On to Greece....fo real this time

After our short traveling respite in Sinaia, Romania....Greece beckons...and we must answer the call. After a few long train rides (here to Bucharest: 2-3 hrs., Bucharest to Sofia, Bulgaria: overnight, Sofia to Thessaloniki: 7am 'til 1pm), we will be in the land of many islands...and gyros (as if we haven't already had our fill of gyros...these won't have french fries on them I guess)! Unfortunately, we also leave the land of low prices....closer to reality.

We enjoyed a nice night's sleep in our pension before waking up (noon of course) and grabbing some pizza for lunch. Pizza is on about every menu...even the nice restaurants. Dave enjoyed a pizza with pineapple and banana....kinda a weird one...but, he loved it. I had quatro formaggio (four cheese) that may threaten to give me a heart attack before I hit the border...but...it was also pretty tasty...and that thick cheese will keep me full through a couple train rides. We had some delicious baklava for dessert last night after trying the Irish restaurant in town (we had chicken curry....ok...but the taste was pretty weak.....although, the beer was exceptionally cold...as a side-note...we haven't really experienced the dreaded warm beer of Europe.....only a few times...but it didn't seem to be on purpose...just that it hadn't been in the fridge long).

I was glad to see France win last night. Portugal, also masters of the flop.....teamed up against Italy (godfathers of the flop) would have made for one of the worst World Cup Finals I could imagine. Still rooting for France to take the Cup.

Much love to all.....we will be on trains for all of the day today, tonight, and tomorrow....but....might be on to post after enjoying Thessaloniki.

We registered for Taize online a few days ago. I am excited about the experience....as well as the stability of being in one place for a week. Check out www.taize.com for details on Taize and the like.