Friday, while everyone else here went to Mykonos, two of my roommates and I and a couple of other girls went to Aegina. Aegina, compared to Athens was very relaxing and quiet. To get to where the ferries are, Piraeus, we had to take the Metro which was actually quite easy to figure out. Then after waiting in the rain we took a flying dolphin (which is basically just a high speed ferry) to Aegina. The entire ride only lasted about a half hour. The weather on Aegina was not much different from Athens, it was a little chilly and rainy, but we still had a fun time.

When we got to Aegina, we had some trouble finding a place to spend the night. The first few hotels we called told us that we couldn't have more than two people to a room and there were 7 of us. But after walking around we found a tourist agency that had rooms to rent for the night that were only 15 euros. The rooms weren't very fancy but they were nice enough.

Friday afternoon we just walked around the main harbor area and when it started to get colder and rain harder we found a cafe to sit at. For dinner we ate at a taverna overlooking the water. It was really pretty to sit right on the water. We had traditional Greek food--like Greek salad, tzatziki, fried zucchini, and spanakopita--and at one point during dinner a traditional Greek stray cat sat between my feet.

On Saturday the weather wasn't much better but we were able to visit the Temple of Aphaia. I don't exactly remember who Aphaia was but I think the story had something to do with Zeus and Aphaia killing herself. The temple was on a really high point of the island and you could see to Athens from up there. The views were amazing. There was also a monastery on the island that we wanted to see but the bus schedule was very irregular and by the time the bus came back for us at the temple we didn't have enough time to go to the monastery.

We left Aegina on Saturday afternoon but unfortunately we weren't able to take a flying dolphin. Even though the ferry we took did take a little longer I think it was worth it. On this ferry I was able to sit on the top and see all the islands and scenery (the flying dolphins are completely enclosed).