Days 1920-1930: Europe 2012 - Part 7 - Athens

This is the last of the European vacation series. I hope you've enjoyed it

The Temple of Zeus.
It is crazy to think how long this has been around, 2000 years+!

Feral cats are so cute.

Theatre of Dionyses (sp?)

Some ampitheatre at the Acropolis where they STILL perform!

The Erechtheum at the Acropolis.

My mother told me an interesting fact.
The hair on these women is down because when their hair was
up, the women could not hold up the building. Putting their
hair down allowed the statues to stand. Cool, right?

The Parthenon

So, this is one of six sights we could see on
our Acropolis ticket. I can't remember which
site this is, but what I can tell you is that it was
closed. At 3pm of all times.

So was this one.

This one too.

Can you imagine seeing this daily? Wow.

Days 1920-1930: Europe 2012 - Part 6 - Santorini

Our first day in Santorini involved a gorgeous sunset!

Black sand beach!

Taken at the Red Beach

My sister and I love hand-holding pictures of our parents.

Infamous blue church tops.

Day 1912: One more exam, then family vacation!

Jessica is done with 8 out of 9 of her first year medical courses!

Today's neuro exam went well...I think. All I know is I did the best that I could and we'll see how that worked out for me. Check back tonight for exam results! Results are in! 88%! That's more than what I needed to make sure I passed the class. Apparently, hard work is all it takes to do well on exams, haha. Yippee!

What I really want to tell you about is my upcoming family vacation. You've met them, yes?

We're a crazy, hysterical bunch of little Asian people and I love my family to death. Anyhoo, since it is my last summer ever, we are going on a vacation! In one week! To Italy and Greece!

Cinque Terre/Manarola, Italy
Since I was the one who planned the itinerary (while in school, no less)
I made sure to include this beautiful city on our trip!

Santorini, Greece
My sister has wanted to go here since high school so this is
going to be a huge treat for her! And hello! Gorgeous!

I know, I know, I am incredibly lucky. I probably should have posted about this sooner so that you could all give me your recommendations, but alas, I've just been so reticent about talking about this vacation because then I seem so spoiled to be vacationing in Europe, blah blah blah. You know what people. This is my last summer. My parents work absurdly hard for every penny they have. My sister actually has time to go. Lots of things came together for this vacation and I cannot be more excited. Well, I could be, but that's because I have one more pesky final exam. Physiology. Four hours. 137 questions. Oh joy.