramvousa Castle which had some amazing views of the Cretian Sea. We then went to Balos Lagoon where shallow crystal clear waters and pink sand beaches dominate the landscape.

Santorini:
This island was truly amazing with the most picturesque towns and incredible sunsets (which we missed by 5 minutes) on top of Oia, the quinessential beautiful blue domed Greek village which postcards try to encapulate. We then went to a "pub" called Murphys which was more of a spring break nightmare with bad music and worse prices. We made the best of it and I was able to showcase my three dance moves, including a new one I borrowed from a law student we met in Istanbul called the Peacock, to the horror of other European travellers.

Athens:
Cory and I did a whirlwind tour of Athens in 5 and a half hours. In this time, we checked out the Acropolis, the New Acropolis Museum, and the Archiology Museum. We also saw Greek prostitutes and smut magazines as they both peppered the streets next to our hotel.