Last night, we went to karaoke…. Const and I sung “California Love” (Tupac); he did “Hungry Like the Wolf”; and I did “New York State of Mind.” I started singing out of key at first, and freaked–it was like Cameron Diaz in My Best Friend’s Wedding. Then, I started singing it an octave lower than Billy Joel, and I was all good.
The night was a lot of fun, though Const and I were confronted by someone who might have outdone the two California boys. We walked into the place, and this guy immediately walked up–and American who lives in Athens now–and said “You boys like country music? Good, cuz I’m ’bout to sing some!” We were then asked if we’d ever been to a Greek strip club (”no”)… an American strip club? (”no”)… his response to that was amusingly homophobic. And then he said, “Well, you boys should come later. They let you touch in Greece… in fact, they demand it!” We said “sure,” knowing that this guy was way too drunk to remember the conversation 5 minutes later. We were right. He ended up being rather hilarious. In the midst of our group doing all kinds up upbeat numbers, he’d come up and sing an old country ballad while drinking a beer and smoking a cigarrette in the same hand.
Because we went out last night, I explored Athens today instead of going to Delphi. Tomorrow, my last day, will be my Delphi day trip.
So, I saw the Archaeological Museum and a couple of the statues knocked me out… they felt even bigger than they actually were. I would have taken photos, but they were all pieces that are in every text book with the word Greek on the cover, so I decided I didn’t need to take stinky pictures.
Then, I wandered around, finally getting my bearings around the city. I ended up in the Plaka, where I bought presents for myself:
- 2 cheap bracelets as a daily reminder of this very awesome trip!
- A backgammon/chess board with REALLY NICE chess pieces (bronze ones that look like miniature god sculptures). That was 40 EU altogether. I almost got an even nicer board, but they just got SO pricey all of a sudden. The chess pieces and the mere act of playing backgammon is reminder enough of the Greek culture, I think.
I must go take a nap now. Small dinner and early sleep tonight so that I make the bus to Delphi early in the morn’.
See everyone back in NYC SOON! I am excited to get back… it’s been an exhausting 3 weeks.
-Gogo
Original post by Gogo and software by Elliott Back