7 Chapter 6:Tour Of Greece

Since the carnival, Bernard was depressed about his break-up with Susie. He wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. So, to cheer him up, Isabella decided to plan for the tour to Greece early.

"Shall we go to Greece before the exam? It will be stress relieving!" Isabella asked her friends. "Come on Bernard, cheer up."

"Whatever happened has happened for the best, we are going on holiday. Olivia stated firmly. Bernard smiled but did not say a word.

Olivia and Fiona couldn't wait to start the trip. They started packing bags and planning tanneries making arrangements.

"There is this one place which is called the National Archaeological Museum, which is situated on Pattison Street in Exarhia it has artefacts from all around Greece; Mycenae, Delphi, Akrotiri, Knossos. It is made up of five collections of the online days- which comes from the Aegean civilization of Cyclades, Mycenae and the means"

. "Oh! That will be nice. We will take our cameras and take lots of group photos."

Isabella already had everything arranged and the tickets came much as a surprise for the others.

"Here are all the tickets."

"Tomorrow night itself?" Gerry screamed in excitement.

Bernard, Fiona, and Olivia ran straight to their houses and started packing their bags. Meanwhile, Isabella and Gerry were left to do some shopping for Greece as they were all excited to go have fun.

Oliva was so exhausted packing the entire night that she slept the ride to the hotel. They were all very excited about the trip. It was long due and they all needed a break.

Oliva and Fiona went upstairs to freshen up and Bernard was lost in his thought in the lounge. He was having a hard time letting his first love go. He couldn't believe that something so precise could just one day not exist. How it possible, their love was so strong.

When did their differences become obstacles in its path?

He kept rewinding what happened on the ferries wheel again and again trying to find what he did wrong. How did it come to this?

Perplexed in his thought he didn't realize when he fell asleep.

The next morning, Isabella, Fiona and Olivia went out and got some things for their trip. While they all were doing shopping they all discussed what to do with Bernard. They were all worried about him.

"Bernard, what's wrong?" Isabella asked.

"I am not in the mood," Bernard replied.

"Oh come on, we will have fun there. So cheer up." Isabella said.

As the day flew by, they got ready to reach the airport on time. Olivia and Fiona took their bags and kept them inside the car. Bernard too got dressed and was ready to leave.

"Our flight is at noon tonight, Isabella said.

"It's already nine; we should be leaving as it will take half an hour to reach the airport and another hour to pass through security."

All of them quickly got inside the taxi and checked whether all the bags were inside and everything was ready to leave. As they were inside the vehicle, they all cracked jokes and played around.

This is going to be the best trip ever, right guys?" Isabella said in a joyous tone.

"Yes, it will be," Olivia said.

But Bernard kept quite silently observing as life passed him by.

As the taxi stopped at the airport, they were all screaming, "Yes! We have reached the airport."

Fiona took out the luggage and put it in a big trolley. Then she went inside to check-in, there was a huge crowd, but somehow she got through it.

As they checked in, they felt really hungry and thirsty. It was already past their dinner time.

"Where do you guys want to eat?" Fiona asked.

"McDonald's," Isabella said.

As they all ordered their chicken burgers and fries, they were excited. They sat down at a big table and grabbed their food and started to eat.

"Fiona, did you get the camera? Olivia asked.

"Yes, I got it. Let's take a photograph." Fiona suggested.

As they all finished eating, they started to walk towards the gate number that was announced for their flight.

"Here we come Greece!" Gerry exclaimed.

They all started to laugh in merriment. Soon they took their tickets and entered through the gate. They were all in one row and sat next to each other. They kept their handbags beneath their seats. The whole night passed, early next morning,

"Please get ready for landing" The pilot announced.

"Here we come Athens," Gerry Exclaimed excitedly again.

It was around ten in the morning and they were all very tired, but still wanted to go sightseeing.

"Okay people; sit inside the cab. I'll put the luggage inside. Which hotel do you want to go ma'am?" the taxi driver asked

"D'Andrea Mare Beach hotel in Rhodes- Timokreontos end STR, Rhodes Island"

Whilst they were on the way they saw lovely places to go for sightseeing.

"Wow, look at this river, it's awesome," Isabella said.

As they drove past, they were looking mesmerized by the beauty around them. The taxi driver showed them the Archeological Museum which is in Thessaloniki it is one of the best museums in Greece that houses, art from Archaic, classical, and Hellenistic eras, as well as artefacts from ancient Macedonia including gold ornamental art and ancient Greek weapons.

"The museum is nice, you should visit this place."

"Great," Isabella said.

They were all delighted to be in such an exotic place and sharing it the cultural heritage of Greece.

As they reached the hotel, they went to the receptionist and got their room keys. The hotel was so beautiful with its breathtaking view of the Mediterranean Sea the warm weather was a pleasant change as well.

"Come on guys, let's all freshen up and go out to have some fun," Gerry said.

They all went up to their rooms and relaxed for some time.

"Let's all get ready by one and then we'll go out for a well-deserved lunch somewhere," Fiona uttered smirking.

"Alright" they all agreed in unison.

They all had their rooms which were huge with attached bathrooms. As it was time, they all got down to the reception area and took the taxi to a place called the white tower which was beautifully built around the fort at the eastern waterfront.

"Let's go guys, let's rock this holiday," Bernard said.

They were all in the taxi and the driver took them to a place called white tower where they all took photographs and cracked jokes.

"This is fun, look at the beach, it's crazy. It's full of opportunities my friend Gerry said to Bernard.

As they reached the white tower they quickly got into their swimming suits and went into the water.

They started playing beach volleyball. They divided themselves into girls and boys teams and started playing.

"Yes, we won guys," said Bernard.

"Awww, poor girls lost ha," Gerry said bullying the girls.

"We saw there's a huge shopping mall over there. So, let's get dressed and go there. The mall is so monstrously big and looks lovely." Fiona said.

"Fiona, what are the plans for tonight?" Bernard asked.

"We should go and have a light dinner in the hotel and hit the hay Fiona asked?"

"Yes, we're all tired. We can go to bed early." Isabella told the others.

They had loads of fun, took pictures and played beach ball…. Now, it was time to go back to the hotel.

It was nine when they got inside the hotel and ate their dinner. Fiona and Isabella went straight to their rooms and slept while the others kept talking and having some wine till one in the morning. They also made plans as to what they wanted to do the next day.