To start things off, I somehow woke up a half hour late (Yeah, I ended up getting only about 3 hours of sleep last night...) but thankfully managed to get everything together and met with the rest of the group on time. From the hotel, we got on another bus to the ferry ship to leave the island. The ferry ride was a bit of a doozy with it being around six hours long but I spent the time writing another entry in the personal journal (Seems to be the thing to do for ferries, I guess...), doing a bit of homework, and indulging in my iPod for all its worth. Don't worry, I haven't fully mutated back to my old ways (That's for the plane ride home and when I'm back in the States...) but there are things will always be a given. One of them being that Chris has severe music addiction...
We arrived to Piraeus around 3 PM and ended up walking from the port to the hotel with no bus serving as the middle man. I don't think that's ever happened on this trip. While Naxos may be my favorite hotel so far with its laid back atmosphere and extremely friendly yellow lab mascot, but this hotel is definitely the fanciest that we've been at so far. While most of the rooms consist of doubles and triples, my two roommates and I (Same guys as from Athens) ended up in a spot where one room has two beds and another has one bed. Singles room for the win!
So after I got unpacked, checked a few things out, and finally took the shower that my inner sloth told me to miss (Me and my laziness...), I pretty much have been wandering about the city, hanging out in the hotel, and grabbing food. I ended up seeing another DVD/record store by the hotel but it was closed when I went to take a closer look. I'll probably take a look sometime before we leave for Siphnos tomorrow afternoon. I also ended up hearing a drummer and guitarist jam together from the hotel balcony though I didn't see where it was coming from. Definitely made me nostalgic for Psychic Faith, that's for sure. Especially since they were playing a similar blend of sludge and psychedelia...
Unsurprisingly, Piraeus has a lot in common with Athens and seems to have the same setup without as much ancient influence. Buildings are everywhere, you've got the traffic and crowds, and Dr. Shea kept warning us about shady Algerians and Macedonian sailors. What I find rather interesting is how Athens seemed so small in comparison to American cities due to its lack of incredibly tall skyscrapers yet the Greek cities feel huge after you spend a little time on the islands. Definitely makes me curious to see what the rest of the places on this trip will look like.
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