School has gotten the best of me the past few weeks, it's true. My fanny-pack wearing history teacher screwed up our syllabus so he's assigned us to do oral reports on random places for the rest of the semester. Seriously...I'm giving a lecture on Antarctic culture next week. Just call me Shackleton...
But I haven't posted anything about Greece, Vienna, or Salzburg. So I'm gonna have to consolidate and use pictures to help me tell my story...
I arrived in Athens anticipating being faced with corruption, riots in the streets, utter chaos everywhere. In actuality, the city appeared to be unaffected by what was going on federally. Tourists were in abundance, music floated through the air on nearly every block from the friendly street performers' instruments, restaurants were cheerful and welcoming. It's hard to pack in all the sites Athens has to offer in a mere 4 days, but we managed to do our best. In total, we saw the Acropolis, visited both the New Acropolis Museum and the Archeological Museum, the Changing of the Guard Ceremony at Parliament, the Temple of Zeus, the Olympic Stadium, climbed Lykavittos Hill, and indulged in a sea side lunch before departing on the final day...
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| couldn't even fit the whole thing in the frame... |
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| The Parthenon |
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| we're obviously besties... |
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| no pain no game...Athens Olympic Symbol |
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| JUMP! Temple of Zeus |
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| the world is my oyster |
My trip to Vienna and Salzburg were particularly special because I was lucky enough to have an Austrian adventure with my mom! We embarked on a 12-hour day tour, visiting over 7 small lake villages, some of which date back to the 13th century. In Salzburg, we oohed and ahhed as we frolicked about the various locations where "Sound of Music" was filmed. I was absolutely floored to find out that most Austrians, including our tour guide, had never seen the movie nor had they even heard of the Von Trapp family; only recently has a stage production of the movie come to town. I can't wait to return someday soon to the land of apple strudel, vast fields of green, and that grand 2,500 Schoenbrunn Palace:
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