Greek Facts/Observations

-F-Harry-Stow (the American phonetic spelling) means thank you in Greek. It's the only word I know and always comes in handy with the locals! They appreciate the effort to speak their language
-Do NOT pet the stray dogs
-Marble is dirt cheap, wood costs and arm and a leg
-Gas is 1.69/Liter about $9 a gallon
-97% Greeks are Greek Orthodox and take their religion very seriously
-The Greeks are extremely proud of the 2004 Olympic games in Athens
-Most restaurants are served family style :)
-There is a gyro shop in every neighborhood
-Gyros are either chicken or pork. Lamb gyros are only in America.
-Greek food is delicious.
-I'm in love with Greek meatballs
-Make sure to validate your bus ticket...or pay a 72 euro fine!


The past two days have flown by. I made it into Athens despite the metro being down and the bus system being the worst form of transportation EVER. So far I've seen the Acropolis, the New Acropolis Museum, the Parthenon, and Delphi. Tomorrow I have a 6:15am trip to Mykonos for 2-3 days depending if the ferries are still running and riots don't break out from the Greece debt plan being voted on Thursday.

Today all the taxis in Greece were on strike due to debt reconstruction currently being put together...this certainly made my SAS trip very interesting...but more on that later