{"id":539,"date":"2012-07-26T07:40:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T07:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2012-11-17T10:20:45","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T10:20:45","slug":"i-know-im-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/?p=539","title":{"rendered":"I know, I’m behind!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know that I’m behind, but we’ve been moving around a lot! I’ll start from where I left off, in Vis, Croatia. \u00a0We left Vis and made our way to Trogir. \u00a0Trogir is, also, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. \u00a0I’ll look up what that actually means eventually. \u00a0Trogir was a super tiny island with an old town built upon it. \u00a0We stayed on the other side of the bridge from Trogir which cut down a bit on the noise factor, and probably the price, although the little apartment we stayed in was more than we’d wanted to spend. Trogir was cute, but too touristy. \u00a0We stayed there because it was a short ride from the airport, so it suited our needs. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The next morning the person who was renting out the apartment drove us to the airport (for a bit of a fee). \u00a0Split airport was quite deceiving. \u00a0After getting through security (where both Seth and I had to take off our shoes because we buzzed. \u00a0Weird, because there is absolutely no metal in our shoes) we parouzed the duty free shop and found a snack at the snack bar. \u00a0We were disappointed with our selection, and then were kicking ourselves when we went up a level to where our gate was. \u00a0On that level there were shops and restaurants with good looking food. \u00a0Bummer.<\/p>\n

We were off for another adventure. \u00a0Athens was going to be our first CouchSurfing experience. \u00a0Sloane set it up for us. \u00a0A native Athenian, was going to host us near the center of the city (I didn’t ask for permission to use his name on the blog, so I’ll respect his privacy). \u00a0Seth and I were nervous of what to expect. \u00a0We made our way through the metro to get to a stop near his apartment and found him at the opening to the street. \u00a0He immediately whisked us away in his fancy Alpha Romeo with red leather interior. \u00a0It was nice to be in a nice car. \u00a0He was charming and informative. \u00a0After settling in and offering us drinks, he offered to take us to a place for lunch. \u00a0He drove us around in search of a place to eat. \u00a0Since it was Sunday, and at a weird in-between hour, it was a bit difficult. \u00a0We tried three places before we found one that was open. \u00a0It was really good! We had a Greek feast! \u00a0There was greek salad, fried cheese, a whole fish, some prawns, some kind of saut\u00e9ed greens, but my favorite was this creamy, white paste that was made from caviar. \u00a0It was amazing. \u00a0I could eat it with a spoon for hours, or dunk bread in it, or tomatoes…<\/p>\n

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Apparently, it is Greek tradition that the youngest has to eat the most. \u00a0So, since there was one filet of the fish left, Sloane had to finish it, even though she was full. \u00a0But, she was promised to get ice cream if she did. \u00a0So, afterwards we headed to a wonderful little sweet shop with artisan ice cream. \u00a0We got what he told us were traditionally Greek flavors like, pistachio, rose water, and this one flavor called Mastic that I had to look up to see what it was. \u00a0It is the resin from a tree with hints of pine or cedar. \u00a0It’s really good, and we’ve tried ice cream elsewhere where they added honey to it. \u00a0It is really good. \u00a0(here’s a link to the wikipedia page http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mastic_(plant_resin) )<\/p>\n

That night we went out to an area called Gazi where all these posh bars are. \u00a0It was really neat. \u00a0There were lots of people out even though it was Sunday. \u00a0We sat on a rooftop bar and drank fancy mixed drinks like pomegranate and honey martinis and smashed basil and mint coolers under a little olive tree.<\/p>\n

The next day, our amazing host drove us to the Acropolis before he went to work. \u00a0We meandered about the ancient Greek ruin with wide eyes (and a lot of Spanish tourists). \u00a0The Acropolis was an amazing site with so much history, and spectacular views of the city.<\/p>\n

