GREECE

Our time in Greece was far too short. We spent nearly a week in Athens, then headed to the island of Rhodes for 4 days, then came back to Athens for another few days. While in Greece, James' love for gyros grew even stronger; we even did a gyro-crawl one night in Athens. He also discovered baklava--a ridiculously sweet dessert made from phylo pastry, nuts, and honey--I prefered to stick to my honey and yoghurt. I actually gained a whole new appreciation (or digust?) for the quantity of food my husband can eat.

While we weren't scouring the streets for gyros, we found some great beaches to swim with the locals, climbed the acropolis, played some good games of cribbage on our hostel roof at night, navigated the plaka, and miraculously obtained our visas for India, to name a few. Words from the (now-)wise: obtain your visas in your home country before hitting the road; it will save you much anxiety, money, and time.

We really enjoyed the last stop of our European leg of the tour. It was hard to go, but another continent (with a more enticing currency) was beckoning...