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Interrail2022

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    July 21, 2022
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    Day 1🇬🇷🇮🇹

    July 21, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Ξεκινήσαμε λοιπόν! Φορτωθήκαμε σακίδια και πήγαμε αεροδρόμιο. Στο check in όλα κύλησαν ομαλά, όπως και ο έλεγχος στη συνέχεια. Ήμασταν αρκετά νωρίτερα στο αεροδρόμιο όποτε πήραμε ένα καφεδάκι και περιμέναμε να ανοίξει το gate. Η πτήση μας έφευγε 16:45 για Milano, Malpensa. Μπαίνοντας στο αεροπλάνο βέβαια, μας ενημέρωσαν πως θα έχουμε καθυστέρηση (μια ώρα τελικά). Φτάνοντας στο Milano, έπρεπε να ρίξουμε τρεχάλα να βρούμε το τρένο που έφευγε στα επόμενα 15 λεπτά. Ξεκίνησε η τρεχάλα…😂
    Επιβιβαστήκαμε στο τρένο που πήγαινε Milano Centrale. Από εκεί θα παίρναμε άλλο τρένο για Genova. Πάλι καλά είχαμε σαντουιτσακια μαμας (shout out to Stella) και δεν πεινάσαμε. Η διαδρομή ήταν ευχάριστη, η ζέστη αφόρητη (να’ναι καλά το a/c!) και το ξενοδοχείο πολύ κοντά στον σταθμό του τρένου. Όλα βαίνουν καλωωωως!    Read more

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    Day 2✌🏼

    July 22, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

    Καλημέρα από Genova!!
    Πουρνό - πουρνό πήραμε το τρένο για Camogli, ένα μπανάκι πριν τα κρύα του βορρά είναι απαραίτητο!
    Περίπου 40’ διαδρομή εννοείται μας πήρε ο ύπνος, φτάνοντας όμως ο ήλιος δεν είχε φτάσει ακόμα στην παραλία και υπήρχε μια ωραία δροσερή αύρα. Βάλαμε μαγιώ, βουτήξαμε στη θάλασσα και ευχαριστηθήκαμε την ησυχία του πρωινού (ήταν λίγο βρώμικη, καμία σχέση με ελληνικά νερά, αλλά από το τίποτα..). Η θέα των σπιτιών πάνω στην ακροθαλασσιά ήταν πανέμορφη, ίσως και για αυτό το λόγο να άξιζε περισσότερο αυτή η βουτιά. Ντουζάκι για 0,20€, ρούχα, σακίδια και γεια σας πάλι! Μεγάλη διαδρομή ahead. Στο δρόμο για σταθμό πήραμε και κάτι τοις να φάμε.
    Μπαίνουμε στο τρένο και πορευόμαστε για Genova Brignoli. Εκεί κάνουμε μια στάση κι μια βόλτα σε μερικά μαγαζιά, μέχρι να έρθει η ώρα να επιβιβαστούμε το τρένο για Milano Centrale. Η διαδρομή ήταν κάπως επεισοδιακή. Το a/c του τρένου δεν λειτουργούσε (μιλάμε για θερμοκρασίες τουλάχιστον 35 βαθμών) και επειδή ήταν ένα από τα τρένα που δεν χρειάζεσαι κράτηση ήταν πήχτρα. Ευτυχώς καταφέραμε να κάτσουμε και να αφήσουμε τα σακίδια στον χώρο πάνω από τα καθίσματα, αλλά προχωρώντας στη διαδρομή το τρένο όλο και γέμιζε. Δυστυχώς μέχρι να φτάσουμε Milano υπήρχε πολύς κόσμος όρθιος μέσα στη ζέστη (και τον covid..). Κοιμηθήκαμε βέβαια (όσο γινόταν) όποτε δεν δεινοπαθήσαμε τόσο.
    Φτάνοντας Milano Centrale, είδαμε πως το τρένο που υπολογίζαμε να πάρουμε για λίμνη Como είχε ακυρώσει το δρομολόγιο - που μάλλον έτσι και αλλιώς δεν προλαβαίναμε να πάρουμε. Κάναμε λοιπόν γρήγορες σκέψεις και πήραμε εναλλακτικό δρομολόγιο με δυο αλλαγές. Για να το κάνουμε βέβαια αυτό έπρεπε μέσα σε 4’ να έχουμε φτάσει από την αποβάθρα 19 στην αποβάθρα 1 μέσα σε άπειρο κόσμο..όποτε και η τρεχάλα συνεχίστηκε. Τα καταφέραμε βέβαια, αφού προσπεράσαμε αρκετό κόσμο που περιφερόταν αμέριμνος. Από εκεί έπρεπε να κάνουμε μετά από 3 στάσεις αλλαγή στο Saronno και να περιμένουμε το τρένο για Como.
    Φτάνοντας Como, είχαμε περίπου 1h 15m να δούμε την πόλη. Αποφασίσαμε να πάρουμε το τραμ/τελεφερίκ και να ανέβουμε ψηλά για να απολαύσουμε τη θέα. Πράγματι άξιζε, καθώς είδαμε όλο το Como από ψηλά που ήταν μαγευτικό.
    Επόμενη στάση; Lugano, και επίσημα αλλαγή πρώτης χώρας με τρένο!
    Σύντομη διαδρομή, ομαλή, φτάνουμε στο Lugano, αφήνουμε πράγματα στο hostel και τρέχουμε να φάμε πίτσα από την Mary. Αδιανόητη!
    Μικρή βόλτα στο Lugano και πίσω στο hostel για μπάνιο και ξεκούραση καθώς η αυριανή μέρα συμπληρώνει πολλά χιλιόμετρα….sneak peak στην τελευταία φωτό με τα στατιστικά του ταξιδιού!    Read more

