Athens to Delphi to Meteora and back to Athens.
I left Naxos… so sad. But I’ll look at the bright side… I have new things to write about!!!!!!!
Sooooooooo….. I got to the hotel and wow, it is like a palace!!!! I call it Hotel Fancy!!!!! Our room has two rooms in it!!! A bed room and a livening room!!!! Ooohheeee I’m likening it here!!!!!!
So, the sad thing was we only got to stay at Hotel Fancy for one day before leaving early in the morning to start our two day bus tour!!!! Good news is, we came back to Hotel Fancy where we are meeting Daddy tomorrow!
Now for the tour. We had a bus driver named Socrates and the tour guide was awesome! She spoke in French and English but was Greek. We met a lot of great people and one was a YouTube star! The crazy thing is she gets money by doing that and that is how she is paying for her trip!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at the photo of her below.
Ok, I am going to rap this up with some history and more…
This is Hotel Fancy!
View from our room!
A Greek Wedding at the Acropolis! We watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding on the tour bus.
We left Athens early on a big tour bus heading for Delphi!
They call Delphi the naval of the world!
This is the YouTube star that was on the tour with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was very nice too.
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Next stop was the monasteries near Mateorea. We visited two. One was easy to get to and one was way high up with lots of climbing. Only one monk lived in the high one. No pictures allowed too.
Here are pictures of some of the monasteries in the area.
This is the first one we went to.
The pulley!
No photos allowed. So pretty too. All covered in the stories from the bible. We got to hear about how the paint stayed on the plaster.
Water kept here first and later wine.
See the clouds and the monk!
They had a very funny bathroom at the first monastery. Mommy said it’s monk humor.
Next one…super hard to get too but everyone made it. Even Socrates!
View from the 2nd monastery.
We went to a great place for lunch!
Our tour group!
Socrates!
Back to Athens! Hope you enjoy the graffiti and more!
This man sells hot chocolate!
And this is selling coconut water from the fountain. Piper, this is for you!
This one is for Yoyo!
Hope you liked it. Well, I have to go to bed. We will be up early to meet Daddy at the airport. Can’t wait!!!!!!!!
Bye!
Hi, Cricket!! It’s Mathilde. Hope you are doing well. It’s gotten chilly here in New Orleans ⛄️. Book week is coming up. I’m also getting glasses 👓. I’ve been learning to roller skate too. What fun things have you learned? And what has been your favorite part of the trip so far? Tell me when you can!
Best wishes,
Mathilde
Hi
Hi again! I didn’t have a chance to write before but I do now!
Glass! That is awesome. Send me a picture. Mi bet you look great.
My favorite place was Prague. We stayed for 3 weeks in a great neighborhood and it was just so fun and easy. I have learned how to say hello and thank you in 4 languages! I love traveling.
Say hello to everyone for me and write me again soon!
Hey, Cricket! Its Mathilde. I love the postcard you sent me!!!🐶🍦. I hope you are well, and your blog is so cool!!! ;D
Write back when you can!!! 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
Also, I turned ten in October.
Thinking of you,
Mathilde
Hi!!! So happy you like it!!!
Hi!! I miss you. Hope school is fun for you! I bet 10 is a good age to be! Wish you a good Christmas. Love Cricket!
PS
Tell your class HI!!!! For me.
Wow!!! So much amazingness, I feel like I was there, but without the long climb and all the fresh air! I bet you all are having a blast in Rome!
Are you there yet, or still in Greece?
Italy now. But we don’t have Internet a lot so I can’t update my blog.
I am
And having a whole lot of fun, I bet!
Cricket, I love hotel fancy. You are one lucky girl to see so much on your visit. Hope you enjoy your daddy’s visit. Love, Aunt Sheila
I will!!!!!
We sent you a postcard from the Vatican!
WOW! The countryside and monasteries are beautiful! You are really getting to see lots of interesting places. I hope you remember all these lovely places. Have fun when you see G! Aunt Sandra
We sent you a postcard from the Vatican!
Whew! What an exciting amount of information. Monasteries are interesting places regarding their method of funding their place of residence. This one appears to depend on tourist to continue. I always wanted to see the private sections. See you in Rome!!❤️❤️❤️❤️