Monday, July 18, 2011

To Delphi!

After our four hour long treck through the sanctuary, we slowly made our way back to the village ... it's only a km but it was so cold --- as gross as this will sound, this day was the day where I sweated the most --- YUCK.

At least, we were walking against the wind, so we got some air... SIGH.
Hunger had set in a long, long time ago and I was ready to eat a freaking elephant.  New York had spotted a decently price gyros place on our way to the site so we stopped there for supper. 

We walked inside and no one was there... uhm, ok...

A man finally comes out from the back, says, "Please... have a seat!"
That's what I love about Greece, the restaurants or little eateries (which are the best) don't have to look as great from an aesthetics point of view. The Greeks put a whole lot more care into the quality than anything else, and this place was a prime example.

I had a Greek salad -- left the onions and olives alone -- I know, a shame, but I just can't do it --- and a chicken gyros with a COCA COLA. I haven't had a coke in so long and damn, the sugar was welcomed with wide-opened arms.

We toasted to Delphi and left 30 minutes before our bus was scheduled to get here.  Right when we paid for supper, which was excellent, the man says, "Wait, my friend!"
Say what?

He pulls out three little shot glasses and says, "Ouzo! Yes?!"

Lianne had told me that this liquor was 'vile' and I hadn't tried it yet... I guess I should at least once before heading back to Canada, eh?  He poured a shot for each of us and said, "Just a little bit for me, I'm still working!" Haha, and away we go. 

HOLY SKATA.

That was VILE.  We laughed and thanked him again and walked out.  I was trying to talk to New York and damn! It was burning and I burped a few times... EESH. 

We waited a little bit for the bus -- which was fine since the view is OUT OF THIS WORLD.  I spotted the tail bit of the Gulf of Corinth and next thing you know: the bus for Athens came around the bend.

In all it was a good day, my homeslices!  Once we got into Athens, we said adios and I cabbed back to my hotel where I talked to my little momeyh for a bit, wrote an email to my new favourite person and chatted with my Pylos bait master where I had a few good laughs... and then I called it a night.

BUENO!

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