First Days in Greece

Hello everyone reading this Blog--Paul here.  Rachel and I have been traveling to Greece.  We had a layover in London on Sunday en route  to Thessanoliki, Geece.  We met our friend, Liz, at a hotel near Victoria Station.  As always, I am a fearful flier so my last few days have been stressful, but I am glad to report that we have made it safely to Greece.  

At this time I must interject how lucky I am to have parents who know me so well.  On our flight to London we had a 2 hour layover in Dallas.  My parents met us at the airport and brought us dinner.  Not only did they bring a fine dinner from Subway, but they also brought Rachel and I 12 cookies delicious cookies which we enjoyed at every opportunity along the way.  I love Macadamia nuts.

In London, Rachel and I went to the Globe theater for a production of King Lear.  We did not purchase tickets in advance wo we had to stand with the rest of the plebians around the stage.  It was fantastic such an awesome plae to watch a play.   I had purchased to the play so we had read a little of it before seeing it performed.  Shakespeare was meant to be performed... The nuances of the drama and Shakespeare sense of humor is hard to appreciate on paper.  

Yesterday, Rachel, LIz and I flew to Thessonaliki.  Upon arriving, we learned that Greece is not conformed as well as other countries to the use of English as a standard international language.  The saying "that's Greek to me,"  could not be more true.  This is all to say that we spent about 1.5 hours searching for our hotel in the city.  I enjoyed it as it was a great treasure hunt, but the girls were much less amused as they were carrying more luggage.  After no less than 10 greek pedestrians who we stopped for help, we eventually found the area around the hotel.  One text message later, we found our friends Scott and Megan.  

We are staying at an inexpensive hotel but it is great.  It is right across the street from an ancient Roman Forum.  After arriving, we went to a local outdoor cafe/bar along the coast, had some cheese and wine and played some UNO.  We were looked so sophisticated. 

Tomorrow, we are going to see a museum, explore the roman ruins across the street and down by the coast, and finally travel by train to another nearby city-- Meteora.   Till then, Chao or whatever the Greek equivalent would be.