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    6:30 am in Lugano
    Zooh! Zurich everywhere!Airport or train station?Bucket list ✅2

    Day 3🇨🇭

    July 23, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Woke up in Lugano at 6:00. There was a train leaving for Les Diablerets at 7:00 - for that destination we had to change 4 trains, and it took a total of 6h and 18m.
    The first train was Lugano-Zurich, and I’m mentioning it because it passes through the world’s longest railway tunnel, at 57 kilometres and takes 20 minutes to do so! Our goal today was to get to Glacier 3000 and that’s achievable only by going to Les Diablerets, getting a bus to Col du Pillon and from there the cable car to the top of the mountain. Glacier 3000 is a Swiss company that operates different cable cars in the area, and this particular one is a bridge from two different peaks at 3000 metres above sea level. The “peak walk” as it is called, is the only suspension bridge connecting two peaks!
    The weather today was cloudy and misty but at least not rainy. The altitude made it a bit hard to breathe in the beginning but after walking a few minutes we got used to it. We were the first in our group of cable car on the peak walk so we got a bit of time for ourselves for photos and enjoying the view. In the beginning I was a big scared of the bridge cause I was only looking down (first ever thing NOT to do on a nearly transparent bridge) but then I got used to it. We got to the opposite peak and the view was beautiful. The wind was rather cold though - we were dressed correctly but there were people in shorts and we felt sorry for them 😂.

    Continuing part 2!!    Read more

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    Day 3🇨🇭 part 2!

    July 23, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    After the peak view, we went looking for a coffee and somewhere to have our sandwiches from our beloved COOP!
    Then we decided to descend back to Col du Pillon. Again the view was beautiful going down. After that we had to catch trains with our final stop being Geneva (don’t get mixed up - we were in Genova, Italy, now we’re going to Geneva, Switzerland).
    Before that though, I wanted to make a stop in Montreux to see the Freddy Mercury statue. We only had half an hour between trains so we ran to the statue and then back to the train station! Quick stop but exactly what we wanted. We’ve also started to get used to the rucksacks so it’s not much of a problem for us anymore to carry them around.
    So that was day 3! Progress in our pass statistics!    Read more

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    Breakfast in Geneva
    The restaurant we eat with Stamos❤️Racletteee🍻Mathias explaining the cut meats🥩❤️❤️❤️1Chewiee🐱❤️

    Day 4🇨🇭

    July 24, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Today was a special day!
    We woke up in Geneva and went for a morning coffee. Then we had to catch the train to Zurich. Scenery was lovely - as is the whole of Switzerland - and we enjoyed looking out the window. However we had a crying baby next to us which we felt sorry for (the whole duration of the ride was 2h 40m..). Arriving in Zurich was lovely, we had time to walk around, get a snack from COOP! (You know we love that supermarket), walk on Bahnhoffstrasse (the road with all the expensive shops) and remember the walks we had with Stamos back in 2019! It amazed me how I remembered where everything was and how to move around town. We also took a picture outside of the restaurant Stamos took us for Fondue.
    After our walk, we boarded the train to Sargans. It was time to go find our friends, Martina and Mathias who we had met back in December in Aqaba, Jordan. We were both travelling from Jordan to Athens, when our car rental agency hadn’t arrived to collect the cars the morning of the flight🙄. Eventually, we boarded the plane and when we got to Athens I gave Martina a piece of paper with my name and Phone number on it just in case they needed any help while in Greece!
    And that’s how it all happened. While they were still in Greece we met at Sweet Habit for a coffee and said we’d meet again.
    So now was the day! We were so happy to see them again. Btw, Martina and Mathias had been travelling the world for 10 months and got back to Switzerland in April (I hope I’m not getting this wrong!) so we wanted to hear about their adventure!
    They met us at Mels Post and it felt super nice to see them again. We went to their new house, they showed us around and we also met their new family member - Chewie the cat!
    Then we all got our swimming costumes on and went to the pool to cool down. We taught them the word “χαλαρά” (halara) and it was funny to talk about the differences between our cultures.
    They really looked after us! They prepared raclette, Matthias’s favourite Swiss food (the one he missed the most on their travelling) which is special cheese melted with all sorts of toppings over boiled baby potatoes. It was delicious!
    Then we all sat and chatted which felt very familiar and spontaneous. It’s nice to have foreign friends ❤️
    When it was bed time, Chewie was full of energy so I played with him for a bit to try and tire him out. Not entirely sure that worked, but he was super cute and jumping all over the place.
    Martina and Mathias made us feel just like home - they promised to visit Athens so we’ll be waiting for them 100%!    Read more

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    Best breakfast of our journey❤️
    Mathias's favorite chocolates for our snack!Mels from above!Chur's cathedral, second bigest clock in Swiss!Martina's favorite coffee shop ❤️Graubunden Canton! Now i need one from Bern, Martina's cantonUnfortunately we forgot to take a selfie all together but we will when we get together again!

    Day 5🇨🇭🇱🇮🇦🇹

    July 25, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Goodmorning from Mels!
    Today we woke up to a table full of breakfast - again as I said yesterday, Mathias and Martina really really looked after us. When we had all eaten, Mathias had to start work from home, so we said goodbye and Martina, Lampros and I went to the train station to go to Chur. We had to run to the bus stop cause we only had a few minutes before it left but we managed (Martina and Lampros in front - the runners - and me in the back following sweating away😂)
    We arrived at Chur 20 minutes later. Chur is where Martina and Mathias lived before, and it’s where Martina works - I forgot to mention she’s also a teacher!
    We walked around the old town and it was beautiful. I was looking for a patch for my bag from that canton - Martina went everywhere asking for one and we eventually found one in Manor. We also had coffee in her favourite coffee shop, the building was the old post office and it was super calm and pretty in there. We sat and chatted until we had to go to the train station and unfortunately say goodbye (but not for long)!
    I got a bit emotional cause we had such a beautiful time with them both and I’m not good with goodbyes.. but we promised to meet again in Athens.❤️
    Part two soon!    Read more

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    Stamped our pasports!
    Where to?2Vaduz train stationSnack before Austria - that yoghurt was delicious!!!Waiting for the train!Rainy InnsbruckProgress!

