I met a boy on a plane and followed him to Greece.... to hang out by myself and take pictures. Overall Athens was a bust. The iridescent blue water and ivory white hillside architecture was not a part of this adventure. I did not find traveling pants that brought me good luck or reunite with my 3 potential fathers in a musical montage of events. I did however; wander around town at all hours of the day and night hiking to the top of the tallest mountain to the stingy seaport of Peiraias. I ran a lap at the Panathenaic Stadium, drank orzo with random hooka smoking strangers in a dark alley and danced at a disqotech with a 50 something school teacher that called me “Los Angeles” and with whom I bumped into in various parts of the city over the course of the trip. I love my ability to find random friends in places where the language is so confusing that I can’t read it or eavesdrop. The highlight was the food… svlatka, a meaty pita treat with french fries and garlic yogurt sauce. The next highlight was my ability to blend, wandering around completely lost at 3am in my greekly fashioned “black and grey” attire ( a local favorite). I mastered the transportation system…. A lone travelers must… especially when alcohol is involved. I did not buy a single souvenir and I spent under 150Euros. Even in foreign countries my favorite thing to do is find a high up viewpoint and take in the scenery, it’s just an added bonus when your view is of acropolis…. Kinda made me feel like Zeus!
