> So, we're in Athens, wish we were at home, this is pretty dry. The record for the movies watched was 6, awarded to the high-rolling (so many levels just there) Tim Meyer-Smith, the cripple himself. Dubai airport was huuuuuuuge (one terminal is four times the size of New Zealand Airport - and it has multiple floors! ). Also for some of us there was the chance to buy arabic outfits... Daniel Ross. Flying over Cairo, Tristan was also able to get in touch with his Arabic side... Apparently there has already been a blog about the plane, so flying on.Fred.
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> At our arrival we pretty much rolled off the plane and into Athens, there was no border control at all. The "Customs Control" consisted of a man standing by the exit of the arrivals. We have noticed that it is warm here in case you wern't aware. However the biggest difference between New Zealand and Athens, so far, apart from all the awesome ancient monuments is the people's choice of motorbikes. These are parked by the hundred on the pavement and quite possibly outnumber the cars and, of course, we have learned that there is no need for a helmet driving one of these completely safe and child friendly vehicles, that it is in fact better to have them hanging from your arm! In fact up to four at a time is no problem and the rules around speed are more like guidelines! I can not wait to apply these skills back home.Tristan.
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> The city is pretty much exactly like we expected - there are cafes down every alleyway, and the streets are quite narrow. The buildings are cool stuff, and we are hot stuff. The city is a lot lot younger than Auckland. One of our favourite stores has been the store selling graphic tees, as you will see from the pictures, they are quite good - we realised where Finn found his tee. We have adopted the policy of, if a shop owner forces you to try their stuff, move on. We have also had our fair share of scamming already. Tristan's and Andy's identical sandwiches differed in price by a full euro. The food is all pretty Greek to us, theres muffins more variety than ol' motherland. The supermarkets are quite small - there's only two levels. Its quite hard to feed here because of 'the-language-barrier.' It can be a bit of the luck of the draw when trying to be a champion in this new city.Fred.
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> We are starting to smell quite badly. One night in Greece and the stench is a little noticeable despite the persistent use of deodorant. Part of this may be the result of our trip up a certain mountain last night. As you can imagine Tim found this hard but it was a really good work out for him, me and some others pushing him up and down . Some of the streets are also too narrow for the chair and Tim often has to hop along for short sections while we carry the chair. It is awkward but it is quite manageable, and always keeps it classy. Tristan.
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> Fred and Tristan.
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