    Day 5, part 2!🇨🇭🇱🇮🇦🇹

    July 25, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    So after saying our goodbyes, we boarded the train and went to Liechtenstein, Vaduz. Super hot day so not the best for walking around, but we enjoyed the small town of Vaduz and walked along the bridge that connects Liechtenstein with Switzerland. In two countries at the same time!
    We had some time to spare so we sat in a coffee shop for a little while. Lampros wanted something to snack on and I remembered I had a chocolate in my rucksack..when I went to open it the chocolate had all completely melted all over my stuff!
    It was so funny. Thankfully everything could be wiped down and I didn’t get any clothes dirty, but my rucksack now smells like chocolate😂. For some reason Liechtenstein doesn’t show up on the rail app as an extra country, but we’ll be using the flag whatsoever.
    We bought a couple of snacks from COOP and then boarded our next train to Austria!
    Our final destination for tonight was Innsbruck, Austria, a small traditional town in the Austrian mountains. Very pretty, and very rainy! As we arrived we changed in boots and rain coats and tried to find somewhere to eat a schnitzel. We eventually found a shop that served, but it was closing down in under 20 minutes, so we eat quickly and then headed for our Hostel which was a bit of a walk out of town - but in the end totally worth it. Beautiful hostel and very nice staff.
    More tomorrow! Goodnight from Innsbruck!    Read more

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    Lampros fell in love with all those boots😂And he wants these😂

    Day 6🇦🇹

    July 26, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Hello from my bunk bed in Vienna!
    Today was the first day we didn’t get sweaty and hot!
    We woke up in Innsbruck, rainy and cloudy. Got our rucksacks all tidied up and headed to breakfast. The hostel we where staying in was called Marmota hostel, beautiful interiors and so so nice staff. We weren’t in a dorm, we had a room to ourselves but the funny thing was that, although we had a private bathroom it wasn’t in the room but outside in the corridor. It didn’t bother us but it was funny to have to go out of the room to get there. Breakfast was amazing - and I’m not a person who eats a lot for breakfast!
    After that, we collected our things and went to the bus stop to wait for the tram for the main train station. On our way out we met a cute little dog who sat for us to pet him. When at the train station, we left our big rucksacks in a locker for 3.5€, and walked along Innsbruck. We climbed a tower in the centre of the town and the view was beautiful. Also bought another patch for my bag. Photos for this part, part 2 next!    Read more

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    Live classical concert at the Rathaus❤️
    Loving the colored cross walks!Mirabellgarten in SalzburgMozart's bridge in Salzburg2Vienna's film festivalChanel in pink 💖

    Day 6 part 2!🇦🇹

    July 26, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    So on our way to Vienna, we changed our plans and thought we’d make a stop in Salzburg. There we walked in a beautiful park with lots and lots of beautiful blooming flowers, passed the house that Mozart was born in, walked a little bridge called Mozartsteg and visited the Mozartplaz😂 as you can imagine there were Mozart memorabilia everywhere.
    Then we boarded the next train, with finally our destination for the night - Vienna. I’ve been wanting to visit Vienna so much, especially for the fact that Gustav Klimt is from here and my favorite painting is “the Kiss”. I can’t wait to visit it tomorrow and admire it from up close. We found our Hostel for the night, left our rucksacks and went out to have a look around and find something to eat. We walked to Stefansplatz with the big church, then up the road with all the expensive boutiques and the opera house. Our walk ended at the Rathaus, the municipal building, where there was - to our surprise - a film festival going on, with shops with food from all over the world and a big TV screen with a classical music concert going on. It was so pretty and magical. We sat for a bit and enjoyed the concert but couldn’t stop laughing at the Maestro’s funny gestures😂. I know I shouldn’t but it’s just so funny for someone who doesn’t understand what he’s doing. Then we decided to eat at the festivals food booths, so we had two Chinese dishes and two Austrian beers. That was fantastic to end the night with the best tone. We had to take a tram back to our hostel cause we where too full to walk but it ended up well in the end. Showered like every night, put clean clothes on and fell asleep. See you in the morning!    Read more

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    "The kiss" Gustav Klimt
    Entrance to Belvedere PalaceBelvedere PalaceNapoleon Bonaparte painting - i remember it in a school book from middle school 😂Up close ❤️4Stephansplatz ViennaFensterccinoFensterccino ❤️

    Day 7🇦🇹🇨🇿

    July 27, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Day 7!
    We woke up in Vienna and went to the train station to leave our rucksacks. Our first stop was the Belvedere palace, where the national gallery is and Gustav Klimt’s “the kiss” that I really really wanted to see! It’s my favourite painting so I was excited to see it up close. We got there, walked around the garden of the palace, got our tickets for the upper Belvedere and walked around to see the paintings.
    They were all beautiful, there was also a Van Gogh one too and the Klimt exhibition was spectacular. I loved all the colours and especially “the kiss”. ❤️
    After that we went to the gift shop and I got a bag with the famous painting on it. We left the gallery and went looking around the shops. When we went to leave one of the shops, it was poring with rain and we had to buy an umbrella cause we didn’t have anything suitable with us😬.
    We walked around Vienna for a bit longer. We also went to the Fenster cafe to have a “fensterchinno”, it’s a cappuccino in an ice cream cone! Very different, and the coffee was delicious. We then headed to a lovely park in the city to walk a bit around, and visited a big shopping centre.
    The time was passing and we had to board our train to Prague Czech Republic. The duration was 4h 30m. When we got there we had 10 minutes to check in the hostel, so Lampros ran in-front and left me a little bit behind. When we got to the hostel there was a problem with our reservation - the guy there didn’t have our reservation and couldn’t check us in, even though we had paid for it and had an email for confirmation. The situation wasn’t like what we had booked, so we decided to leave, go somewhere else and ask for our money back through booking.com. We were tired and it was late so found another hotel, showered and slept! Another day tomorrow in Prague🇨🇿    Read more

