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So, Madrid and Santorini down, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Germany to go.
Madrid was a lot of fun. I ate some form of roasted chicken and paella (spl) everyday, which didn't get old, and also had the pleasure of drinking some Sangria that tasted exactly like Fruit Punch HI-C. Break out the surfboards. Word to the wise...Spanish beer is terrible.

Athens came next. While you don't want to spend more than 2 days in the city, it is now not nearly as dirty as I was expecting. The Olympics and the UEFA Final really spurred them into a cleaning frenzy, and the city was also a welcome relief for my wallet after Rome. The Acropolis is nice, but the best part of the city had to be the 30,000+ (and i am not exaggerating that number) of ticketless Liverpool fans who were in town for the Championship game between Liverpool and Milan. They were loud, drunk, drunk and amazingly entertaining, so hats off to the red machine for having amusing fans.

Santorini is beyond beautiful. Spent 5 days of nothing more exciting than swimming in the Med. and driving an ATV. I took a boat tour around the island and to the volcano, and part of the trip is a visit to the magma heated hot springs. Little do you know that to get to the hot springs. edit for later.