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\"Athens<\/p>\n

After the Acropolis we strolled around the streets at the base of the mountain. \u00a0There were tons of shops and things to look at. \u00a0It happened to be extremely hot, so we ended up doing a bit of drinking to cool ourselves down. \u00a0But that allowed us to use the free wifi and have a bit of Skype conversations. \u00a0We, also, bought Sloane some traditional Greek Sandals for her birthday. \u00a0She REALLY needed new sandals, and they were pretty cool. \u00a0We, also, found our ferry tickets to Milos and a place to stay. \u00a0Both were a little more than we wanted to spend, but it was our only option.<\/p>\n

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After tons of walking around Athens city center, we metro-ed our way back to our couch surfing residence, and were picked up. \u00a0That night we cooked dinner at his home. \u00a0It was really nice. \u00a0There’s something about cooking and sharing a meal together that brings people together. \u00a0We were taught how to cook braised baby goat, a proper Greek salad (with a cool tomato technique), and goat chops and kebab on the grill. \u00a0It was all so good! And, I always like trying new things. \u00a0Goat was a first for me. \u00a0We finished off our meal with fresh fruit (Greek fruit), and some candied grapes in its own syrup that his mother made. \u00a0Everything was cooked with Greek ingredients and that made it all the better. \u00a0Our couch surfing host was patient, giving, well informed on everything Greek, and a good conversationalist. \u00a0It was a really good experience, and I hope all of our couch surfing experiences can be that good!<\/p>\n

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The next morning we caught a cab at 6am to get to the port. \u00a0Milos, here we come! \u00a0Well, we’re here. \u00a0We found our sleepy little fishing village and our one bedroom apartment with ease and settled in by slapping on some suits and hopping in the water. It is so clear! \u00a0A little colder than expected, but refreshing. \u00a0There were tons of cool critters on the sea floor to follow in our masks.<\/p>\n

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We swam a lot yesterday and hung around. \u00a0It was nice to read a book with our amazing view.<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

At night we made our own greek salad with bread, all from the local market. \u00a0Then, we headed into ‘town’ to grab a drink and to play Farkle. \u00a0Seth won the first game, and since I lost I had to run screaming from the table and go back to our apartment to collect more money. \u00a0Luckily, I won the second game. \u00a0But, sadly, there was no wager. \u00a0Boo!<\/p>\n

Today, after a delicious breakfast of eggs, tomatoes, and feta, we hopped on a bus to get to the port town of Adamas. \u00a0We poked around in the shops and grabbed snacks. \u00a0We then found our way to another little village to see the only Christian Catacombs in Greece. \u00a0We walked up a bit of a hill, then made our way down a switchback road to the catacombs. \u00a0Luckily, they were closed! So, we didn’t get to go in. \u00a0If there were things to see or do in the surrounding village we might have walked around a bit, but as it turns out there wasn’t, and the bus back to where we wanted to go left in 10 minutes time. \u00a0We decided to make a run for it. \u00a0We had 10 minutes to run uphill in 90 degree heat. \u00a0Man, oh man, were we sweating when we finally reached the bus stop. \u00a0But, we made it there with about 3 minutes before the bus arrived. \u00a0Fortunately, the buses here are well air conditioned.<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

We grabbed a lunch of gyro and souvlaki at a restaurant in town. \u00a0Seth got his ‘covered’ which was a big mistake. \u00a0It was doused with cheese and bacon and french fries and mayonnaise. It was a mistake. \u00a0That was definitely a touristy option, but we didn’t know. \u00a0Sloane and I got ours in a more traditional fashion and it was pretty good, although lacking the proper amount of tzaziki.<\/p>\n

We decided to do a bit of grocery shopping, due to the scarcity of goods in our sleepy little village. \u00a0So, so we gathered the usual suspects, of feta, tomatoes, eggs, etc. and made our way back to Pollonia. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Tonight, I have a feeling our sleepy little village won’t be so sleepy. \u00a0Tonight is a Panagiri! So exciting. \u00a0Panagiri is the Greek word for party. \u00a0So we are going to a party run by the village where there will be food and dancing and probably some drinking. \u00a0Traditional music will be played, and I hope it’s a blast. \u00a0So, we’ve put on our fanciest outfits and we’ll head out soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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