“EURO SUMMER!!!!” *bang*

We welcome you with open arms, G.O.A.T.s of Mount Olympus!

And in fact today we were closer than we have ever been to Mount Olympus (although admittedly I have nary a clue as to it’s whereabouts) because we are in Athens babay!!

The day began, as most days do, badly; I was woken up. Anyone who has been woken up can surely relate to this feeling, and you are perhaps now shuddering in horror as you contemplate tomorrow morning with newfound fear. I should maybe have put a trigger warning.

Oh well!

As I said, I was woken up. It was ten thirty, and you may be thinking “oh silly fool, ten thirty is a lie-in!” And you might be right, but you severely underestimate my need for sleep, as well as how late I was up. So, really that’s on you.

But despite this start, I entered the day with a metaphorical spring in my equally metaphorical step. We were going to see some Athens sites. This includes: old buildings, crumbling stone walls, underground excavations sites. And an absolute ton of touristy shops. More tourist shops than sites to see, really. This did, however, allow me and Tate to buy matching bracelets for our secret club. So not a complete annoyance.

But I assume you are here to hear about the buildings and stuff. Well, we only saw the Parthenon from afar, as we could not bring ourselves to go up to the acropolis. This was the birthplace of democracy, so in true ancient greek spirit, we took a vote. However, in true ancient greek spirit, women were not allowed to vote nor were even consulted, so really we just followed dad, who ultimately made all the decisions.

Magnanimous as he is (insert eye roll here) he allowed our esteemed mother to choose whether or not we would enter the Panathenaic stadium (do not quote me on the spelling), aka the stadium in which the first modern Olympics were held, and it was decided that we would. So we strutted in, strutted around, stood on a podium, ran a race, stood on a podium, and strutted out. We did receive warnings of smoke heading our way due to a big fire in Athens, however all of the actual greeks did not seem to heed these despite the fact that we could see the smoke, but oh well.

Afterwards we went to get lunch (despite the fact that it was like three) and followed our oh wise and magnanimous leader of this democracy lacking actual democracy to a vegan restaurant, which I definitely recommend that you visit the next time you are in Athens, even if you are not vegan. It is called “Wild Soul” or something like that. The food was top-notch, and they kept bringing out things to taste? Randomly? For free? Now that I think of it, it’s kinda weird??

Anyway.

Then we took a bus home and chilled for a bit, before getting back up to head out and pick up… Ready For It? Our friend, our brother, our… Fallen Comrade.

Yes that’s right, no more honorary mentions, for she is risen (a ref you will get if you read her blog; I recommend going there promptly).

Anyway, after a bus, a train, another train, a long wait for a plane to land, holding up some signs, a small yet hilarious skit, another train, and one last bus, Lily Simpson, Lil’ Genius, MooMoo, or Willy Nilly von Dilly, as our signs joyously proclaimed, was back at the apartment. I had a chonky headache while we were on the train, leading me to be really grumpy with Lily, and I was abandoned with two old ladies because I was decidedly not pleasant company.

We then decided to go for a swim. It was eleven thirty, and the water was freezing, and Lily decided it was a good idea to (ironically) yell “EURO SUMMER!!” before jumping in. Sadly, this was followed by a resounding bang, as she had not deigned to check the depth of this pool, which was waist high at best. Needless to say, it was utterly hilarious. She then made us all dunk our heads under. Needless to say, less hilarious (cf: freezing water). But after a couple shenanigans and some obnoxious shrieking, we returned to our apartment to eat dinner (chocolate, dolmades and biscuits) before composing our respective blogs.

All in all, a good day. But my feet hurt. Ouch.

Beeteebubbleyous no one noticed my easter egg yesterday 😔 I put so much time and thought into it as well. Oh well, there had been a not very hidden and yet still secret message saying “see you tomorrow” as a hint that I would write about today’s blog and that the mourning black was not, in fact, necessary.

Since there is no honorary mention for our Fallen Comrade, the honorary mention shall be for the Apple dance by CharlieXCX, which I find soooo satisfying. Seriously mm mm mm I would devour that dance.

Peace right out.

Cheeeeese!!Baca lagi