Grecian Cruise

Last weekend my group went on a Grecian cruise. At that point in time we only had gone to five days of classes, so we joked that those five days were "so difficult" we needed a cruise to relax. We visited the islands of Mykanos, Patmos, Crete, and Santorini and Ephesus in Turkey. In Ephesus we got to see what remains of the ancient city including the third largest library of the ancient world. Apparently very different from our own libraries, because everyone read aloud making it a noisy place. In Mykanos and Santorini we were free to do what ever we wanted, so my roommate and I explored and took some cool pictures. At Santorini I chose to take the cable cars up instead of a donkey and I walked the some 800 steps down. At Crete we saw the ancient city of Knossos, but I felt dizzy and sick during that tour, so my roommate took photos for me. It was also the first time Crete had seen rain since April. On the island of Patmos, we went to the cave that is considered to be the location where John received the Revelation. The trip altogether was wonderful. The islands are very beautiful and scenic, the Greece that you see in movies. I plan to write later about the everyday occurrences around Porto Rafti.

~*Emily*~
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