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.

Austria

This is a tunnel we climbed through to get to the top of the picture above. It was used as an escape during WWII...

Is this a tree inside a tree...I can't quite figure it out? The picture below is just some buildings i thought were pretty in downtown Graz.

The above picture is a delicious pizza i got which has jalapenos, broccoli, garlic, and olives of course! Since I've been in Malta my spicy tolerance has gone way up...(I'm on my second bottle of Tabasco...hehe).

Proof of gnomes in Austria!!!! Yay!!!
This huge clock is at the top of the hill we climbed in the first picture. Maria, the friend I stayed with, said that there used to only be the hour hand so it was easy to see from far away, which is why it's longer than the more recently added minute hand. The below picture is snow-covered Graz.
This is a snow fallen vineyard located in a small village outside of Graz (I really like this picture)!! This is the vineyard with the highest elevation in all of Europe!
Me next to a pile of logs.
Maria and I sledding.
Downtown Graz with Christmas decorated with upside-down Christmas trees.
A 200 year old tree located in Kitzeck, a town outside of Graz.
Beautiful sky at sunset...
This is my favorite picture from Austria!
Me standing next to a really old outhouse...hehe!
Maria's parents house in a small village outside Graz.
Me trying to ice skate in Leibnitz.
Maria and I!
Me standing next a huge castle door in Kitzeck (I wanted to open the small door and stand in it, but we couldn't undo the latch...).

Bern, Switzerland

I'm back in Malta now getting ready for exams and finishing papers. My adventure was amazing! The first place I went was Bern, Switzerland...I think it's my favorite! I couchsurfed (www.couchsurfing.com) with this woman named Christina, and she showed me around all day.

For dinner she made me butter nut squash soup, and we had unpasteurized cheesed, called Nonnenstolz, from a local farmer...mmmmm....cheese! (I bought cheese and chocolate from every country)

This is one of my favorite pictures!!


Bern at sunset! Unfortunately I was only in Bern for a day and a night, but I had to see Switzerland! Next, I set off by train to Graz, Austria. On the way towards Austria a lovely view of Switzerland was seen from the train...

Another favorite picture!!

Greece

Hello from Greece!  Today I went to the Acropolis in Athens, where the Parthenon, the Erecthion (temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena), the Theatre of Dionysos are located.  I also saw the Temple of Olympian Zeus.  It was amazing!  All these huge structures are made out of marble!  I can't wait to post my pictures when I get back to Malta.  

Merry Christmas Family!!

Merry Christmas! Right now I'm in Graz,Austria with my friend Maria. It's beautiful here, and snowy! For Christmas breakfast we ate toast and salmon...mmm...it was delicious. Today we're going ice skating...wish me luck. I love you all!