Went to Greece on the 26/03/2007 and came back on 03/04/2007. Went with Joanne and Zhonghan.
Hmm... What can I say about Greece? Lots and lots.
It's a beautiful country. Deep blue seas, quiet beaches, great food, spectacular natural sights and pretty good hostels.
We went to Athens first, then we went island hopping on Crete, Santorini and Naxos. Athens wasn't much. The islands were what made the trip. Absolutely wonderful.
We drove around on the islands. It was great fun. Drove on the RIGHT side of the road, literally. Changed gears with right hand. Keep right on left turn. Haha! Mind boggling at first, but we got over it. Only Zhonghan and I drove. Joanne is the "tai-tai" who got driven around. Haha! Driving really gave our trip alot of freedom. We just drove around and stopped as we like. Buses are few and far between due to the off-peak season. That's how we got so many spectacular shots of the seas and mountains. Driving around also allowed us to go to hard to reach beaches and enjoy the sun.
So many beautiful beautiful memories. We had so much fun. Spent so much time talking. I mean when you had to wait for 1 plus hour for your dinner, what else can you do but talk? Haha! We had so much fun taking funny photos/videos, doing stupid stuff and enjoying the sights and sounds Greece had to offer.
If you were to ask me which ruins in Greece I was most impressed with, it'd be the Acropolis. If you were to ask me which car rental company was the best, it'd be Apollon on Naxos. If you were to ask me which island I liked most, it'd be Naxos. If you ask me which hostel I enjoyed my stay in, it'd be Windmill Naxos. If you were to ask me which was the best day throughout the trip, it'd be the 1/4/2007 (our first day in Naxos). If you were to ask me which place has the best view, it'd be all over the place. If you were to ask me where's the best food, it'd be on Crete.
I remembered saying the last time that Paris was the best trip I've had. Well, Paris just lost to Greece. Now, Greece is the best vacation I've had so far. Let's hope things just keep getting better. I'm not saying that my decision to travel alone the last time was wrong. I never regretted doing that. It's just a different feeling. Besides travelling with companions need not be good. In fact it could be even worse than travelling alone.
Anyway, I just want to say that it is really fate that brought us together, 3 like-minded people who had the same aims of travelling. We didn't really have any conflicts in opinions, everything just flowed nicely. For this I am truly grateful. Thank you Joanne. Thank you Zhonghan. It was great. Beautiful people and a wonderful country. It could hardly get any better than that. (I hope that's not true though)
Even as I type this post, part of me still stays in Greece. Greece is beckoning to me to go back there one more time. And I will, most definitely. But it won't be able to replace this trip. This trip is unique. My future journeys would be new memories to add into my archives but never to replace that of previous trips.
At this juncture, I have to thank my parents without whom I would have never been able to study abroad and see all these wonderful things and meet all these beautiful people.
Lastly, I just want to say that everything about this Greece trip just seems so perfect to me. I wouldn't change a single thing about it even if I could. Not a single thing...
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