GREECE!!!!

Mark & Kris's Greece Honeymoon Sept 2009

Mark made these great "word poems" for each of the locations we visited...they give a very detailed view of our experiences and the feelings of the city or island. He has agreed to let me share them with the world...so here ya go:

Athens
Kolokotroni - Hotel Carolina - Amstel - Old Shit - Roman Baths - Hadrian's Arch - Parthenon - Acropolis - Tiny White Shorts on Old Men - Tourists - Bus Tours - Giant Asian Lady - The Agora - Dogs - Double Decker Sightseeing Tour - "Where are we? Oh Yes...Thermopylon." - Big City - The Bar that was way too cool for us - Sleeping 13 hours - Eatotopio - Dogs - Line Cutters - Customs - Half Ass Security upon leaving the airport - Metro - Attempted Pickpocket, Twice, by the same guy! - Grafitti - Bad Vibes by old Greek guy with our check - Lamb in Lemon Sauce - Beef & Macaroni (aka Patsitsio) - Marital Advice from our host - Confusing Streets - Grafitti - Free Breakfast - Terrible Basketball on TV - Badgers Eating Bunnies - Columns - National Gardens - Changing of the Guards - Tavernas - Sprawling City Landscape - Much Needed History Lessons - Little Tourist Trains - Police - Traffic with Little Regard to Follow Any Sort of Rules - Hadrian's Library - Ermou - Exapini - Free Yoghurt with fruit & honey.

Mykonos
Paradise Beach - Techno - Cats - Camping - Blue Star Ferries - Aussies - Amstel - Tequila - Way too Drunk - Ernesta - Tropicana - Techno - Cats - Souvlaki Plate - Mykonos Dancing Queen - Free Breakfast, Terrible Orange Juice - Freddy's Restaurant - Sun Bathing - Swimming - Topless Women - Cutting my Foot - Relaxing - Renting Scooters - Returning Scooters - Bus - Windmills - Sunset - Little Venice - Mykonos Town - Winding Streets - Getting Lost - Aussie Movie - Cappuccino - Gelato - Bus Ticket Vending Machine - Ramrod - Overpriced Caprice Sea Satin Restaurant - Delos - Phallic Statues - Ornate Floors - More History Lessons - Cats - Go Zips! - Tiny Church - Techno - Stargazing - Shooting Stars - Frappes - French Fries with Everything! - Internet Cafe - Emailed Home - Running into Aussie Movie constantly - "Kings of Mykonos" - "I Dream I Can Fly...Like a Rainbow so High in the Sky." More Techno - Booshi, Booshi, Booshi, Booshi, etc.

Ios
Hotel Glaros - Great Room with Amazing View - Quiet - Relaxing - Steep Steps - Piperri - Seafood Pasta & Chicken Bake - Pesto Dip - Walking on the Beach - Super Dense Pancakes with Fruit Topping - ATV - New Windmills - Energy Saving Hotel Room - Yak - Cows - Goats - Bees - Local Honey - Isolated Beaches - Manganari Beach - Tiny Shell Collection - Quiet - Peachful - Sunny - Topless - No Techno - Hora - Fiesta Restaurant - Sunset - Relaxing on Porch - Old Windmills - Homer's Tomb...we didn't see it - Flying Cat 4, Business Class - Solar Power - Bar on a Pirate Ship - Meatballs in Sauce...Best on the Island - No Techno - Shuts down in afternoon, Starts up after 5, Crystal Clear Water - Great Coffee @ Glaros...and Marmalade - "Very Bad Dirt Roads." - Christo's Taverna - Minor Sunburn.

Santorini
Santorini Camping - Nice Pool - Cliffs - Highspeed 1 - Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline - Nice Pool - Volcano - Lava - Lucky's Souvlaki - Dodging Traffic - Sunset - Double Bed - Amstel - Fava Dip - Cherry Tomatoes - Capers - Music Store with nice Bazoukis - Hiking "The Eyebrow of the Caldera" - Stacking Rocks - Hiking Dogs...great guides - Frappe - Oia, Very Nice - Marble Walkway - Scary Public Bus Ride - "Move Back, Move Back" - Good Omelette with Cappuccino - Special Gyros - Urban Hiking - 3 Hours? - Cable Car - Donkeys - Dancing Donkey Puppets - Bull in a China Shop (Aka Mark in a China Shop) - Socrates View - The Red Book - Angry Toilet Stickers - Spoiled Brat Brits - Laundry! - Skala Rock - Black Sand.

After this was back to Beirut (aka Pireaus) and then back to the airport...HOME!!!!

Kris & Mark