Roosters and horns, oh my!

It's been a few days and I have lots to share so go get a nice snack, put on some comfy pants, and pull up a chair...it's story time!
When we last left off I had just arrived in Athens and was EXTREMELY tired. I ended up just crashing that first night and sleeping until almost 12:30pm on Friday. But everyone in my room did the same, so it was really my fault. We were all nicely woken up continuously from around 6am on by the friendly neighbourhood Rooster from the corner pet store. Apparently the rooster didn't understand that once dawn was over there was no need to continue to crow...I was almost ready to go out and tell him but was just too darn tired....lucky little bugger. Once we were all up and at-em, Mark and Angie (two of the people staying in my room - Nicole, the first girl I met, left early that first morning for the Islands) went out to breakfast. Angie and I got Lettuce salades, and that's all they were. A bunch of lettuce with some dill and lemon...but it was great for my stomach which was still not 100% after all my lack of sleep. Then Mark went off for the day on his own (he travelled from Boston in a search for the author of a book he read about Martial Arts - he's got a huge journey ahead of him I think!), then Angie and I just wandered around the city. We ended up walking up this hill called Stefi Hill, and although the climb was a little brutal at times, it was completely worth it when we got to the top and were rewarded with the most amazing panaromic views of Athens. I took a bunch of pictures but have of course forgotten my USB cord at the hotel so will post all my pictures later on. That night Angie and I went and had some Pittas and then sat and had desert in Monastirak Square. It was amazing. The Acropolis was above us all lit-up and there were two bands playing music. We just sat and chilled until around 11pm. The funniest thing that happened there. There was a family of Gypsies selling things like soap and balloons table-to-table, and no one was really paying them much attention. Finally the youngest member, a girl of maybe 7 or 8, came up to our table, blew a birthday-type horn into my ear, and then ran away. It was amazingly bold 0f her. She made eye contact with Angie the whole time and I just couldn't believe that she had done it. We had a great laugh about it though.
On Saturday morning, Angie and I got up around 8am and made the hike up to the Acropolis. It was amazing. It's baffling to the mind to think of how old all the ruins are. We wandered around the site and then took a stroll through the museum. There were hords of people from the Cruise ships milling about (they are recognizable by the little stickers they wear that say the number of the tour group they are with) and while we were in the museum the peace was completely destroyed by the museum workers having to constantly remind the tourists 'NO FLASHES!' Some of them just never seem to get it!
After the Acropolis, we went for lunch and then back to our hostel for some chilling time. While we were just hanging out and reading, there was an African wedding party that made it's way down the street bellow our balcony, singing and dancing the whole way, and holding up traffic. If you have not traveled to Athens then you might not be aware of how impatient drivers in Athens are. They are constantly honking their horns...over and over again...often for no reason what-so-ever! Many of the spectators of the wedding were yelling at them to 'shut up!' and most backed off.
EARLY Sunday morning (4:30am to be exact) I pulled myself out of bed, packed up my stuff, and trudged across town to meet up with the BusAbout group who I am currently touring the Islands with. You would not believe how alive Athens is at 5am...I would have sworn it was the evening with all the partiers still out...and the TRAFFIC! We all boarded a bus (around 30 of us) and headed to the Ferry which took us to our first stop on Mykonos. BusAbout is a company which runs bus networks all over Europe. They also offere 3 or 4 'Explorer Tours' where you are ferried from one island to the next, and your hostels are arranged in advance so you just need to pay as you go (There is the Greek one I"m on, as well as an Italian one and Morrocan one). After the 5 1/2 hour ferry ride we arrived on Mykonos and were taken to our first hotel, a Contiki resort. Basically its a resort for people 18-35 who just want to party for a week or two. It was crazy! The Church from London was there (they run a pub every Sunday in London...really interesting...hopefully I'll make a visit and tell you all about it in the future) so mostly everyone was wasted. Anyway, all us BusAbout people hit the beach and then had a buffet dinner. After we went to the resort bar and had a few beers. Most of our crew is pretty chill so we just sat around and talked and drank. I really like the group so far and am excited to get to know most of them a lot better. There is only one other Canadian in the group, a chap named Sam from Toronto, and one American from San Francisco name Julia. All the others are Australian. It's crazy. Most of them are living abroad in London though, or in the midst of a huge travel as well.
Today we switched hotels (Contiki was all booked up for tonight) so we are right in Mykonos town, so I have been out doing a little shopping (bought a cute sarrong for 5 Euros and some water and snaks for the ferry tomorrow to Paros). Stephanie and I were going to rent a Quad Bike (ATV) but the renters were too worried about our lack of experience so perhaps on another Island. That's about it for now...the beach is calling my name. Love to you all! Pictures will be up soon!