• Irene Wong
  • Irene Wong

Euro16

A 23-day adventure by Irene Read more
  • Stuttgart Airport

    July 17, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    We made it to the airport in plenty of time to stand in a ridiculously long lineup. After we barely had enough time to feed 2 hungry boys at Burger King before boarding our flight to Belgrade

  • Belgrade Airport

    July 17, 2016 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Serbia! How crazy is that?!? Neil even went out to the streets of Belgrade for a geocache at midnight during our one hour transfer.

  • Hotel Cosmo

    July 18, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    We arrived in the Athens Airport at 4am, just in time to catch the jam packed 1 hour public bus ride to downtown. A short cab ride after, we were thrilled to arrive at Hotel Cosmo and its no nonsense, but clean and comfy beds. We all crashed until noon the next day!Read more

  • some greek orthodox church

    July 18, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    We hit the streets of Athens at 2pm in search of food. We had barely left our hotel and we ran into Shelley Hanson! Her family was on the cruise before us. We wandered up the streets to some Greek Orthodox church and then got pizza/tuna wrap at a bakery place. Athens is HOT!!Read more

  • Lycabettus

    July 18, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    We decided to be true travelers and wandered the streets of Athens in search of Lycabettus Hill at the Hottest time of the day!

  • National Gardens

    July 18, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    After a long rest at the top of Lycabettus, we wandered through the National Gardens enroute to the Plaka shopping district.

  • Plaka District

    July 18, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    We made it to the historical Plaka district by late afternoon to wander through the labyrinth of souvenir stores. It was on this street we ran into the rest of the gang. We enjoyed the street arts and music and made our way to Yvonne and Jerry's apartment before dinner.Read more

  • Sabbas

    July 18, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Nestled in the shadows of the Acropolis, Sabbas rooftop restaurant was where it's at. Delicious food, great atmosphere, reasonable priced, and the best view of the Acropolis.

  • Athens by Night

    July 18, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    After dinner, we took in the night life and did more wandering... The cool of the night made it very enjoyable.

  • Acropolis

    July 19, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    We made the early morning g trek up to the Acropolis and it was still crawling with tourists. We wandered through the ancient artifacts and just enjoyed the views and the ancient soil.

  • Museum of the Acropolis

    July 19, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    This is the very new state of the art museum solely dedicated to the Parthenon. I tagged along with an English speaking tour and it made for a very interesting visit.

  • Piraeus

    July 19, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    We took the metro from Athens to the port of Piraeus. We then hiked a great distance with our backpacks in the hot hot sun to the meet our boat. The Carnival Vista set sail at 19:00.

  • Day 2:. Rhodes, Greece

    July 21, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    We docked on the beautiful island of Rhodes and spent the day wandering the ancient streets within the walled city littered with touristy shops and reataurants.