I saved this post for last because, well, we're the Stars. Honestly, the main reason why we picked Greece as our honeymoon destination is because it is, quite literally, the birthplace of theatre. And we are still theatre kids at heart, even though we're old married theatre kids now ;)
Sure, the food was incredible, the sunsets were to-die-for, and we saw some really amazing ancient sites, but what we were really most excited about was definitely seeing the place where it all began -- showbiz, that is.
Mr. Star insisted on taking about a million pictures of me in front of the Roman Odeion in Athens. I still can't believe that they have performances here in the summertime and we weren't able to see any. How cool would that have been??
This much less well-preserved theater in Athens, The Theater of Dionysus, is the one with much more significance, though. This was the theater where The Greats (you know, Sophocles, Euripides, all those old dead guys) had their works performed for the first time during the heyday of Ancient Athens, the fifth century B.C. It was so powerful for us to be standing in the very spot where the very idea of theatre was created and refined.
I sat for a long time and just imagined what it must have been like to be sitting in those seats over two thousand years ago. Mr. Star played paparazzi.
On our third night in Athens we had our greatest luck and accidentally stumbled on one of the coolest things we could have. On the way back to the subway station in Monastiraki Square, we saw a huge crowd gathered around these four men who were yelling and jumping around. We got closer and realized that it was some really incredible street theatre! What luck for us! We sat down on the edges of the semi-circle and watched them perform for quite some time, even though we had absolutely no idea what they were saying. It wasn't really necessary because there was a lot of physical comedy and masks and...umm...oversized penis humor. There you go with those Greeks and their humor again ;)
I even managed to sneak a video of it for a minute or two. Sorry that it's sideways, that's my computer illiteracy jumping out to bite you all. But it's worth checking out for at least a second, because these guys were very talented!
Another shot of the theater at Epidaurus. I know I already showed you one, but it really was so astounding that it's worth showing you another picture. And look at that blue sky -- I swear the sky is more blue in Greece!
Of course I had to give 'em some razzle-dazzle! I mean, we are New Yorkers and all...
Everyone was taking a turn onstage testing out the incredible acoustics. I decided to sing a few lines of Etta James...that's classy, right?
Mr. Star took his turn and he said, "I love you, Kate!!" It was so sweet and REALLY loud. Everyone turned to look at me and thought we were so cute.
We saw some drama masks in the National Archaelogical Museum in Athens and immediately thought of our wedding favors, of course!
Well, my dear friends, that brings us to the official end of the Star honeymoon recaps. I hope that we've inspired some of you to go adventure in Greece, or at least inspired a few of you to go find a Greek restaurant in your neighborhood that serves saganaki!
This picture pretty much sums up how we felt to be leaving Greece:
...But we were excited to be heading home to our little puppy family and to our much-loved apartment in New York. I also couldn't wait to be able to call Momma Star! And I was definitely looking forward to "seeing" the Hive again ;)
Next up, The Weekend Begins. I can't wait to start sharing our wedding with you.
Just to wrap it up, the Star honeymoon recaps are:
Theatre Kids, Unleashed
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