Beautiful sunsets & Greek islands.

Look at me already blogging again!  I'm going to get better at this I promise. 

So I've just an awesome weekend, like usual here.  I mean really, how can you have a bad weekend in Greece?  We started it out on Friday evening by journeying up a very large hill to a small touristy church that overlooks the entire city of Athens.  The climb: intense and steep, but, it's fast and completely worth it.  We went just before sunset and it was beautiful.  It was a deep pink and once we reached the top, we got to see Athens light up and come alive at night.  As we made our way back, we decided to get some ice cream (story of my life here) and it was so worth it, as usual.  I've told myself many times that if I get fat off of ice cream it'll be so worth it.  It's not just the ice cream either, it's the people and conversation that accompany it.  Every time I've had ice cream thus far, it's always been with different people, new flavors, and usually nice conversation with a Greek or two.  This is the life. 

Saturday was our day trip to the island of Aegina.  With not much planned, we had an amazing day of ferry riding, exploring, and beachin' it up.  Did I mention how much I love this place?

When we first arrived, we made our way to the Temple of Aphaia (daughter of Zeus).  The history is always interesting, but it's usually the view that astounds me the most.  The ocean is all around us and the landscaping was really beautiful as well.  Afterwards, we ate lunch and went to the beach.  This beach was so great, and very quiet too.  The island of Aegina in itself is lined with boats and this was when I discovered my obsession with boats (notice the many pictures on my Facebook).  They are so different and it's the detail that really fascinates me.  Not only that, but the water here is rich teal.. I really wish I could have this view everyday.  This small town feel (quiet little streets, small restaurants, beaches every mile, boats and harbors everywhere) is what I really love.  I could really get use to this atmosphere.

As you can guess, we had to take a ferry to get to and from this island.  This in itself was one of my highlights for the day.  We sat on the top deck, surrounded by ocean, cool breeze, and seagulls.  Then on our way back, I saw the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen.  I am truly in awe of God's creation at these points.  This is too good to be true. 

Love & miss you all. 

God bless.