I saw the Acropolis and got a tan too!

I was in Greece last week for our missions yearly meeting.  When I left Prague, temperatures were in the low 60's high 50's and it had been raining most of the week. Greece, however, was sunny with temperature in the high 80's low 90's.  It wasn't as hot as it was last year, which many people were happy about.  I had to work some, helping with registration as M's came in from all of Europe for the conference and helping with some set up, but I did get some pool time too.  Living in Prague for the past two years, Greece has become my once a year tan spot.  Other than my one week in Greece I really do not see much sun.  Even in the summer.  You know you have lived away from the sun too long when you get a few freckles on your face and you think your face is dirty.  It happen to me.

I have been to Greece 3 times and to Athens twice, but I had never had an opportunity to tour the sights.  On our last day in Greece some of our travel companions very graciously agreed to watch our luggage at the airport so that we could go to the Acropolis before our 6:30pm flight.

The Parthenon!!

Standing on Mars Hill the Acropolis behind me.  I look a little wind blown!

The 5 Central and Eastern Europe Journey-girls I went trough training with for two months back in 2007.  This was probably the last time that all five of us would be together. :( Until heaven that is!

A foot in the mouth moment:  As I was sitting on the plane in Athens, Greece getting ready for take-off, two Journey-Girls and myself were talking about a fictional book that one of the girls was reading.  The book is about a college student at Texas Tech who had a bad experience pledging a Greek frat.  I have never cared for the Texas Tech Greek circle crowd and proceeded to share this with my fellow J-friends by saying, "I don't like Greeks."  My friend sitting next to me immediately puts her hand over my mouth and starts laughing.  It takes me all of a second and a half to realize where I am and what I just said. Oops!!