Let's just say that for some, Greece is a dream, an image from an ancient mythological book. Not a place I thought I would ever get the chance to visit. When my friend proposed to go to Greece, i stuttered and said, "Is that possible?".... and so it was. Lucky for me, my friend had an aunt that lived in an island close to Athens so the plan went like this. I traveled to Athens stayed there two days and then his aunt would pick us all up and drive us all to the island where she lived, Evia and then after a few days we would take a ferry to Mykonos and take a ferry back to Athens for a day and leave back to Rome,home. And that's exactly how it went. I went March 19-28. What a trip it was!!!! I fell for the food! Every day was a delicacy. Opposed to Italy, Greece has richness in food and I only mean that with the highest respects for both types of food. Let me explain... Italy's food is very expensive (Rome) and was made from traditional food made during poor times. The meat rarely put in the dishes is full of fat and the dishes are made with easy to find ingredients, such as olive oil, tomatoes, very little veggies and herbs. The meat sometimes used is the cheek of the pig if not another part that is cheap to buy. In Greece, meat galore. You had meat in every plate and so much to choose from. Less expensive and just plain delicious. Let me stray now form the topic of food because I can go on and on but by just admitting that food is a very big part of culture is enough, so lets it be. So, on to the experiences, the weather was great.
Athens was not magical, a bit dirty but like everyone said in the city, a few years back it was paradise and now it had gone bad because of the immigrants and lack of work. Alright, well if that's the case... sorry to hear that.
When we went to Evia, we experienced so much of the Greek culture because of the aunt.She showed us about 10 different dances along with her Greek friends, explained some politics to us and basically the way of life. I tried all the traditional liquors, all shots of course. Wow! heaven. 1. Ouzo 2. Tentura 3. Raki 4. one that started with an M and 5. ...pretty much impossible to pronounce, forgive me, readers. All delicious, nonetheless. After we went to Mykonos, It was low season, windy and lonely but gorgeous. We rode all over the island in 4 wheelers. Felt the wind in my hair. I was in heaven. Greece, thank you.
Let's just say that for some, Greece is a dream, an image from an ancient mythological book. Not a place I thought I would ever get the chance to visit. When my friend proposed to go to Greece, i stuttered and said, "Is that possible?".... and so it was. Lucky for me, my friend had an aunt that lived in an island close to Athens so the plan went like this. I traveled to Athens stayed there two days and then his aunt would pick us all up and drive us all to the island where she lived, Evia and then after a few days we would take a ferry to Mykonos and take a ferry back to Athens for a day and leave back to Rome,home. And that's exactly how it went. I went March 19-28. What a trip it was!!!! I fell for the food! Every day was a delicacy. Opposed to Italy, Greece has richness in food and I only mean that with the highest respects for both types of food. Let me explain... Italy's food is very expensive (Rome) and was made from traditional food made during poor times. The meat rarely put in the dishes is full of fat and the dishes are made with easy to find ingredients, such as olive oil, tomatoes, very little veggies and herbs. The meat sometimes used is the cheek of the pig if not another part that is cheap to buy. In Greece, meat galore. You had meat in every plate and so much to choose from. Less expensive and just plain delicious. Let me stray now form the topic of food because I can go on and on but by just admitting that food is a very big part of culture is enough, so lets it be. So, on to the experiences, the weather was great. 
When we went to Evia, we experienced so much of the Greek culture because of the aunt.She showed us about 10 different dances along with her Greek friends, explained some politics to us and basically the way of life. I tried all the traditional liquors, all shots of course. Wow! heaven. 1. Ouzo 2. Tentura 3. Raki 4. one that started with an M and 5. ...pretty much impossible to pronounce, forgive me, readers. All delicious, nonetheless. After we went to Mykonos, It was low season, windy and lonely but gorgeous. We rode all over the island in 4 wheelers. Felt the wind in my hair. I was in heaven. Greece, thank you.
