Naxos, Athens and Vienna!

Phew! its been a while since we've been on here, internet has been limited or pricey so I will do my best to summarize what we've been up to!

Naxos, Greece
Our hotel was beyond what we could have imagined, it was five stars and truly incredible. We had a balcony, with a view of the ocean and the hotel itself sat high on a hill so the view was amazing. It was a nice relaxing getaway for three nights, we enjoyed the luxury of the hotel and wondering through the town taking in some wonderful meals and lunches in the harbour looking out on the ocean. We also spent on afternoon at the local beach, read our books and enjoyed some Heiniken. Our hotel included breakfast buffets comprised mostly of homemade greek desserts, me and ty both ate more than we care to admit but it was too delcious to pass up!

Athens, Greece
We spent another two nights in Athens at a different hostel. It has an amazing rooftop patio that had a stunning view of the Acroplois at night. Happy hour was from 9-10 and offered large pints for 1.5 euros! We spent our time going through the local market, we met some more wonderful people and shared our last greek meal with a local traveller, having of course...moussaka!

Vienna, Austria
Our flight ran on time, and we arrived at our hostel around 1pm. The hostel was really nice, clean and had a young crowd. It also had it's own bar and they gave us free drink coupons upon arrival!

Our first say in Vienna we spent taking in the sights, we walked through the old city, saw the anchor clock strike noon (not as exciting as we had anticipated), saw St. Stephans Cathedral, the Opera House, The Imperial Palace and the Spanish Riding School and ended at Nachsmarket. This was probably the most incredible market we have seen thus far.

We then got on the subway and headed up the hockey arena to get our tickets for a Vienna Capitals game, a european professional hockey team. The game was amazing, the fans were incredible! The arena was packed, as it was the first of a playoff series, and me and ty were fortunate to be sitting right beside a die hard fan, who spoke english and was able to give us some background information on the team, and explain what exactly the fans were cheering.

The next day we walked down to Schonbrunn Palace and toured through the palace. We then walked back to the hostel to freshen up for dinner with my relatives here in Austria!
We met Sabine (my mom's cousin) at a bustop near the restuarant where we were having dinner, and at first neither of us recognized each other and had a good laugh when we realized we'd been standing beside each other for a couple minutes. It had been twenty years since we have seen each other!

We then walked to the restaurant to meet the rest of the family, my grandmother's sisters and thier husbands and children and grandchildren! We had a great dinner and chatted about life in Canada, life in Austria and our course our common ground, our family. It was so nice to reconnect with family here and it was very comforting as we have been away from home for a while now. Definately the best part of our visit to Vienna and it was sad to say goodbye!

The next morning we headed to Munich, where we met my grandfather's side of the family. Stay Tuned!