A day in Athens

Our first stop in Greece was Athens.  I was quite nervous about flying into Athens since we heard about all the strikes and riots in Athens.  Despite the news, we  both agreed were going to make the most of our week there since we might not ever have the chance to go back to Greece.  Greece was #1 on my travel bucket list so I was very excited to start this leg of our trip.

The day we flew to Athens there was a public transit strike so no metro and no buses.  Thank goodness for taxis!  We made it to our hotel which I booked through Jetsetter.  If you aren't a member of jetsetter and plan to travel abroad, I would highly recommend joining.  We booked a four star hotel Acropolis for $100! 

We only had one full day in Athens which was perfect.  Our favorite was seeing the Parthenon.

Greek salads taste so much better there.

Cool little bar in Athens, they served really yummy drinks!

Simply impressive



Walking through the streets in Athens.

For some reason, Dan and I both thought Greece was nice and sunny all year long.  Uhhh no, not at all.  We were lucky that it didn't rain while we were there but it was cold.  If I were to go again I would go in late May or early September which is right before or after the high peak tourist season. 

Our next and last stop of our three week adventure...Santorini. 



Barcelona!

It's been over a month since we moved and I realized that I didn't finish blogging about our Europe trip.  Our last stop in Spain was Barcelona, if you go to Spain you must stop there.

Highlights of Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, bike tour through the city, taking a cooking class, and one of Dan's favorite stops Camp Nou the home of Barcelona FC.

I have to say Sagrada Familia which designed by Gaudi was probably my favorite.  It was so impressive!  The architecture was amazing and its one of the must see churches in Europe.  If you don't believe me, just look at these pictures...

The church started construction in 1882 and it is still not finished.  Apparently, the goal is to finish it by 2026 which would be the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death but some are skeptical.  If it is ever finished, I'm definitely going to see it again. To read more about it here's the website: http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng/?lang=0

Here are other pictures from our stay in Barcelona:

Bike Tour - we did one in Paris in 2010 and loved it so we decided to do another one in Barcelona.  It's a great way to see the whole city.

Casa Mila - Another work of Gaudi's

Cooking class - we learned how to cook a traditional Spanish meal and it was all you can drink wine!

Camp Nou - Dan read every sign and display in the museum.  Every soccer fan would love this place.  It's pretty impressive that this stadium was built just for Barcelona FC.

Park Guell

Two weeks in Spain was amazing, but the last week of our trip was my favorite.  Next stop..GREECE!

The new kid in class...

After not working for four months, I finally went back to work on November 16th.  In my very first post nine months ago, I shared the news about accepting my new job offer and I can't believe how fast time has gone by.  I feel like I'm the new kid in class but I've been adjusting well and I even made new friends, hehe.  Everyone I'm working with is really nice, which is a plus.  It's been a little rough having to get up early everyday again but I'm happy to get a pay check again.  I started feeling guilty that I haven't work for so long.

As for wedding planning, we're started up again after taking break for the last few months.  I'll save that for another post though. :)