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    On the way up the 287 steps!
    Town in a circleBreakfast in PragueAstronomical clockInside the astronomical clock buildingTop of the tower of the astronomical clockCharles bridgeTop of St. Vitus chapel, the 287 steps!Inside St. VitusTop of St. Vitus

    Day 8!🇨🇿🇩🇪

    July 28, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Hello from Nuremberg!
    We woke up today in Prague, Czech Republic. Our checkout wasn’t till 12:00 so we left our rucksacks and went in to town. First we had breakfast at a small caffè with croissants that were super fresh!
    Then we went and explored. First we visited the Old town square, a beautiful central part of the medieval town of Prague. There, you can see Prague’s astronomical clock, it’s been there since the 15th century and still works with it’s old mechanism. This makes it the world’s third oldest astronomical clock, and the first to still work!
    We went up to see the view and it was beautiful. Then we headed for Charles bridge, which was built in 1357 by the then king (I don’t remember his name😂) and is full of beautiful statues. On there, locals set benches for selling their art pieces or handcrafted jewellery. We then headed to the palace, on a small hill opposite Charles bridge. We climbed up 287 steps to the top of the chapel St. Vitus, and again the view was spectacular!
    Part 2!    Read more

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    1Lennon Wall❤️
    Prague's riverIn the tram to dancing houseThe dancing houseSt. Laurence in NurembergFestival in NurembergBeer and Bratwurst!2

    Day 8 part 2!🇨🇿🇩🇪

    July 28, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    By this time though, we had to head back to the hotel to collect our rucksacks. On our way there we passed Lennon wall which I loooveeed and Charles bridge again. On the bridge we passed a stand with beautiful pictures of the Lennon wall and got a few for my room. My favourite kind of souvenir. ❤️
    After getting our rucksacks we went on the tram to visit the dancing house, a unique building with glass that looks like it’s twisted (I would say).
    Then we had to get on the train for a 5 hour ride to Nuremberg. On the way I slept and Lampros was looking at our next train journeys we will have to plan. We also booked our next stays and some other exciting things I’m not going to reveal!!
    Getting to Nuremberg we went to Furth where our hostel is to leave our rucksacks. Then we went into Nuremberg for something to eat and to walk around. There was a classical concert going on with a lot of people, and stands of beer and local food. We got two sausages with bread and a beer each and enjoyed the remaining of the concert. Then we headed back to the train station to go to our room and get some rest. Tomorrow is a day full of travelling so we need the batteries! Goodnight from Germany!    Read more

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    Hamburg's station
    NürnbergNürnberg stationBerlin station (HUGE)"Reichstag" Germany's parliament buildingBrandenburg gateBubbles at Brandenburg gate 🫧1FooooooodHamburgHamburgFlensburg (where Lampros's favorite beer is from!)

    Day 9🇩🇪

    July 29, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Woke up in Fürth, a small village near Nürnberg, Germany. We went into town early to get breakfast and walk around before our train for Berlin. Stopped at a local bakery and got a few pastries and a coffee from the nearby Starbucks. I felt quite tired so I was a bit grumpy that morning (sorry Lampros!).
    Today is a big day of travelling, since our final destination will be Copenhagen, Denmark. It’s a big trip with 5 different trains to catch. There are direct trains to Copenhagen from Hamburg but they’re all booked and we can’t get any seats. So it’ll have to be that way! We are prepared!
    Getting to Berlin we had just a couple of hours, so we walked out of the station, went to gate of Brandenburg, saw the parliament “Reichstag” building and the Jew monument. Then walked back to the station, had a delicious Chinese “make yourself” bowl, and ran to our next train. Next destination Hamburg.
    Getting to Hamburg we had an hour to spend, so we again walked out, went about a bit and then back to the station. From Hamburg, we had to go Flensburg. In the beginning we got the wagons mixed up a bit, so we had to run to the right one and I got a bad cramp - but we eventually got there and found seats next to each other. The time was passing and we were getting tired..
    Getting to Flensburg we had to wait for two hours before the next train. When that train arrived there were only two wagons but a lot more people then they could fit. The train journey was 1h 30m, and more than half the people on the train were standing cause they weren’t any seats. On top of that, because we were crossing boarders they had to check our passports so they made all the people that were standing to get off the train and then board it again. Getting to Fredericia we - again - had about an hour to spare and we were getting hungry, but there was nothing around to eat - plus it was super early in the morning so there was also nothing open. We shared a couple of cereal bars and waited for the next train. It started getting cold so I changed from shorts to trousers. At last, our last train arrived, we boarded quickly and tried to sleep. Last destination - Copenhagen!
    We arrived in Copenhagen early hours of the morning, found the bus to the zoo and called Stamos to open up for us! It felt so nice to be here. ❤️ home away from home. Having a shower, getting to bed and waking up to lots of washing!!!!😂👖👚👕🧼🛁🧺    Read more

