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Arrival in Greece

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Apr 2 2008, 07:38 AM

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Athens, Greece

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Arrived in Greece last night, and I`m staying at the Hostel Aphrodite. Athens has lived up to all expectations, as I visited the Acropolis today and was amazed. I was constantly thinking back to 6th grade when my teacher, Mr. Felice Marrongelle, showed the class several slide shows of his travels to Ancient Greece, Rome, and Europe in general. I wandered into the Acropolis from the back way. There are several main entrances and one entrance at the top of an old part of town. I didn`t expect to find the entrance, but I just wanted to have a look around and take my time. Then, all of a sudden, there were a few signs. This is not a high traffic route, as it leads through some very narrow alleyways.

On my walk away from the Acropolis, I was stopped by an old Greek guy sitting on a bench. His name was Bill. We chatted a while about Hillary Clinton and the strength of the Euro. He was an amusing guy and I expect to meet more curious Greeks on my travels along the western coast.

About every 10 minutes, a little voice in my head says, ``Its all Greek to me!`` I can`t stand it, but it is true. In any case, I have better idea of what`s going on here than I did in China.

The other travellers are noticeably different than China. Pretty much everyone is a study abroad student in Europe on some kind of 3 week break. They are nice people though.

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	11. To Igoumenitsa Apr 18 2008, 05:29 PMPreveza, Greece I rode from Preveza to Igoumenitsa. My only regret is that I skipped the town of Parga. It's probably too cold to completely enjoy that town anyway. From here I'll take the Ventouris ferry to Bari, Italy.

	10. Preveza, Greece Apr 18 2008, 09:00 AMPreveza, Greece I took the bus from Lefkada to Preveza because there is a long underwater tunnel. I presume that bicycles are not allowed. The loop around would add at least another day to the journey, and I'm ready for Italy.

	9. To Lefkada Apr 15 2008, 10:41 AMLefkáda, Greece6 photos The ride to Lefkada was great. Despite the dreary weather forecast I saw yesterday in Mytikas, it was beautiful. Plus I knew that it was only 55km to Lefkada. The road was mostly flat along the coast, then flat along a long valley before Vonitsa. I stopped to look at a castle just before riding...

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