A crazy couple of days

Forgive me for my lack of blogs... I can admit that I haven't been on the computer for quite a while now.. I have good reason for this.

Upon the return of my American friend Seth from the islands, quiet days spent basking in the sun and working as an honest bartender in the evening have turned into the wildest couple of days of my life.

Where shall I begin... Ok umm... well... My facebook title is: "Matt Burgess' mum would have a heart attack if she knew what her son was up to in Athens.."

I think this is the easiest way to do it.

Day one: After work, I took Seth to the ice bar (which I get free entry and drinks for next time) and then we went to Skoufa street which was where all the locals go to party. After determining how hard it actually is to pick up Greek girls as tourists and at closing time (7am), we ran about 4k's to McDonalds where we picked up Big Macs before catching a taxi to the top of the highest peak in the area to watch the sun rise. How beautiful it was.

Day two: I had finished my shift at the bar and was overly keen for a good nights sleep. With this in mind, I brushed my teeth and slipped into my jammies.. This procession of events, however, was abruptly interrupted when my good old mate Seth began to nag me to go out.. After about half and hour of saying 'no', a 'yes' finally took shape and we went out to an Irish pub for a Jameson whiskey on the rocks and then to another local bar before gettting the idea to catch a 3 and a half hour bus ride to Delphi (the ancient religious centre of Greece, where all these pics are from) as the sun had once again began to rise. Sleep on the bus was good but what we saw at Delphi beat anything we did that night. The place was a scene from 'The Sound of Music' and lush fields of long grass and flowers were only interrupted by remains from the ancient world. This included the famed temple of Apollo and the miniature city which was built and devoted to his honour. When I saw this hill, a scene from a particular movie came to mind.

Day three: We were indeed exhausted from the past two nights but we had loosely agreed that a subtle Guiness at this other Irish pub we had heard about would be acceptable. Futhermore, we had promised eachother that one beer at the pub would be more than enough. I guess we didn't account for the group of people that we would meet at this pub. By chance, the night we went to the pub was karaoke night and after our subtle beer we had been beckoned up to the stage to perform 'great balls of fire' with some guys who turned out to be a tad queer. Needless to say, the pub closed early and here we were standing outside it being asked if we wanted to tag along to the next place. So, in the spirit of 'Carpe Diem' we split the cab fare to some place called "Backdoor Athens" (a gay bar) where we tried to act gay to the best of our ability in the interests of attracting the female gays that soon caught on to our 'straight as a arrow' dance moves.

So, that was my week... From a couple of days, I am able to sit here and tell you all that I have siezed the day in Athens. My 18th birthday is in two days time. God knows what Greece has in store for me.