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    2Part of a horses spine! Σπόνδυλος αλόγου
    2Breakfast!Polar bears swimming!My favorite - seals ❤️Stamos in uniform!Super excited 😂🐼Flamingoes on their nests 🦩Proskopos - always prepared 😂Xian Air 🐼ChurroooosSitting in the office

    Day 10 🇩🇰

    July 30, 2022 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Goodmorning from Copenhagen!
    We got to Stamos’s at about 4:30 in the morning. Had a shower and fell asleep till 10:00. Then we got up, Stamos made us breakfast (bacon and eggs!) and then he had some work to do in his office so we walked around the zoo. Copenhagen Zoo is a beautiful park with animals we haven’t seen before (pandas, polar bears!) and lot’s of small shops you can eat and drink from. We walked around for a couple of hours so Stamos could get some work done, and enjoyed the lovely day and the animals. After a while, he called me so we could meat at the Panda’s house🐼. He came all dressed up in his uniform and was talking on his walkie talkie. He then took us in to the pandas and we met the male panda Xian Air. He was eating bamboo and had his back turned on us, but we were allowed to pet his back! Who can say they’ve petted a panda??
    His fur was super soft and clean, and he was super cute too. We sat a bit there with his care keeper and then went along. We also went into the female’s house, Mao Sun, but she wasn’t interested in seeing us. Then we went to see the tiger 🐯 he was new to the zoo and very shy, but also super massive! They take turns with the female tiger who’s going to be outside and who’s going to be in the stable. They don’t have the best relationships yet, but hopefully they’ll get there!
    Then another zookeeper (I don’t remember his name but Stamos calls him egg master😂) took us to see the flamingoes and explained to us how they manage to help the flamingoes hatch eggs and actually keep them and not abandon them. This time they had loads of baby flamingoes around and more that were hatching, which is a big win for the zoo and the zookeeper since they’re his passion. After that we decided to sit and eat something small since we were all getting hungry, so we decided on a Mexican stall with tacos and nachos. They were super tasty and just enough for us to continue on our expedition around the zoo. Then we went and got some churros, walked back to Stamos’s office to have coffees and sit for a little bit before going back out again! ❤️    Read more

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    Day 10 part 2!🇩🇰

    July 30, 2022 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    So after sitting for a little while in the office, Stamos took us to the kitchen and showed us the fridge and the freezer where they maintain all of the animals food. We took a box of apples and three small water melons and went on to feed the hippos!!!🦛
    There were three adult hippos, a dad, a mum and a daughter, and then a little baby one. As soon as they saw us with food they started coming towards us opening their huge mouths! It was funny to try and throw the apples in their mouths, and after the apples we gave them a watermellon each. There were people looking at the feeding and when we got our a lady asked Stamos if we’d payed something extra in order to do that cause she was interested in doing it too. He informed her that you can actually do it (which doesn’t happen in a lot of other zoos!) but she’d have to ask for info at a desk.
    This is going to be a big day so there’s going to be a part 3!!!    Read more

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    Day 10, part 3!🇩🇰

    July 30, 2022 in Denmark ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Then we walked around the safari area, and up to the best part of the day. The Rhinos.🦏
    At first the mum rhino wasn’t super happy to see us, but her baby Moloto was being super cuddly. We patted him for some time and touched his skin and horn being careful of our hands not to get caught between the animal and the door. He wouldn’t want to harm us but if our hand got stuck between him and the door it would brake 😬. Then his dad came into the next compartment of the stable and he was also super cuddly and nice. I didn’t want to leave!! Our hands went black from all the dirt and mud they’d bathed in but it didn’t matter at all. Looking at those huge animals up close is spectacular and a once in a lifetime experience to spend some time with them. When we eventually left (cause I kept going up to them again and again😂) we went up the skyliner - a tall tower where you can see Copenhagen and the zoo from above. After that we went to the gift shop and got a few presents - Stamos bought me a Rhino cuddly
    toy so I can remember Moloto (like he did in Zurich with the seal we fed and petted, Inuit❤️).
    Lastly we went back to the office and the clinic where Stamos showed us the equipment he’ll have to take to Greenland with him in September in order to perform anaesthesia on the animals there. We also tried with the blow pipe (φυσοκάλαμο) and the gun and got good marks on the target! We’re going to Greenland with him in September😎🤪
    By that time we were all super tired so headed home to snack on something get some sleep. Big day tomorrow!
    A quick shout out to Stamos : thank you so much for all the experiences you’ve given us every time, the animal world is fantastic and our love for the animals grows more each time. ❤️ kisses to Moloto ❤️    Read more

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    Malmö
    1King's parkTitanic lock bridgePhotoshootingHot dooog22Little mermaid statue🧜🏼‍♀️

