Gemini Girl

I know that I have been MIA lately.

It’s not that I don’t have anything to write, it’s that I have too much to write about and can’t wrap my brain around anything.

I truly don’t have a moment to sit down to write.. we are always on the move.

But I feel that things will be calming down soon enough- the girls are starting summer camp on Thursday and my husband is starting a school summer orientation program this week as well.

But before everyone starts their respective lives in our new country, we took a little holiday.

My father- in- law bought us tickets for a cruise to the mediterranean a few months ago. It was originally supposed to  stop in Turkey, Cyprus and Greece.. but seeing as though Israel and Turkey are not the best of friends as of late, Turkey was taken off of the cruise agenda and we spent more time in Greece.

My mom decided she missed the girls so she hopped on a plane to Israel and will be staying at her dad’s house for 2 months…

She babysat the girls while we ran off like thieves in the night calmly left on our mediterranean cruise for 5 days!

 We had never been on a cruise before, so we were giddy as school children.

Let me tell you one thing, if you ever decide to go on a cruise, don’t go on one that was intended for Yemenite/ israeli patrons because you will NOT be happy.

people were loud, abrasive, pushy…

The buffet was like a damn war zone.

 Oh and our room?

No window.

It was like I was in my own personal hell.

Lets not even discuss the fake grass out on the deck.

I should have known that was what my father- in- law considered a 4 star vacation.

We had a lot of time in between our destinations.

So we played some dominos:

Did a little slow motion running:

You know the usual stuff..

Besides for it being a really shitty boat, with really annoying people… the destinations were BREATH TAKING.

Our first stop was Cyprus.

It was never a place that I ever thought I would travel to, but it was nice.

 Cyprus tidbit: because they have a drought problem, there is only 3 hours per day that the gov turns on the water in the country. In those 3 hours, they fill their tanks and whatever else they need for the following 24 hours.

Cyprus Tibit #2 eople don’t have many children, so the population doesn’t ever really grow too much. The government wants people to have more children, so they give them incentives: money, cars etc.

Now you have a fact or two about Cyprus.. you’re welcome.

We went to one of their ports and had a drink:

And then to Aphrodite’s Birthplace…

This spot was one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to in my entire life.

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The following day we arrived in Greece.

People in Lindos paint their doors or windows blue to resemble the sky.. this way spirits wont enter the house since they will see the blue and think that they are back in t he sky…

 

I may or may not have been wearing an inappropriately short dress without knowing that I would be riding on a donkey down the hills of Lindos:

 

We stopped to have a bite to eat.

I was SO EXCITED about eating Greek food in Greece. I mean i LOVE ME some Greek Food. One of my favorite restaurants in NYC is the Greek Kitchen.

Boy was I disappointed.

Apparently, American Greek food is WAY better than Greek food in Greece.

 I mean you wouldn’t think so right?

I ordered a Greek salad and wondered if I sounded like a fool ordering it.. I mean, is it called a Greek salad in Greece?

Hmm.

Food for thought.

Oh and apparently there is no Diet coke in Greece, there is Coca Cola Light:

All in all it was a nice trip.

 We got to have a few days away alone.

 I totally slept a  lot.

And I am so thankful that I was able to see more countries this year.

Now back to the daily grind.

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What place in the world have you been to that literally took your breath away? (mine was Aphrodite’s birthplace in Cyprus)