My recent adventure around the world took me to Europe with a day squeezed in in Vancouver. It all started after I said, "I do" to my now husband Atheng. We had though of going on a safari in Tanzania; however, with our good friends getting married in Ibiza, Spain just two months after, we decided Greece was the place to spend our honeymoon. Almost a three week adventure took us to 4 countries and a total of 10 cities.

The story is long so it'll come in parts.

Our flight left at 8pm on Friday, June 6 for Greece- LAX direct to Heathrow (London) and then onwards to Athens. With an 8 hour layover in London, our adventure began. No need to ponder around the airport when there are pubs, pints, and fish and chips just outside of customs. Upon landing, Atheng and I headed directly to customs for a stamp in our passports and then onward underground to the Tube.

I lived in London in 1997. Yes several years ago, but I still had my basic bearings. We jumped on the Picadilly Line and headed to Leicester Square. From there we walked to Trafalgar Square, ate lunch at my favorite restaurant (Wagamama), the headed to Piccadilly Circus, walked through a park stumbling upon Buckingham Palace, and then finally grabed a pink of good ole English beer in a pub while watching a EuroCup game (Switzerland v Czech). Finally it was time to head back to the airport and head to Athens. I would say that we had accomplished a full day of site seeing in London.

Next stop- Athens, Greece. Well I have to say that Athens is definitely a recommended city on my list. Although Greece is considered a western european city, it definitely has an eastern european feel. There are small quaint roads made of cobblestone allowing only scooters to drive through, musicians playing on the street, and diners taking 3 hours for a late night meal. The city comes alive after a long dinner with dancing, loud cheers, and inviting people. The highlight - having a romantic dinner with my husband at an outdoor restaurant over looking the glowing Acropolis.

Athens is filled with history, philosophy, religion, belief, and war. Walking through Zeus' Temple and around the original Olympic track which is now filled with grass is unimaginable. Can one fathom the chariot races that took place in the exact spot that I was standing dated back to BC? A city built over 3,000 years ago. A city that many gods ruled. A city that the Roman Empire once occupied. A city that is our backbone for most of what we do, say, or think today. We saw Ancient Agora, Parthenon, Propylae, Erechtheum, Temple of Athena Nike, Eleusinion, Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia or Brauroneion, Chalkotheke, Pandroseion, the Old Temple of Athena, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the sanctuary of Asclepius or Asclepieion, Theatre of Dionysus, the odeon of Pericles and the Temenos of Dionysus.

We also spent a day at Delphi. This is where the son of Zeus, Apollo, had his temple built. Apollo had his own set of games here; however, since he was the god of music, Apollo incorporated competition between musicial talent within these games. The Oracle also had her temple built here. It's funny...we were told that the Oracle's temple was built over a pool of sulfur...no wonder why she had all this wisdom...the Oracle was always HIGH!

We paid a visit to the museum in Delphi as well. We took a guided tour, and at the beginning of the tour we were told that the most impressive, detailed statue of a horse driven chariot with its driver, all made in bronze, was dug up and preserved in this particular museum. Well as we admired all the artifacts and awaited this magnificent statue. Well we finally arrived...standing just infront of...well...a bit of dissappointment. Atheng and I could do nothing but laugh. Take a look...

We left Athens with liking Mythos over Alfa Beer, Greek dancing, and of course tasting ouzo- their most popular after dinner drink.

Net stop...the islands...soon to come.