    Day 11🇩🇰🇸🇪

    July 31, 2022 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    We woke up in Copenhagen and Stamos bought us traditional danish breakfast - that consists of bread with poppy seeds, butter, cheese and jam. After that you eat something semi-sweet and lastly the sweet pastry with cinnamon and sugar. It takes some time, but it’s a good breakfast (and a super tasty one too!).
    Today we wanted to go to Malmö, a town opposite Copenhagen but it’s Sweden. In order to go the train crosses a bridge Lampros really wanted to see. So we took Stamos’s two bicycles and rented another one so we could get to the central train station. I rented pineapple for this time and it was super easy to use!
    Got to the train station, boarded the train and off we went to Malmö!
    It’s a quick ride of nearly 40minutes so we snoozed on the way there. Arriving we started walking in town, got a few souvenirs and headed to find some coffee and anything else we wanted to see. We ended up in king’s park, a very pretty park with a river and a lake. We walked through there and came out to the seaside! There there was a bridge called the “titanic lock bridge” and it looks like the front of the ship where Rose and Jack have the famous scene taken. Couples leave love locks on there too, that’s why it’s called lock bridge.
    After walking for a bit, we had coffees and then decided to head back to the central station and go explore Copenhagen.
    Getting to Copenhagen I had to rent a new bike since Pineapple had been rented by someone else. Then we rode into the city, found a souvenir shop and had a traditional hot dog. We then rode into the touristy side of the city with the iconic coloured houses. Great photo opportunities here!😂
    After that, I really wanted to visit the little mermaid statue, since she’s my favourite Disney princess and Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale is one of my favourite also. So we rode another 15’ to that, and sat there admiring the pretty statue. They say there’s nothing much to it, but I really wanted to go and I actually enjoyed it too.
    We were getting hungry by then, so decided to go eat some all you can eat sushi. Stamos made the mistake and order 3 times of what we thought would’ve been just a portion of 3, but we managed to eat it all.
    By the end of the day we were all super tired so headed home for showers and sleep. We have an early morning ahead of us so we all need to rest. Goodnight!❤️    Read more

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    Mornings in Copenhagen!
    Riders on the stormSuper deilicious breakfastSnacking on tasty (and funny looking) biscuits!Oslo, NorwayJumping on a trampolineBeer with a view of the opera house

    Day 12🇩🇰🇳🇴

    August 1, 2022 in Norway ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Happy August!
    We woke up early in the morning in Copenhagen. Stamos wanted to get up with us too so he could start bus day cause he had some work left behind since we were there visiting. So early risers we were!
    We took leftover pastries from yesterday’s breakfast, wore our rain coats since it was drizzling, got out of the zoo to find 2 donkey bicycles to rent and cycle to the train station! We got “Moonshine” and Lampros doesn’t remember his bicycle’s name, said goodbye to Stamos and went off into Copenhagen to reach the main train station. Promise to come back soon Stamo!
    Bike ride was very pretty since the roads were almost completely empty, and it was raining a tiny bit so made things more fun and thrilling. So what if we get wet?
    Our train was leaving at 6:19 with final destination being Oslo, Norway. In order to get there we had to change 3 trains.
    We found where to leave our rented bicycles, bought a cup of coffee and boarded the train. By the time the train had crossed the bridge to Malmö, I had eaten my pastries, drank my coffee and slept for the rest of the ride till the first stop. First stop was Goteborg, we walked around the station for a bit and then boarded the next train to Rygge. That train thought had an hours delay, because just half an hour after we had started the journey, there was an accident in a station ahead of us and we had to wait. Again, we just slept most of the way and played a couple of board games (word find, crosswords, sudoku etc). Getting to Rygge, we had to get on a bus because the train tracks were under construction and couldn’t go any further. So our last travel was by bus, from Rygge to Oslo.
    About an hour later we had arrived in Oslo, capital of Norway. We found our Airbnb, left our rucksacks and went off into town. We wanted to go the train station in order to book some tickets for the next day - a train ride from Myrdal to Flam, a scenic route in the Norwegian mountains - but unfortunately they were all booked which made Lampros quite sad. I promised we would come again and he will eventually get to see the wonderful scenery he wants.
    After that we walked into town, got curry to eat at a food festival (expensive food in Norway - one portion of butter chicken with a few naan breads cost 20€), and then to the dock to have a beer. We were a bit tired by then, so headed back to the Airbnb for showers and sleep. I couldn’t believe that it never gets dark in Norway, it was 23:00 and there was still light!
    We won’t get up too early tomorrow, and we’ll try and see what we can do with our day in Oslo.    Read more

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    Το έχουμε το κλικ;
    Edvard Munch, "the scream"This looked to me like a photograph - unbelievable piece of art ❤️ sadly dont remember who's it is1Replica of Mona Lisa - had Lampros walk around to see that from wherever you are she's looking!!Claude Monet - spring by the Seine 1878Lampros was laughing at this one but i liked it 😂😂This was a tablecloth once given to an aristocrat for hee weddingMet Gala exhibition - Kim K's "Camp" theme outfit (google it the "camp" theme met gala -the best onePretty arangement of platesWanted to fly in those fluff balls but they were part of the exhibition2

    Day 13🇳🇴

    August 2, 2022 in Norway ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    So as I said yesterday, we won’t wake up too early tomorrow…and that’s how it went!
    Since it doesn’t get dark very early in Norway, we weren’t rushing to catch the sunlight so decided to rest for a couple of hours and get our batteries going!
    Yesterday we had bought super market stuff for packed sandwiches, but since we weren’t going on a trip we packed our cheese, ham, bread, banana’s etc, and headed to the pier to eat our breakfast. We bought coffees and started making up our sandwiches - being super careful of the seagulls!
    After that we decided we would walk into town and visit the national gallery so we could see Edvard Munch’s painted “the scream”. Everybody thinks it’s Van Gogh but nope! Norwegian painter Edvard Munch - so “the scream” according to Munch, was inspired one day when he was out walking at sunset, and he 'heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature'. The painting's agonised face is widely identified with the angst of the modern person. I think a lot of people think it’s Van Gogh cause of the similar choices in color and maybe the sadness of their paintings. They were both alive around the same period of time (only 10 years apart in age - Van Gogh 1853 Much 1863!) and experimented in their paintings with feelings, dark thoughts and ways of expression through color. Overall the museum wasn’t that good though - they had loads of replicas of Ancient Greek statues (like Nice of Samothrake of Venus that are in the Louvre - as well as parts of Parthenon’s zwoforos that’s in British museum). Also Lampros didn’t like the modern stuff, he thinks there’s nothing behind the meaning of them (I get it but I’m too much of an art lover to fully stand by it!).
    After the museum the rain in Oslo got worse, so we decided to find some shopping malls to hand around. Once there we got coffees and thought we’d look into where we’ll be going on our last few days of travelling and most importantly where we will be flying back to Athens from. We spent a few hours planning and eventually got to the ends of things. Then went to eat something and slowly walked back to our Airbnb so we could have a calm night. Bought some more snacks for our breakfast just sat around for a bit. Showers, rucksacks loaded and clothes out for the morning, cause we have a plane to catch!    Read more

