A Visit to Hydra

Submitted by michael on Mon, 2006-02-27 09:31.

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Today we went on the Hydrofoil for 30 minutes to get to the island of Hydra. Being on the Hydrofoil was not what I was expecting. I thought that you would really lift up into the air, but instead the boat seemed very tilted. Anyway, when to got to Hydra we climbed thousands and thousands of steps looking for a restaurant for lunch. We took the long way. When we got to the restaurant, we ordered our lunch and my mom and dad started talking with an artist who was painting signs for the restaurant. He was kind enough to give me an art lesson that I enjoyed. He showed me how to draw boats and buildings. As a thank you for the lesson I signed my picture and gave it to him.

We got on the Flying Catamaran which was a huge catamaran that said Vodafone on it and headed back to Athens. When we got to Athens in the harbor, we took the subway to where our friend Kostas’ business is in the center of Athens. It was fun to see him again. He took us out to a traditional Greek dinner and I had chicken souvlaki. It was yummy!