Greece was great. It was amazing seeing Chelsea, Christine and Lauren. Athens is a veryy interesting place. We took overnight ferries to and from the island of Crete. We were there for two days. The first day we arrived at 5:30 in the morning and took a cab to our hotel. When we got there nothing was open and it was really cold. We ended up knocking on the door of a hotel that had its lights on and asked to sit inside. The man who owned the place, Dimitri, was so nice. He told us stories about his life and showed us pictures of Crete. Later, after breakfast and a nap, we took a bus to a beach twenty minutes from where we were staying in Chania. Chania used to be a Venetian city and looks kind of a lot like Venice. We went out to dinner at a seafood restaurant that Dimitri recommended. The owner showed us the options of fresh fish that had been caught earlier that day. It was a great, fresh Greek meal. I still can't get over how much cheaper greece is than Florence. It was a nice break! The next morning we slept in a bit, got breakfast and shopped/walked around. We rented bikes around noon and rode and explored down the beach. We headed towards a point on the island and found some beautiful views without any people around. We got back around five and had a late lunch. Two days later i was still sore from biking up all the hills.. We caught the ferry back at nine that night. This time we had a cabin with beds and our own bathroom and shower. The ferry is actually like a cruise ship and we sat at the bar and played cards with some italians before getting a few hours of sleep. That morning we arrived back in Athens. We walked to the acropolis before Lauren had to catch her flight to grenada. CJ chels and I went to Starbucks (it may have been my third time there..beacuse they dont have them in italy) Afterwards, we walked around Athens and bought some nice Athenian jewelry, sandals and fresh fruit. We cooked dinner and drank homemade sangria. After, we went for a walk to the Olympic Stadium five minutes from CJ's apartment. It used to be an ancient arena/stadium and was renovated in the 1860s for the first modern olypmic games. We went to bed early and I caught my flight to Rome and then Florence yesterday morning. It was a great vacation and nice to be with my friends. I'm exhausted but rejuvinated for the last three weeks in Florence.