Leaving Athens

We had to see the changing of the guards, just to tick it off our list, so we took a photo of them. We also encountered a Peace march in the main part of town. Then we did some final souvenir shopping and also bought a train ticket to Innsbruck , Austria for $87. We can take 2 months getting there, stopping where ever we want. Our first stop was Lianokladi, 2 hours outside of Athens, and from there to Delphi ( another 45 minutes), then Larissa, Thessaloniki, where we are going to stop for a while. After that we had planned our stops along the way to Austria and so were feeling more confident. We used two books for our guides, "Lets Go" and "Work your way around Europe", which says that Innsbruck is a perfect place to find work, and by the time we get there we will certainly need to find work. Going through the Greek country side by train reminded me of England apart from the old ruins scattered here and there. I haven't seen the traditional Greek buildings - blue and white - like you see in Greek adverts. It is so wonderful to be free. We have met many destitute travellers, or ones that are on drugs and down and out, they all seem to just phone or write home for more money. We heard one girl demanding money from her father over the phone. This time we packed our bags well, as we couldn't bare to carry the heavy weight.