Greece is the word...

Greetings from Greece!

Last night Peppermint Patty, Patty's law school friend Michelle and I arrived in one of the world's oldest cities, Athens. There we met up with Patty's law school friends Angela and Jimmy who were thrilled to host us in their family's "home land."

After a quick shower, we hopped on the metro and rode to this amazing restaurant "Kalokairomos" where we enjoyed delicious Greek cuisine like Octopus, rich Feta cheese, dolmades stuffed with ground beef and rice, moussaka (layers of beef and eggplant), lamb kabob and several bottles of wine. And as a special treat, there was a stage at the front of the restaurant where performers sang traditional Greek songs and danced traditional Greek dances from all of the islands while wearing the traditional garb. It was awesome-and somehow, your very own Little Miss Westchester ended up on stage trying my best to keep up with the professionals and shuffel along with the music.

Next we walked around the town, stopping in several cool bars and marveling at the souvenier shops. One thing I noticed, which I did not know about Greece, is how many stray dogs and cats rome free in Greece. Ranging from small kittens to old pups, these friendly animals follow tourists around (hoping to get some TLC and snacks) and sniff around the restaurants for scraps. One dog, who we cleverly deemed "Jimmy 2" followed us around all night long. He smelled pretty bad-but we were glad to have him along for the walk.

At around 6 AM we made it home where Patty, Jimmy and Angela slept on the open air roof, while Michelle and I preferred to sleep in the bed. At six AM, there are no stars left to sleep under-so sheets and pillows just seem a hell of a lot more appealing.

Today we plan to visit the Parthenon and the Acropolis before hitting the town again. Tomorrow we will catch an early ferry to Santorini and then it will be on to Crete!

I am having a truly amazing time, and I can't wait to blog all about it when I get back.