Hello! I am on Mykonos Island right now - and it is beautiful! I arrived yesterday afternoon after a 6 hour ferry ride from Athens. The island is just like the pictures I've always seen...clear blue water, white beaches, and white stone buildings...amazing here! I spent yesterday unpacking my stuff in MY OWN ROOM! There are lots of little budget hotels here...hotels meaning lots of little cotteges made of white stone, with balconies looking over the ...

Hi! Ok so yesterday was a rainy one - quite unusual for the time of year here they say...so I went to the National Archeological Musuem to see more artifacts from the Islands and Athens...Olympia too. They had some really cool exhibitions...it was free the day I went because of some national holiday - so yay! But they had different hours than I had listed in my travel book - so I was kicked out before I could finish looking at the beautiful things...all is we...

Today I got up at 9, showered, dressed, and asked the front for a big map of Athens. I talked to a Brazilian girl last night that got one from them...and it was great with ALL the little streets, etc...so when I went walking I wouldn't get lost when I walked to a certain part of town or something. The guy at front gave me this small map on a card (2"x2") and said "this is the only map to Athens you need....here is our hostel (he points)...and here is the Acropo...

From Patras, I caught a train to Athens (3 hours). Once in Athens a few groups of backpackers were looking for the same hostel as me, so I joined their group and found the place about a ten minute walk away in Victoria Square...North of the main attractions...but right near the Greek National archaelolgical Museum. I got myself all settled in my room...I am in a female dorm with 5 other women and a private shower, sink, and toilet. I usually get my bed a...