Or the best summer vacation ever! When husband dear and I had been newly married (before the plus 3 joined us) we dreamed about all the little vacations and big adventures we'd love to have, where we would go, what we would see (OK, for me, what we would eat--there's some fabulous food out in this great big world!). And always on my list was the dream of a chance to visit the Greek islands. It was one of those impossible dreams, especially when the plus 3 joined us so quickly, but still we held onto it.
And am I glad we did! Many circumstances came together just perfectly, we took advantage of a couple of deals, broke several piggy banks--justifying that our tenth anniversary deserves to be celebrated memorably (and the plus 3 could come too) and we all had a magical adventure.
Words cannot describe how beautiful Greece is, and we loved the weather! All the locals complained of how hot it was, but you know our perspectives are a little different. =) It was also great to be out and about wearing short sleeves and shorts!
Stand really still like this soldier...eldest son invented a game to play after this experience where he stayed really still without moving or blinking to see if he could outlast the person he was playing against. Only thing is he would just keep going after the other person invariably lost. We informed him that it wasn't good for his eyes to start crying because he was refusing to blink them...strong willed that one.
This town was beautiful and we could have spent forever in it, but alas there were times when vacation was all a little too much for some of us...
like this one. Imp was probably the most ready to be done with vacation.
She did manage to hold it together for our trip to the Acropolis (she even took this picture =)).
Athens was a whole other experience for us. It was colored by inept (thankfully) pickpockets for husband dear, metros and walking, beautiful monuments and museums, fresh bakeries, Gyros (my mouth is watering thinking of it), cappuccinos worth every penny, and GELATO! I told you I'm all about the food! =)
And some history. The two go so well together!
I love the mix, the building of the new right on/slap up against the old. Husband dear at work...can you see the cafe tables running up the steps? This area was so neat.
And then there was our island adventure...Naxos. We savored every minute of it, so beautiful!
In the end, we all kind of looked like this...but they've already asked, "When can we take our next trip?"
Look out world, I think our plus 3 are now bonafied adventurers in search of their next gelato fix!
And am I glad we did! Many circumstances came together just perfectly, we took advantage of a couple of deals, broke several piggy banks--justifying that our tenth anniversary deserves to be celebrated memorably (and the plus 3 could come too) and we all had a magical adventure.
Words cannot describe how beautiful Greece is, and we loved the weather! All the locals complained of how hot it was, but you know our perspectives are a little different. =) It was also great to be out and about wearing short sleeves and shorts!
Look out world, I think our plus 3 are now bonafied adventurers in search of their next gelato fix!
