10.28.19
I went to Greece for fall break. We took a train to bologna, bus to the airport and a ryanair flight to Mykonos. I don’t know why people are scared of Ryanair- I thought it was comparable to any other flight I’ve been on minus entertainment and refreshments. We spent three days in Mykonos and spent a lot of our time at the beach. I was a little worried about language barriers but everyone knew english there. There were cats everywhere which was amazing and I loved the food so much I already miss it. I had tzatziki and greek frozen yogurt every day. After Mykonos, we took a ferry to Santorini. Santorini was very different from Mykonos- there were no beaches nearby but the town was very cute and we spent a lot of time walking around town. We took a bus to the beach one of the days and spent the whole day there, which was fun. But, at the end of the day when we tried to take the bus back home, the bus came and almost let us on but then very randomly told us we could not get on the bus after they let one woman on. They literally left us stranded because it was the last bus and we were so confused- as were the people that were behind us trying to get on the bus as well. We had to call a cab which was 25 extra dollars we didn’t want to have to spend. So, I guess we learned Greek public transportation is not reliable.
10.7.19
I went to Oktoberfest this past weekend in Munich, Germany. This was my favorite experience so far. We stayed with my German flatmate Helene’s cousin and her family. I’m so glad I got to stay with them because I loved her family, especially her cousin Emma. We ate really good cheese and honey on bread every morning for breakfast and I miss it already. Oktoberfest reminded me of the Winter Wonderland christmas festival I went to last year in London, just a lot more beer. I’m not a fan of beer so I searched for a wine tent and eventually succeeded. Getting our dirndl’s was a struggle and I ended up spending way too much on one at a Florence vintage store because I wanted the real thing. But, it was worth it and we all had a great time riding rides and eating yummy food. We had a few mishaps on the trip. First, I booked my bus ticket a while back for the day of my archaeology midterm and realized last minute that I had to change my ticket. It ended up only costing me about 20 euros extra but also meant that I had to ride the bus alone and get myself to Helene’s cousins house on the trains without knowing a single word of German. It was really hard and I had to talk to Helene’s cousin on the phone at the train station because it was so confusing. But, I eventually made it. The train from Helene’s cousins house only left for the main station we needed to get to
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