Least stressful travel day to date...fingers crossed, we're not yet at the destination. Ferry ticket, €20.50 car was picked up at the ferry port, just left the key and called the company. No permission needed to load the wine. Big big ferry, it's like a mini cruise ship, even has sleeping rooms. Thankfully, Kos is the first stop (we think) Athens being the final destination. Had another day to explore as the ferry didn't leave till 17:00. We found the bee museum, sadly as it is Sunday it was closed, (bummer) drove toward old town (also the port) saw a brown sign (these equal antiquities FYI) took a detour, found the remains of a temple to Apollo an amphitheater, a Hellenic home, a cave system...and something called funerary crypts with couches, yes I found them, nope I can't really give ya more info....they were fenced off, but a bit overgrown by weeds...it's a bit crazy, Americans are seen as garish as we build everything on such a large scale...yet the ancients, put us to shame (maybe not on the height, but definitely on the size...excluding Vegas.) we got back to old town, found a square, a few ancient churches dedicated to the virgin of such n such...honestly, I have no clue what a "burgh" is...must get a definition. A bit quirky, here we are snapping pictures of the ruins, meanwhile behind us, a lady is hanging her laundry...we see: interesting piece of history, she sees: my back yard.
Okay, I must ask, is it common practice in Europe to leave ones room key with the front desk when you go out for the evening?....I must admit my Nancy Drew conspiracy theory brain was in high gear last night....as previously mentioned the last hotel only had WiFi in the common areas...so I was downstairs booking our hotel, doing some banking and such...it was 11pm(ish) and pairs of women keep coming by and dropping off a room key, I mean, I've heard of late check out...but, uhhh...WHAT!? Then a couple of girls come through and get a room key, no luggage...at 11:30, and I vaguely remember noticing this going on the first night I was down using the Internet. (and only women, either single, or a pair...) Like I said Nancy Drew nose up in arms, this kitty must find out what the hay is going on (honestly thinking ummm drugs? Hookers?...) anywho, go upstairs, grab mom, make her come down and watch the front desk action (while having a cocktail and loading pictures onto facebook) not to disappoint it happens again, so now were both wondering, umm WHAT!...thankfully about 10 minutes later a family of 3 comes in and requests their room key...so clearly, we're the freaks (I guess??) because we take our key with us? Whadda I know, it would never occur to me to leave my key with the front desk. First, I like to pretend my stuff is all nice and locked safely away, (yeah yeah we all know the staff has access, but somehow with me having the key....) second, I wouldn't want to bother the desk person, you already checked me in...no need to bug you for a key every time I leave. So if anyone out there reading this has more insight I'm all ears...hope everyone is wonderful! I'm off to Kos, the birthplace of modern medicine. More on Hippocrates to come. Yup, now at the hotel, was a €6.00 cab ride. Easiest travel date so far, yay!!! And just book a 2 tank dive for tomorrow, get to see a wreck, and some ancient pottery that is believed to be from a pre B.C. wreck (wooden boat is of course no more...so) oh, and yes, they take a bit more time, but to date on chill and ease factor bluestar line, heart ya mucho!!!
Quotes:
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
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