We docked at a port in Igoumenitsa, and drove to a small town called Ioannina. Our trip itinerary says that "Ioannina is the capital of the Epirus province and an important commercial centre of the North Western region of Greece. The town is located along the shores of a lake and holds an important place in Greek history during the early 19th century. During the Ottoman Occupation, the region was ruled by the wealthy and strong Ali Pasha and became a major intellectual and commercial centre. The Turkish influence in the old town is apparent, with the narrow lanes flanked by Turkish buildings and the ruins of two mosques within the old town walls”. We ate lunch at a quaint little place that overlooked a lake surrounded by beautiful mountains. It was a very small town, but that was really beautiful. The pork and green beans were fantastic, followed by a Greek take on ice cream cake! Definitely the best dessert here so far. We had about an hour to walk around before it was time to load the bus, but thankfully some tourist shops were open despite it being a Sunday.
I slept the majority of the ride back to the city. I tried to read while I was awake, but unfortunately that was during the section of the trip where we were in the mountains and we went through nearly pitch black tunnels every few minutes. Apparently we went through a total of 57 tunnels! Crazy and cool at the same time.
Arrived back in the apartments somewhere between 9-9:30pm. I was able to Skype with my dad, sister, and puppy for a little bit before bed time. I miss them and everyone else so much! I really do love it here, but I will be excited to be back home with them in a few weeks.
Although the island of Corfu was beautiful, interesting, and fun, it was nice to come home to familiar things. Another week of class starting tomorrow, bring on week three.
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