Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Athens, Greece

Above: the ferry I took from Greece to Italy
Above: Bridge I crossed on the bus to Igomenitsa, the port.
Above: I know there's window glare, but the mountains are so pretty!
Greek fog-covered mountains
Above: Greek countryside and olive trees....everywhere!! mmmm....
Greek sky above Athens
Above: beautiful sky...the sun just wasn't sure if it wanted to come out or not, but look at those rays!
Above and below: The ugliest-voted house in Greece in 2007....haha...notice all the miniature Greek God statues. It's also called the "cake house."
Greek flags

Greek mountains
Ahhh....so beautiful!

Above: The Caryatids at the Erechtheion
The Owl: a sacred symbol of Greece and me!
Above: Temple Of Olympian Zeus
Me eating olives...from a real olive tree!!!!!
Temple of Zeus
It's sooo majestic! Look at all that marble!
I really love the picture below...still the Temple of Zeus.

Above and below: Theatre Of Dionysos.
A view of the Acropolis from outside...
Zeus!
Below: The Parthenon...(apparently they don't like hula hooping)
Athens!
Below: the Erechtheion
Entrance to the Acropolis
Greek flag
The Caryatids at the Erechtheion


The Parthenon up close
The Parthenon
Athens!
Acropolis in the background
The Theatre of Herod Atticus: built in 161 A.D. It's still used today for classical concerts.

Below: The Erechtheion
The Parthenon
Delicious Gourmet Gelato I ate upon my arrival in Greece...
mmm.....that's quite a selection!
Hands down the best gelato I've had...and I've tasted quite a lot since I've been in Malta.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The above picture is where John Lennon and Yoko Ono's bed-in took place in 1969...so cool!
Street art
Check mate!
Wow!! Dog performance...Look at that air!! : )
Bicycle parking lot...this might be the most impressive thing...next to the dog performance of course...hehe : )
Bikes!!
My friend Chrysta for good ole' Norman.
The Dutch really do bike everywhere...with all their kids too!
Lunch...very spicy! (Dad this is the one I was telling you about...notice only red)
More art...
Dave, Chrysta, and Dominoes!
Zack, who we all stayed with, and I. He studied in Utrech last semester and he's Lebanese too!
Happy New Year!
Trees
Zack says it's quite an exciting day when you see the sun. The first day I got there the sun was bright for the first time in weeks.


I also went to the Van Gogh Museum, but of course couldn't take pictures in there...it was amazing though.