Taking it from the top.
Friday Oct 26: Woke up early to buy tickets at Termini at 8am. Needed to get to Florence because that's where the Greece trip was departing from. If we had enough people from Rome, we would have had a separate departure from here, and it would have saved me €33. (Turns out we actually did have enough people from Rome. EuroAdventures just didn't know that, because a certain 4 people didn't put that information in the comment box like they'd been instructed to.. at least we got a bus direct to Rome on the return). I got back to my apartment around 9am. It was empty, with the exception of Eric. Justin had left for Florence the night before. In the couple hours I was gone, Rob, Craig, and JD left for Barcelona. 10 minutes after i got back, Eric left for Florence with his family.
It was a day full of peacefulness with a rare moment or two of loneliness. The 4 MTVs, VH1, and 3 or 4 Italian music video channels kept me company most of the day. ..Along with USA Today's Thursday 4-star and weekend 5-star sudoku, laundry, and packing. Early bed time.
Saturday Oct 27: Up at 5:45am. At a bus stop by 6:15. Termini by 7 to catch the 7:30 train to Florence. Arrived in Florence around 9:15. Had 45 minutes to kill. Didn't need to be there until 10am. Found an ATM and snagged quick cornetto con la crema and peach juice at a little italian bar across from the train station while the girls pulled an America and enjoyed a magnificent morning meal at McDonalds. Left at 10:30.
3 and a half hours later, we arrived in Ancona; hopped on our overnight "ferry" (never been on a cruise, but that's really what it was). Enjoyed a delicious gyro, a beer, and a few card games. Slept in a reclining seat. Woke up every 2 hours and repositioned, but i didn't care. I was on my way to Greece!
Sunday Oct 28: Woke up at 7:15 to the annoying PA system on the ferry announcing (in at least 5 different languages) that we were pulling into port. I thought we weren't arriving until 8:30 and had my alarm set for 7:30, thanks to the end of daylight savings time, we were an hour early. That meant we got in to Igoumenitsa early enough to catch the 8:30 ferry out to Corfu that we otherwise would have missed (or hadn't been planning on taking to begin with).
A little over an hour later, we were docking at Kavos. Boarded a bus for a short 20 minute ride and we'd finally arrived in Agios Gordis at the infamous Pink Palace after 24+ hours of surprisingly fun and relaxed traveling.
Friday Oct 26: Woke up early to buy tickets at Termini at 8am. Needed to get to Florence because that's where the Greece trip was departing from. If we had enough people from Rome, we would have had a separate departure from here, and it would have saved me €33. (Turns out we actually did have enough people from Rome. EuroAdventures just didn't know that, because a certain 4 people didn't put that information in the comment box like they'd been instructed to.. at least we got a bus direct to Rome on the return). I got back to my apartment around 9am. It was empty, with the exception of Eric. Justin had left for Florence the night before. In the couple hours I was gone, Rob, Craig, and JD left for Barcelona. 10 minutes after i got back, Eric left for Florence with his family.
It was a day full of peacefulness with a rare moment or two of loneliness. The 4 MTVs, VH1, and 3 or 4 Italian music video channels kept me company most of the day. ..Along with USA Today's Thursday 4-star and weekend 5-star sudoku, laundry, and packing. Early bed time.
Saturday Oct 27: Up at 5:45am. At a bus stop by 6:15. Termini by 7 to catch the 7:30 train to Florence. Arrived in Florence around 9:15. Had 45 minutes to kill. Didn't need to be there until 10am. Found an ATM and snagged quick cornetto con la crema and peach juice at a little italian bar across from the train station while the girls pulled an America and enjoyed a magnificent morning meal at McDonalds. Left at 10:30.
3 and a half hours later, we arrived in Ancona; hopped on our overnight "ferry" (never been on a cruise, but that's really what it was). Enjoyed a delicious gyro, a beer, and a few card games. Slept in a reclining seat. Woke up every 2 hours and repositioned, but i didn't care. I was on my way to Greece!
Sunday Oct 28: Woke up at 7:15 to the annoying PA system on the ferry announcing (in at least 5 different languages) that we were pulling into port. I thought we weren't arriving until 8:30 and had my alarm set for 7:30, thanks to the end of daylight savings time, we were an hour early. That meant we got in to Igoumenitsa early enough to catch the 8:30 ferry out to Corfu that we otherwise would have missed (or hadn't been planning on taking to begin with).
A little over an hour later, we were docking at Kavos. Boarded a bus for a short 20 minute ride and we'd finally arrived in Agios Gordis at the infamous Pink Palace after 24+ hours of surprisingly fun and relaxed traveling.
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Ah...the Pink Palace... I'm sure that helped you feel quite comfortable on your vacation.... Just a slight resemblance of your apartment bathroom?
Maybe I really should paint your bedroom pink to welcome you home for the holidays? Any volunteers out there to help me?
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