Nauplion, Greece

George, our teacher

Theatre at Epidauros

Mom I found your initials.

Greek dance lessons

Opa!!

View from our hotel.

Greetings from Nauplion! It's quite the place to be in Greece. It's not as big as most of the cities, but it's also not as rural as Delphi and Olympia. Our hotel is pretty charming, but very different from all of the others. It was built into the hillside, and there are lots of stairs to take to get to each room. If it wasn't for Austin and some of the other boys, there would be no way I could get my bag all the way up here. Also, the doors are only accessible from the outside. The breakfast here isn't very impressive, but their chocolate cake is to die for. We started the day off by taking the bus to Tiryns, an ancient Mycenaen palace. Once again it's only the ruins of the palace, so we just imagine it as it used to be. It wasn't very large and not as elevated as the others. The bus then took us to another ancient city, Epidauros. We heard a couple of site reports, and the theatre here is the most preserved throughout all of Greece. It's also famous for its acoustics. After Epidauros, we took the bus back to Nauplion where we had a four hour break before Greek dance lessons. Mary Louise and I had lunch in the main square at a cute Italian restaurant called Noufara. We ate at around 3:00, which is Greek nap time and so no one was out. I got penne arabiata and she and a friend shared cheese pizza. Noufara was much better than the place we chose last night, where my hamburger tasted like a concession stand. I was so disappointed because the hamburgers here are normally delicious. We watched a couple episodes of Desperate Housewives before we had to meet with the group at 7:00. The dance lessons were hysterical! A Greek couple came to show us their moves, and they brought their two adorable little daughters. The man could dance better than the woman but his body oder was practically unbearable. The dance lessons lasted about an hour, and we were let loose again for dinner. Don't make fun of us, but me and Mary Louise went to the same restaurant again for dinner! This time I got calamari, and she got rigatoni alfredo. The square in Nauplion is very peaceful. Tomorrow we go back to Athens, and we are hiking up to some castle. At this point, that's pretty much the norm for us.
XOXO,
Elizabeth