Vacation to Greece

To celebrate my one year anniversary in Senegal, I took a vacation to Greece :) I have always wanted to go to Greece, so this seemed like a perfect time to do so. Greece was amazing! I had such a blast, and ate so much food! (I gained 4 pounds in 10 days lol). I arrived in Athens on a Saturday and spent most of the evening just wandering around. On Sunday, I went up to the Acropolis and then spent the rest of the day visiting some of the other ruins sites.

Parthenon

Me in the midst of Greek ruins

Temple of Zeus, Hadrian's Arch, and the Acropolis

Monday and Tuesday were museum days.

On Wednesday, I took a ferry to the beautiful island of Santorini where I would spend the next couple of days. I spent most of my time on the beach, but also rented an ATV one day so that I could tour the island. That was probably my favorite part of the trip. I have been without a vehicle (or reliable transportation of any kind) for over a year now; just being able to go where I wanted, when I wanted to, was amazing and liberating. The island of Santorini is gorgeous and very unique. The way it is today is because of a volcano eruption, which makes for a very interesting landscape. I was able to tour 3 of the local wineries; that was really cool because it's hard to believe the grapes are able to be cultivated out of volcanic ash...but it's possible and the result is delicious!

On Saturday, I headed back to Athens for the night before getting on a plane to take me back to Senegal. I had a wonderful vacation and am very glad that I chose to go to Greece. Another good sign, I was actually looking forward to being back in Dahra...guess I do really enjoying being in Senegal :)