Yesterday I went to the National Archeological Museum here in Athens. It was pretty awesome I went with two other guys from the hostel one from Georgia that goes to UF and an Emergency Room Doctor that works in NYC. Had a lot of fun with them, and the museum was awesome as well. Got to see the Zeus/ Poseidon bronze statue from 460 BC it was an incredible sight. The rest of the museum was cool as well it was filled with loads and loads of statues. Which got a little bit redundant cause they all are ancient and marble. There was also lots and lots of vases and pots as well. After the Museum we headed back to the hostel to hang for a bit then went to go get tickets to watch an Opera at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus which is right at the Acropolis. We got tickets for only 10 Euros a piece as a student ticket price. After that, we took food up to the Rock hill next to the acropolis (I can't remember its name and am too lazy to go back to look for it, here its simply known as the Rock.) It was fun we hung out up there with 2 other German guys that were also at our hostel. After we ate up there we headed to the Odeon for the Opera. We got there about 30 minutes early went in, and ended up meeting up with two other english girls from our hostel that we had told about it. The show was absolutely incredible, we were expecting like a traditional symphony but it was actually a really upbeat modern music with a drum set, guitars, violins, horns, everything! it was called L'Orchestra and was in multiple languages as well. BY FAR THE OPERA WAS THE BEST 10 EURO'S I'VE SPENT IN ATHENS THUS FAR. Not only was the show cool, but it was incredible to be in the Odeon, watching music at a place where music and plays have been performed for 2500 years. incredible... After the Opera, Me and my two other american friends that I was traveling with and the 2 English girls that we were with as well went out and had some fun. (sadly no pictures available of the Opera itself cause we weren't allowed to take pictures.)
Then today, I got up had some breakfast and met up with my two canadian lady friends here that I had already gone to the acropolis with, we headed together to the Greece Academy, Athens University, and Athens Library they were all really interesting to go into, all built around the 1800's they still were in pristine condition and it was even more insightful to know that these things were originally founded by Plato and Socrates. (no photo's of these either as I left my battery for my camera in my charger) After that we headed to another ruin... more rocks really... and then back home. Its been blistering hot all day today which has made travel around athens a whole lot of fun.
Now after a bit I'll be heading to the port to catch my 11 hour ferry to Kos Island, to really start my summer, and go find work! the Vacation is over really once I get there. I'll be camping there at first, but hearing from others I've talked to a lot of jobs have apartments for their workers as well as food then they just pay you about 10 euros a day. which is fine with me if I can have free room and board. Looking forward to it! more to come about athens, but my battery is about to die so I need to post this blog before it does!
Stay classy!
Evan
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