Out smarted by Athens

KALIMERA!! Actually I think that's good morning, and well, right now it's 7:20 pm... but that's the only word I've learned so far. I keep forgetting how say thank you. Epharistoh... or something like that. I'm learning.
We got here safe and sound after 16 hrs of traveling. It wasn't so bad, but that's only because I actually slept most of the flights. Yay sleep! Let me recommend Northwest if you ever need to do international travels. You get to choose from some 20 different movies that start whenever you want them to because you have your own mini screen and you also have the option of playing some games... all free of charge. Danny definitely took advantage of this... I, on the other hand slept :-)
Tomorrow marks the official first day of our tour. So far we have been taking Athens into our hands. And while the plan was show Athens what we are all about, I think Athens has shown us what it's all about... First off, taking a taxi here - very confusing. It's hot here, so we wanted an air conditioned taxi. Well, after 10 failed attempts at hailing a taxi, we went for the cheaper bus option. Riding bus means no a/c. oh well, but I must say we looked like idiots trying to hail one of yellow cars. And really, the heat does get to you. I have not sweated so much in such a long time. Probably also because we walked around town for some 8 hours yesterday and another 5 today. I'm gonna come back a leaner and tougher Mandy, you just wait and see :-) Also, Greece is ridiculously expensive, and when I say ridiculous, I mean ridiculous. The Euro is so much stronger, that it sucks being American right now. The only thing cheaper here is the water. A coke though, is 1.5 euros, which turns out to be about $2 for a can. See... who deals with that?? I can't. Water it is. Oh, and most internet cafes are like 5 euros ($7.5) per hr. We were lucky to find this one for only 1.30 euros. Crazy europeans! I can't complain though. I really have liked Greece so far. We've hit the beach, a couple of towns and a couple museums so far. I'm quite impressed with the Greeks so far and we haven't even hit any of the super exciting stuff like the Acropolis yet - that's tomorrow. Those history books weren't lying when they said that the Greeks were smart.
I really wanted to post pictures on this thing, but none of these computers have USB port things, so no luck so far. Maybe, hopefully later. Alright, well my hour has almost come to an end. So til another day. Hugs to all of you!