Catching Up (Nauplion)

Nauplion

i think that one of the reasons nauplion was my favorite city was because it was my first look at greece without athens. we were at a port, it wasn't dirty, and it was beautiful just being there.

that being said, one of the first things the girls and i saw when
we went exploring was this gigantic ship.

walking down a little further,
i guess this might be their "boardwalk"

dozens of cute little ships docked alongside

beautiful, clear, blue water

one night, my friend chris and i decided to explore the town and get away from the drunkies for a little while. the first thing we went to was this carnival. we went on the ride that i'm pictured with.. and we were the only two people (besides workers) there. i picked this ride, which was actually really fun.

chris picked this game,
which we both sucked at.

our second day there, hadley and i decided to rent bikes and ride around the city. well, originally we wanted vespa's but we didn't have international licenses so we just got bikes.

biking out onto the pier

we found a cute little playground

we biked along most of the city, i think, and decided to see how far we could go past the boardwalk. when we explored, we found this cliff-side path and got to ride next to the ocean.

i guess this post is mostly pictures.. i don't have a lot of stories to tell but nauplion was the most beautiful city to me. while we were here our class took a field trip to the mycenae and epidauros ruins (which i might post later), but for the mean time, i'm just going to try to post at all since i'm sucking at it so much.

i already uploaded photos from one night out in nauplion where i tested my night photography, so i guess my next update will be... SPARTA. (<- lame attempt at emphasizing sparta, even though it wasn't a very interesting city..)

Nauplion Night Life

Okay I’m terrible at posting. I want to write everyday, but posting pictures is a hassle so I never post because I want to post with pictures. As of now, I’m very behind at uploading my photos.

Today we went to Aegena, which is an island off of Athens. We went to see the Temple of Aphaia which only took about half an hour, and then we spent the rest of the time exploring town and going to the beach. A few of the girls were hungry so they went to eat, but Kacy, Chris and I tried to find the beach. We eventually ran into other people who cliff jumping and we jumped off! I was scary looking down but cool once you did it.

Our friend Jamel paddled by on his kayak, got tipped over and I got on the kayak and was pushed around like a princess (hahahah). Eventually, everyone but Chris and Jamel left and we hung out for a little until we decided to go eat. We met up, ate, then took a hydrofoil back to Athens.

I will post these pictures soon… I’m actually planning to stay up all night since we have a 6-8 hour bus ride tomorrow where I can just sleep.

But for now, here are some photos back from Nauplion. Since Nauplion, we’ve been to Sparta, Olympia, Delphi and back here to Athens.. so I’m really sorry for lagging so bad. These photos are from the nightlife out on the strip- mostly of my new friends here while playing with my night-photo skills.

Justine, "So why aren't you dancing."
Chris, "I don't dance."

The bar

An.. "older" couple...

Kacy before she hit her head on the strobe light hahaha

Chris and his delicious Amstel.

Justine being adorable.

Waitress.

Empty glasses

Kacy being adorable.

A boat on the dock

catch up

Well, it has been difficult to get internet here lately, but I finally somewhere where it's possible to upload images without waiting forever. Now I only have to wait half of forever. I don't think I can write specifically everything that has been going on lately, but here are some photos with captions that will hopefully give you a glimpse of what I've been up to. These days are going by so fast!

The Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion. When we got on the bus, I thought it was only gonna be a 20 minute bus ride. It turned out to be an hour and a half, but it was perfectly okay because the coast was so beautiful. Unlike Bay Area beaches, the Mediterranean is so blue and clear and looks like it would be comfortable to swim in.

Bottled Coke- my beverage of choice. Delicious and so cute in their mini bottles here.

The Corinth Canal on the way to Nauplion. Beautifully turquoise for some reason, and realllllly deep and narrow. Some mention of bungee jumping....

The Stadium at Epidarous. Tons and tons of steps, and here is my view from the top. The entire city-state would come together here and watch a performance. I was offered 10 Euro to go down and sing from the center, which I politely declined.

Nauplion, my favorite city so far. A beautiful little coastside town.

Hadley swimming during our first day there.

Trees along the port walk.

Biking our last day in Nauplion. As you can see, one side of the path, but what you can't see, is that the other side of the path is the ocean.

We left Nauplion a few days ago and went to Sparta, and we're now in Olympia. Photos from those coming soon- though too be honest, they are not quite as charming as Nauplion. I have some nice people-photos. Being here is very beautiful, but some days I still miss home.

goodness gracious

so, i'm sorry about being so terrible at blogging. it's a little difficult when your internet is inconsistent and you're always out and about. i am planning to post photos from Nauplion soon-- it's a gorgeous little town.