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Portugal - Porto & Lisbon

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 Towards the end of July we were able to travel to Portugal with our friends, Marissa and Tom. They both live here in Munich and have become great friends :) Marissa is from Utah and Tom is from the UK! Our first stop was to Porto which I had never been to. We had a blast during our four days in Porto! The first night we got there we checked into our AirBnb and took in the stunning views from our porch (see below!) and then headed out for our first Portuguese dinner. We all got the very famous Porto dish: Francesinha- a sandwich made with 3-4 different types of meat, covered in melted cheese, topped with a tomato type sauce. You could also add a fried egg on top (I opted out of the egg LOL). The boys loved this dish but I really didn't prefer it.  The next day we had a tour with my favorite tour company: We Hate Tourism Tours ! During my study abroad days, I visited Lisbon and did a tour with them and completely loved it. I loved it so much I took my sister back that same year. I w

GREECE

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At the beginning of July we were so fortunate enough to be able to travel to the beautiful country of Greece. We were there for about 12 days and we went to 3 different islands and explored the capital of Athens. It was a trip of a lifetime! One of our favorite things was that there were hardly any other tourists. This made for so many enjoyable and peaceful experiences.  The adventure began when we traveled by train to Vienna, Austria and then from there took a flight to Athens. Upon arrival in Athens they were doing random COVID-19 testing and guess who was lucky enough to be chosen? Yep, me and Drew :) (The results were negative just by the way!) Our fist night in Athens we went and had Mexican food for dinner (LOL!). Maybe it has been too long since I've had real Mexican food but it was really delicious!  The next day we had breakfast on the hotel rooftop with wonderful views of the Acropolis. We then made our way up towards the Acropolis so we could tour the grounds. There wer