Yassou!

 Yassou from Greece!

We arrived on the 31st of December, just in time to confirm that we were not going to make it to the new years on Greek or American time. We got to our air b n b in Plaka (right near the acropolis) - took a short stroll, ate dinner and went to bed. 

At 12 we were awoken by loud noises coming from the Acropolis. They were fireworks coming from the ruins. We watched them for a few minutes and then went back to sleep.

The next day was new year's and much of the city was closed. We walked around - napped and then hiked to the top of the tallest point in Athens for sunset. We saw a cannon when we hiked up it but didn't think much of it. When we got to the top, we realized that they were going to shoot the cannon 23 times for 2023. It was loud and I am not sure why the town isn't worried about the structural integrity of the ruins.

Two days after we went to Corinth on a guided tour to see where Paul preached. Because it was the off season, we were able to see places without visitors. It almost felt unreal.  Below are some pictures

On the last day before we traveled to Israel, we went to the temple of posedian with our same driver on our way out of town. Got a quick lunch at the airport. A quick flight over to Tel Aviv to join with the group. We've been in israel for 24 hours and it has been an unreal experience. We'll leave that for tomorrow.....

Marissa and Wendy