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    Some pig statue 😂
    Oslo airportPretty coffeeDelicious snack!Really enjoyed itBremen city parkDrawing of the taleA statue of the taleThe original statueBremen streets

    Day 14 🇳🇴 🇩🇪

    August 3, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Today we woke up in Oslo, Norway. A few days ago we had booked a flight from Oslo to Hamburg, in order to avoid train delays between the Hamburg Copenhagen trip and also the enormous amount of time it would take to get back to Germany (a train ride from Oslo to Hamburg could take up to 17h the least). Since the plane ticket wasn’t that expensive either, we thought that would be a good idea for us to do.
    So we woke up, walked to the train station and got on an early train to the airport so we could eat breakfast there and wait for our flight. We got quite early but that didn’t bother us since we thought we would check our luggage in and be able to walk around after passing security. But the desk wasn’t open till just 2h before the flight. We had coffees and a snack to eat and waited to check in. After security, we walked around the duty free and bought Norwegian salmon and pittes for our snack when we get back to Hamburg (we thought it was a must since we hadn’t eaten any salmon these past days and you can’t go to a Scandinavian country without trying!).
    Our flight was on time, we had three seats to ourselves and it was very pleasant. Getting to Hamburg we felt the heat straight away (it was lovely and cold and rainy all these days!!). So we both took our jackets off as soon as we landed 😂.
    Our luggage was a bit late which bothered us since we wanted to board a train to Bremen as soon as possible and get to the hostel we had booked for the night. We eventually took the train, and the ride was 1h 30m. Getting to the hostel was fine, we checked in, left our luggage, eat our salmon snack and went on a walk into Bremen town. The town was lovely, with pretty buildings and also statues and drawings of a tale by the Grimm brothers that takes place there. It’s called the “Town musicians of Bremen” and it’s the story of four aging domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work are neglected and mistreated by their former masters. Eventually, they decide to run away and become town musicians in the city of Bremen.
    After walking around a bit we got hungry so went into a supermarket ReWe to find something to eat. They had hot food and a salad bar, so we helped ourselves to an artichoke/spinach/cheese/cream kind of soup (which smelled and tasted fantastic - I know, not a good idea for such a hot day but I couldn’t resist it) and Lampros opted for salad and chicken schnitzel. Went back to the hostel, eat our dinner, had showers and fell asleep cause we have a super early morning tomorrow!✌🏼    Read more

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    Sot❤️
    💛🖤Waiting to be put in the gameBremen station 6:00Signal Iduna ParkHappy Lampros ❤️2You can not even imagine how good this wasHordë - Phoenix See

    Day 15🇩🇪

    August 4, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Early morning in Bremen!
    We woke up at 5:45, and had to catch the 6:40 train to Dortmund! We bought breakfast and waited for the train. We arrived in Dortmund two hours later, where Sotiris was waiting for us!
    It was super nice to see him again, especially in the city he’s been for almost a year now. We took the tram to his house so we could leave our rucksacks and then we rushed to the Signal Iduna Park, the home stadium of Borrusia Dortmund, the largest in Germany and fifth largest in Europe. Sotiris had booked us tickets a couple of days back when we’d said we’d be visiting.
    It was indeed a very nice experience, especially for Lampros since he’s so into football teams and thrilled to visit. The first walk into the stadium was breathtaking. The amount of seats it had are hard to see since they’re so far up and over 81.000!
    We walked along and then into the locker rooms of the current players. Each player has his seat and name/photo over it. Then we walked back onto the field, where we got to sit on the benches where the players wait during the match. After that, the tour had finished and we walked around the gift shop. Next stop was Dortmund city centre. It was a very hot day, so we sat and enjoyed the shade at Sotiris favourite cafe, and chatted to catch up on our news. We then walked around a few shops and went into a classic traditional pub to have lunch. The food there was D e l i c i o u s😍. We really really enjoyed our lunch and then headed for the “Dortmunder U” building - it used to be a beer factory but now it’s turned into an exhibition centre. We walked to the top and saw the view of the city, then around a few exhibitions, and eventually decided to go back to Sotiri’s place - but before getting there we made a quick stop at an artificial lake that’s been made out of an old mine site. It’s called Phoenix - See.
    When getting to Sotiris house, we all had showers, sat around and played some games and then eventually fell asleep. It was so nice of him to have us over and it felt like just like the days when we were in university. Super excited to visit again (with Xrysa this time).❤️    Read more

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    Amsterdam canals
    Boat ridesBeautiful flowers everywhere🌷💐🌹Snaackk🍟🍟Brussels Europe SquareBrussels, Grand PlaceChocolate cart wheelIlôt SacréEuropian ParliamentYUST hostel loby!

