new year debacle

January 1, 2006

I'm smack in the middle of Monastiraki...a very Montmartre sort of place. Only Greek. It's quiet, not many people out on new years day.

Last night was crazy! We all did our own thing for new years, and the plan was to meet up afterwards in Syntagma Square and take cabs back to the Oscar Hotel, as the metro closed at 11:00 pm. What a mistake that was!! It took the group two hours of fighting with rude cab drivers in the cold to get home! It ended up being so absurdly terrible that I couldn't help but be light-hearted about it. Plus, quite a few of the ambs came into their own. Jason Miller was great. I could see how upset, insulted and tired he was, but without a word from any of us he stayed positive, put away his pride, and just kept working at getting us rides. We met at 12:30 am to go back; I got back in the last cab with Tim and Hank at 2:30 am sharp. I got to bed at 5:00 am after having some beers and chatting with them on their balcony.

What a way to bring in the new year!