Greece is the word...is the word...is the word...

I have now joined my writing group (the reason that I am out here - MFA Creative Writing @ Spalding...check it out) and have had a lot of fun catching up with people that were on my trip last year.

We are staying at a hotel that is in one of the suburbs of Athens so it is great to see a different part of the city.  The place is not as plush at my previous hotel but then I won't be in the room as much so it doesn't really matter.  Just for fun, here is a comparison of the light fixtures...  

First hotel's light fixture

Second hotel's light fixture

The taxi driver that took me out here was very nice.  He stopped and got us both water and then later stopped again to ask directions.  It cracked me up because I couldn't imagine that happening in the US.

After the welcome dinner, a couple of us when for a walk to track down water.  We passed by an Greek Orthodox church on the way.  We stopped and enjoyed the scenery for a bit and the fresh breeze from the Aegean Sea.  Very cool (well,
cool in the "nifty" sort of way...not in the temperature sort of way or I wouldn't be so sticky from the heat right now.)  ;)

Tomorrow we start classes and get up close and personal with the Acropolis!

By the way, the fancy hotel I was in (Grande Bretagne) sells out quickly so if you ever want to stay there reserve it early!

Random pictures from today:

View from room

Snails...lots of snails