It has been a little while since I have updated which I am sure is a big surprise. After the cruise to the Islands things got pretty crazy with last minute work and finals and packing and things like that. To sum the cruise up it was pretty amazing. It was weird because most of our trips we are used to waking up early and putting our hearing sets on and getting our moleskins ready for note taking and going from place to place all day long; but this trip was different. Friday we left early that morning to get on the ship and then hung out on the ship all day until we arrived in Mykonos that night at about 5 or 6. We got off the ship and just got to go hang out on the island and do whatever we wanted. Mykonos was my favorite island. It was so beautiful and it was just a cool little town. We got to watch the sunset by the windmills over the ocean and then of course had to go get some gelato. It was Easter weekend so the cruise we were on was actually an Easter cruise so it was different than usual. Easter is a huge holiday in Greece. Friday night they had a procession around all the cities where the different churches had a parade through the streets carrying something that symboled Jesus carrying the cross. It was a cool thing to get to see. The next morning we arrived at Ephesus which is in Turkey. I really liked Turkey a lot. That day we actually did use our moleskins and hearing sets but it was for the last time which in a way was sad. Here again we got to walk the streets that Paul walked and see the ancient city ruins. After that we got to go to a carpet school where they made and sold carpet. It was actually really cool when they displayed them all for us it was kind of like a big production with carpets flying everywhere. We left Ephesus and went to Patmos that night. We were only her
e for a little while and they took us to the cave where John supposedly received the revelation. We went to a monastery and then to a museum and then got to hang out for a while and do whatever until the fireworks that night at midnight. The next morning we got up early as we arrived at Santorini. A few days earlier a ship actually wrecked and sank at Santorini so that was interesting hearing about that and then seeing the lifeboats from the ship. We got to ride donkeys up the mountain which was pretty cool. It was really early though so there wasn't much open and there really wasn't anything to do. It was a beautiful place though. That night we went to Crete. Since it was Easter Sunday a lot of things were closed so instead of doing what they normally do we went to a church that has recently been started by a group of Christians from Nigeria. They are connected with the church in Athens so we went to worship with them. It was an incredible experience getting to worship with our brothers and sisters from yet another foreign country. It is always such a blessing getting to experience that. The cruise was a lot of fun and the islands were beautiful but I think the last night worshiping with that church was probably the highlight of my trip and I think I can say the same for a lot of other people.
It has been a little while since I have updated which I am sure is a big surprise. After the cruise to the Islands things got pretty crazy with last minute work and finals and packing and things like that. To sum the cruise up it was pretty amazing. It was weird because most of our trips we are used to waking up early and putting our hearing sets on and getting our moleskins ready for note taking and going from place to place all day long; but this trip was different. Friday we left early that morning to get on the ship and then hung out on the ship all day until we arrived in Mykonos that night at about 5 or 6. We got off the ship and just got to go hang out on the island and do whatever we wanted. Mykonos was my favorite island. It was so beautiful and it was just a cool little town. We got to watch the sunset by the windmills over the ocean and then of course had to go get some gelato. It was Easter weekend so the cruise we were on was actually an Easter cruise so it was different than usual. Easter is a huge holiday in Greece. Friday night they had a procession around all the cities where the different churches had a parade through the streets carrying something that symboled Jesus carrying the cross. It was a cool thing to get to see. The next morning we arrived at Ephesus which is in Turkey. I really liked Turkey a lot. That day we actually did use our moleskins and hearing sets but it was for the last time which in a way was sad. Here again we got to walk the streets that Paul walked and see the ancient city ruins. After that we got to go to a carpet school where they made and sold carpet. It was actually really cool when they displayed them all for us it was kind of like a big production with carpets flying everywhere. We left Ephesus and went to Patmos that night. We were only her
e for a little while and they took us to the cave where John supposedly received the revelation. We went to a monastery and then to a museum and then got to hang out for a while and do whatever until the fireworks that night at midnight. The next morning we got up early as we arrived at Santorini. A few days earlier a ship actually wrecked and sank at Santorini so that was interesting hearing about that and then seeing the lifeboats from the ship. We got to ride donkeys up the mountain which was pretty cool. It was really early though so there wasn't much open and there really wasn't anything to do. It was a beautiful place though. That night we went to Crete. Since it was Easter Sunday a lot of things were closed so instead of doing what they normally do we went to a church that has recently been started by a group of Christians from Nigeria. They are connected with the church in Athens so we went to worship with them. It was an incredible experience getting to worship with our brothers and sisters from yet another foreign country. It is always such a blessing getting to experience that. The cruise was a lot of fun and the islands were beautiful but I think the last night worshiping with that church was probably the highlight of my trip and I think I can say the same for a lot of other people.
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