During the 15½ hour ferry ride I slept like a baby with my neck pillow, eye mask and ear plugs. Kaitlin on the other hand was restless all night and had to combat the additional distraction of a 5am stop in Igoumenitsa, Greece. At 830am we were woken up by one of the waiters and told “enough”. We put ourselves together and sat out on the deck enjoying the wind and the sea. While on board we bought bus tickets to Athens (thanks to Kaitlin’s sharp eye). The 5 hour bus ride was uncomfortable, but Kaitlin chatted up the fellow riders and got some tips on where to stay and how to get to Istanbul.
When we finally arrived in Athens one of our new friends asked to peek at our map; which worked out great because we ended up tagging along and getting a room in the same hostel as her.
Dani at the front desk suggested eating at Tsipouradiko Ja Karafikia and after showers and we walked our starving selves to the restaurant. Dani’s friend suggested food and we said yes. Dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves- my request), lamb with potatoes and meatballs with rice. We finished it up with a cappuccino… oh how we miss you Italian café latte. Our host was very accommodating and he even gave us free shots J. He wouldn’t tell us the recipe, but they looked like shamrock shake.
(Oh yes our tables were on a narrow little street, but that did not stop bikes, cars and trucks driving down it)
Back at the hostel we used what little Euros we had and cashed in on our 2 free ouzo shots and two drinks each. After that we updated the blog and photos. We are going to stay in Athens an extra night and catch a plane rather than bus. Happy to have a room for a few nights and see a little more of Greece and Athens. I would say good night if I knew a lick of Greek.
As Kaitlin put it, “It’s all Greek to me.”
Just for those following here is our chaotic 48 hour summary:
Bus-> taxi-> train-> taxi-> ferry-> bus-> taxi-> hostel.
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