Vacation Dates

us with the endless stairs as backdrop :-)
view from our table
our beautiful overcrowded Athens
indoor pool fun

October 22 date night
the view from our room
the story of this picture is below :-)

One of the things that Stephen and I looked forward to while we were on vacation was the opportunity we had, since we were so close to family :-), to go on dates. Well, thank God, we were able to have one. It was supposed to be two but the little getaway close to the beach ended up including Gabriela Zoe. So we celebrated our 4 year anniversary from the time Stephen called my parents to ask for permission to date me...with the intention of marriage. Our little getaway was at a beautiful hotel...I think we could jump into the water from our balcony. Even though it was cold outside and windy, inside the A/C was not working but that allowed it for us to open the window and enjoy a night sleep hearing the crashing waves....ahhhh.
So on our actual date we went to Lykavitos (it is currently and has been for several decades, the highest point in the city of Athens) . I wanted to walk up to the top but we decided against that idea, so we took a little tram that does the climbing for you :-) Up there somehow my Greek brain guard was down and my american naivete was up so when this old man told us to stand to take a picture...we stood. It was a polaroid and we did not like it so we did not want to buy it...but its true its not like in America that they are digital which doesn't really cost anything. Anyhow so we had to buy it , in Greece if they take the picture you gotta buy it, and for 7 euro :-( We took some pictures of our own that we liked a lot better, ate delicious food and once we were down that hill we walked down the endless stairs to the main street where we took the bus to our return home. We loved it!!!