    Day 16!🇩🇪🇳🇱🇧🇪

    August 5, 2022 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    A day with three flags? Yes, that’s what it is!
    We woke up in Dortmund, Germany with Sotiris. He insisted on making us a slice of bread with butter and jam for breakfast even though it was super early again (5:45 to be exact). It felt just like home - I told him that’s what my mum does in the mornings too 😂.
    We took the train at 6:45 for Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We got to Amsterdam at 11:00. Stepping outside of the train station was chaotic, but first glance of the town seamed beautiful already. We started walking in the tourist shops to get our magnets and postcards and had a snack of fried potatoes with cheese sauce. We thought we’d do most of Amsterdam today because we’ll be back on Sunday again, but will be rushing for our flight. So we walked into town, the famous nine streets where is full of canals and boats that take you on rides. All I could see were beautiful shops with antiques and posters, my favourite kind of shop. Also there are a lot of flowers around, and tulips that are their national flower. I really wanted to visit the Anne Frank museum but the tickets have been pre booked and I couldn’t find any🥲 I’ll have to come back for that one..we did however find tickets to the Van Gogh Museum, but they are on Sunday as well. So we thought it would be a good idea to go to the shop today instead of Sunday, so I can enjoy my shopping😂. Beautiful shop, I’m sure I’ll be in it again on Sunday.
    After that we went looking for a snack and stopped at the “Amsterdam cheese deli” that had delicious sandwiches and pastries.😋 definitely our packed lunch on Sunday is from there.
    Boarded the train and headed for our third country for the day, Brussels, Belgium. Brussels where very cold and crowded but a beautiful city. We saw all the famous chocolate shops that sell Belgian chocolate and admired the pretty windows. There’s also a big square with beautiful old buildings. In Brussels is the building of the European Parliament, so we walked to that too. Not a special building from the outside but a special place for all Europeans. We had pizza at a restaurant and then boarded a train to where our hostel was, Antwerp, Belgium. When we got there everything was closed and empty. We arrived quickly at our Hostel which was a lot lot nicer that we expected. It felt like a hotel with it’s nice decor. We found our room with the help of the girl at the reception desk, left our rucksacks, went up to the rooftop of the hostel for a quick explore and then headed for our showers and our sleep.✌🏼 goodnight from Antwerp!    Read more

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    Bookshop in LuxembourgLiégeSelfies in the trainAntwerp Central

    Day 17 🇧🇪 🇱🇺

    August 6, 2022 in Luxembourg ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    This morning we woke up in Antwerp. Again, a very early morning cause we had a big day of travelling ahead of us!
    We took the train at 6:45 for Luxembourg🇱🇺. We had to change 4 trains in order to get there, and a total of 5hours. The morning in Antwerp was super cold, Luxembourg wasn’t so hot either. We arrived there after sleeping on most of the trains, walked around town for a bit, got a couple of souvenirs and tried to find something to eat. After that we walked back to the station cause we had another 5h ride to Antwerp. We don’t want to be to late to arrive at the hostel cause we have an early morning tomorrow too, so we started our travelling - making a stop in Liege. Liege has a very pretty train station - that’s also a reason we stopped there, not just for the train ride. After arriving there we had another hour before getting to Antwerp. So we were looking where to eat, were to have a walk and how we would get back to our hostel. We decided on noodles, walk around the opera street and then walk or use a rental motor scooter..and we used only one, nearly falling off but we managed. Back at the hostel we had our usual showers and went to bed. Early rising again…Goodnight!!Read more

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    Arrivals ❤️

    Day 18🇧🇪🇳🇱

    August 7, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    So today is a special day. It’s our last day travelling and we wanted to make the most of it.
    We woke up in Antwerp and walked to the train station in the cold so we could catch the train to Amsterdam. We are flying out of Amsterdam to Athens at 16:40. We arrived in Amsterdam at 10:00, left our luggage in a locker in the train station and started walking around town. There were a few souvenirs we wanted to buy for some friends and family, and I also wanted to go to the cheese Deli we visited on Friday and buy cheese for my dad😋. So that’s what we did.
    After a while, Lampros had talked to a friend from Greece who lives in Amsterdam, Dimitris and they arranged for a quick coffee together. It was super nice to meet him, he talked to us about life in the Netherlands and how he also loves mountains and expeditions like Lampros. Maybe we see them together up a mountain on day🤔🤫!
    After saying goodbye to Dimitris, we had booked tickets for the Van Gogh museum at 12:45 (I know, risky time for a museum and arriving at the airport in time). We sort of rushed through the exhibition, but I sort of already knew which paintings I wanted to see so I didn’t really mind (although I always take HOURS in museums this was an exception). We saw the famous bedroom, the sunflowers, the almond blossom and read about Van Gogh’s life and troubled mind. Even though he was such a troubled personality his paintings feel so happy and vibrant.
    After the museum we were running to the train station so we can arrive on time at the airport. We couldn’t figure out the metro tickets but in the end everything went okay. Arriving at the station we ran to our locker, put our rucksacks on and rushed to the nearest train that left for the airport. This part was a disaster…two trains that were going to the airport had been canceled , and after sitting in one that was suppose to leave they announced us that that one wasn’t leaving either due to a broken part. The time was passing so we had to cross a lot of platforms to get to the next train…that eventually left the station and went to the airport. Arriving at the airport was super confusing - it’s such a big airport and we were desperately looking for our desk to check in our rucksacks. Eventually we found that as well, but the time was already 15:00 and we were suppose to be boarding at 16:00😬.
    We quickly ran to a security line and thankfully the time estimated for that was around 15-20 minutes. When we were through security, we started feeling a bit more calm. We found our gate, sat there and waited to be boarded. Boarding was late for about 40 minutes, the flight was fine and arriving to Athens was only 15 minutes late.
    We were a bit worried our luggage wouldn’t have got here since everyone these days looses or had delayed suitcases, but thankfully that worked out as well. My mum was waiting for us outside, and my dad was in the car. We were super happy to see them, and we all went for a souvlaki on our way back.
    This trip taught us a lot of things, how to be more patient, how to respect each other needs and wants, not to stress over things you cannot change and to enjoy every single minute.
    Adios amigos, see you on the next adventure!    Read more

    Trip end
    August 7, 2022
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