Bari, Patras, Piraeus, and beyond.

6/25

So who knows when this post will be uploaded, Internet has been incredibly sketchy here.

For a brief overview of our hectic travels to Greece-

We took a train from Rome to Bari, and took a bus to the port, getting in around 1.Our ferry was leaving at 8 that night, and everyone was to board starting at 6. We hung out at the port all day, not wanting to walk around Bari with our huge backpacks in the blistering sun.

The ferry ride was interesting. It was just like this huge cruise-ship type boat, but Ayla and I had deck tickets. This means when it came time to sleep... It was time to pass out anywhere that was available. On the floor. There was this theater type room, with airplane seats in it. We started off on the floor there (my arm fell asleep but the rest of my had a really hard time). Finally, around 1:30, I found a singe airplane seat and snagged it. Finally, at 5, more than half of the ferry got off at the Igumenista stop, and I got a whole row to myself. 

We got into Patras around 12:30, and split a cab to the nearest train station with 2 British girls who just graduated from Bath University. The cab driver was really nice and helped us with the right train stops, etc. once he left us, it was a little intimidating looking and signs and feeling like you're just stuck on Sorority and Fraternity row. Although I will admit- my knowledge of Greek letters did come in handy. And the locals were really friendly and helpful, though ,out spoke minimal English.

Once into Piraeus (port of Athens), Ayla and I found our hostel, exhausted and starving. We dropped our stuff off and turned right around to grab our ferry tickets, which was truly a struggle, seeing as we had been traveling for 36 hours by that point.

The next morning, we woke up at 5:30 to catch our 7:35 ferry to Santorini! Since we boutique tickets so late and this weekend is a Greek holiday weekend (who knew...) Ayla and I were forced to buy VIP tickets for this ferry. Safe to say we felt pretty important. And underdressed.

Our hostel was there to pick us up from the port, along with the others from our ferry. Finally, somewhere for more than a night.