Crete Arrival

I made it to crete yesterday. Mady and I flew in to Iraklion and found no one waiting for us... for quite some time. Or friend Jen and her mom were supposed to pick us up, but got lost so we spent about an hour chatting with the locals and devising contingency plans (most of which involved the Kantina across the street). We did meet up with them and made it to our resort in ... I don't even know what town I'm in more on that later. It's right on the beach and absolutely beautful. I slept for 8 hours last night... slowly becoming human again.

I think today will be a beach day, but I really feel like this is a place to do a whole lot of nothing... which could be the best thing for me.

Athens .. Part 1

I got into Athens in the wee hours of the morning and ... of course... couldn't sleep. I've lost track of how delerious is justifiable. So tonight I'm leaing the senanigans on the roof bar with a view of the Acropolis for the more subdued kitchen to sit with my herbal tea and a book. As part of this ornate bedtime preparation, I took a shower. Let me tell you... IT's HOT! Today we went on a tour with some folks from the hostel to Delphi -- which was amazing. I would highly reccommend it.
So I can't promise I'll have one everyday, but here's my thought for today:
It's an interesting experience to sit amongs these ancient ruins, and to realize that evey tree I am looking at was not even a seed when the ity was at it's peak.

More tomorrow... time for bed.

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Amsterdam

Quick few notes on Amsterdam:
I only spent 8 hours here so I can't make a fair assessment, but while I really liked Amsterdam... I didn't find it to be altogether spectacular. Of course there are certain particularly notorious benefits to this city, but I can't see myself making a special trip here in the future. I would, of course be happy to stop in on my way through at any time. Especially since I got an amazing Thai foot massage today!

The Trip

For those of you who don't know I 'm on my way to Greece for a conference and a much needed vacation. The conference is in Crete and I'll be on the island for about 2 weeks altogether. I've got a bit of time in Athens both ways and I spent today in Amsterdam. I'm just a day into the trip and have had about 8 hours of sleep in the last 3 days combined so I won't ramble too long for now, but be sure to check in and I'll update when I can and hopefully upload some pictures as I go as well.