day 3ish

hey again,
so the past day or so has been a whirlwind. i got my luggage! it was delivered to me without a suitcase and in a black plastic trash bag. it smelled of the shampoo and lotion that had exploded all over it, and it was ridden with coffee beans for some reason. clothes are stained but the laundry shop hooked me up... for 20e. we had two lectures yesterday and today with this professor named haris. he went to oxford and has the most amazing greek/british accent and was brilliant. we reviewed greek history, etc etc. last night we went out on the town, for a real greek evening- drinking a strong frappe (shaken iced coffee) at around 9pm and then dinner at 11ish and then sitting outside on a street full of bars for a few beers. i was told by a few greek men that i look like a california girl, and one called me a movie star. haha thank god i got my clothes back...
today we climbed a mountain called mount lycabetus (totally wrong spelling, i'll let you know the correct later). the view from the top is amazing. one can see the entire city, all of the roof tops glittering in the noonday sun... ok enough of that, but the view really was great and there are many pics to prove it.
probably the most impressive part of athens is that you can see the parthenon and the acropolis from almost anywhere. it has acted as our north star thus far, somehow guiding us back to our hotel after every impulsive excursion. in this way, the role these antiquities play in our lives here is much like the pru... ahh home.
well tonight we are off to a shmancy dinner, with unlimited wine. :-) but that's not until after nine. tomorrow we're headed to an athenian beach and then monday we leave for crete and will stay for a few days. so excited. i won't be able to write from there i'm sure. the island is supposed to be amazing.
oh and i had my first gyro last night... phenomenal. we found a really cheap place to get them and the beer is only 2,50e - half the price of everywhere else. we're excited to find bargains hahaha. others are waiting yet again so i will ttys. and there is just not time to post photos so they will have to wait until i get back. love you all and keep the comments comin

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p.s. kate that's very exciting about the roomie situation :-)
p.p.s. thanks, jim, for putting up the blinds.