Today as we sailed across Aegean Sea on our way to Istanbul in Turkey, we had a day of rest and relaxation on the ship mahjong, swimming, clear blue skies, and just plain fun. After traveling for a few consecutive days, everyone enjoyed a day to rest.
The day began in our hotel in Athens, which provided us with a taste of European living that seems to strange to our American selves with its tiny bathtubs, miniature elevators and odd electrical outlets. After airplane dinner, airplane breakfast, missed lunches, and then more airplane dinner, that breakfast room with its croissants and Greek yogurt and ham looked like heaven. After breakfast we all piled on the bus to head down to the port of Piraeus.
We drove along the main avenue of Athens down to the port. I was surprised by all the graffiti. For some reason, I hadn’t really thought that there would be graffiti. As the bus ride continued it was fairly noticeable, and that the mopeds and bikes, cutting through traffic, were quite numerous and arguably dangerous. Lots of honking. Anyway, we got to the port and checked on to our beautiful cruise ship.
After we got on the cruise ship, everyone split up their separate ways. Some people hung out in their cabins, some headed to the buffet lunch, others to play mahjong, and some to go swimming. By the way, the pool was ice cold. I think it was water from the ocean; it tasted salty. The view was magnificent: mountains, ocean, and a gorgeous sunset. I love standing on the top deck with the wind blowing across my face.
We ended the day with a fancy Greek dinner, some with a fillet of fish, others with what the menu called a “cube” of beef. Afterwards, we had a devotional time and read from the book of Revelation, particularly about the seven churches Paul writes to.
The day began in our hotel in Athens, which provided us with a taste of European living that seems to strange to our American selves with its tiny bathtubs, miniature elevators and odd electrical outlets. After airplane dinner, airplane breakfast, missed lunches, and then more airplane dinner, that breakfast room with its croissants and Greek yogurt and ham looked like heaven. After breakfast we all piled on the bus to head down to the port of Piraeus.
We drove along the main avenue of Athens down to the port. I was surprised by all the graffiti. For some reason, I hadn’t really thought that there would be graffiti. As the bus ride continued it was fairly noticeable, and that the mopeds and bikes, cutting through traffic, were quite numerous and arguably dangerous. Lots of honking. Anyway, we got to the port and checked on to our beautiful cruise ship.
After we got on the cruise ship, everyone split up their separate ways. Some people hung out in their cabins, some headed to the buffet lunch, others to play mahjong, and some to go swimming. By the way, the pool was ice cold. I think it was water from the ocean; it tasted salty. The view was magnificent: mountains, ocean, and a gorgeous sunset. I love standing on the top deck with the wind blowing across my face.
We ended the day with a fancy Greek dinner, some with a fillet of fish, others with what the menu called a “cube” of beef. Afterwards, we had a devotional time and read from the book of Revelation, particularly about the seven churches Paul writes to.