Sounion

On Sunday was Clara's birthday! To celebrate we went to what is supposedly the most romantic place on earth, Sounion, which is 2 hours away by bus.

We woke up and rushed to find the bus stop which was near Syntagma square, which is 10 minutes away from our apartment. We couldn't find the stop, and we thought that it would be there every hour on the half hour, so we were running around. We eventually found the stop like 5 minutes after we thought the bus would get there, but there were people there, so we hadn't missed it. It came like 10 minutes later. Apparently, it leaves it's original stop at every hour on the half hour so we rushed there for no reason. We got on the bus and it took us along a beautiful route along the sea. A couple hours later it dropped us off at Sounion, which is a Greek temple to Poseidon. It was stunning. It was on a peninsula of sorts overlooking the sea on 3 sides, and on the fourth side there was a stunning view of some mountains. We wandered around the site for a while and then decided it was time to go swimming, so we walked down the mountain and stopped at a beach where we spent the next hour or so. We then walked back up the mountain and ate at a cafe there and waited for the bus to take us home.

It wasn't a very exciting day, but it was beautiful. I also don't know if I would classify it as the most romantic place on earth. We didn't stay for the sunset though because we all had homework that we still had to do, and supposedly that is what really makes it romantic.