They said they knew of a place that was only a couple of blocks away... To me that means like 2-3 blocks... Apparently not to them... After about 10 blocks I asked one of the other kids if they knew where we were going because we had passed about 10 different bars/clubs on the way to this place. They said "Ok, so we don't really have a specific place in mind but we just thought we would keep walking until we found a place that looked like it would be a fun time.
I looked at Sarah and was like "Ok, I vote that we just turn around and go back to the live music bar I saw a couple of blocks/streets back towards the apt." So the six of us that were originally planning on going out together turned around and went to InSieme - Live Music Bar.
When we walked in, it was really dark and it didn't look like too many people were inside but there were a few. The wa
iter came up to us and took us to our seats (very different from the US, you usually wait to be seated in any place here). I started to look at the menu and realized there were no prices and that usually means that the stuff is expensive... OH BOY... I asked him how much a mixed drink was and he said everything is 10 euro (that is about $13-$14 USD)... I had to clench my jaw together to keep it from dropping to the floor. I could not believe that it was so expensive. I split my drink with another girl so we only paid half of that but still... it was outrageous. After a little while, the waiter came back and brought us some mixed nuts, plate full of bagel chips, dip, boiled eggs and caviar, and some sort of meat with vegetables. I was really getting nervous now because I was just thinking about how big the bill was going to be...When he came back around and asked how we were doing, he saw that none of the food was touched. He asked why and Sarah asked him how much it would cost... He said "No, no it is on the house!" So we got a bunch of food and 2 big bottles of water (1 liter each) and the 10 euro paid for the singer as well! So all in all it wasn't that bad!
Throughout the night, the waiter kept asking us questions and asked us why we were in Thessaloniki and how we found this spot. We
explained that we were studying abroad and were going to be here for the semester. He couldn't understand why we would want to leave the US to come to school in Greece... All we could tell him was that we wanted to try something different! Then he asked how long we had been here and most of us got to Greece the night before! He was like "And you are already out at the bar??? School must be tuff, huh!?!?!?" We then told him that it was ok because we hadn't started classes yet!The waiter asked if any of us could speak Greek, and we all looked at each other and were like... ummm... nope. He said "I will be right back" (it sounded like "I vill vee righ bach") and then he went to talk to the singer. He came back and told us he asked her to sing something in English so we would feel more at home and comfortable in the bar! As the lady was singing, she came and got us out of our chairs and brought us to the front of the stage (it was set up kind of like the T-Bar has the stage in the corner but then the bar was right next to it.) She was like "OK, everybody dance!" She gave us 3 tamborines and wanted us to give her a beat!" It was so much fun!
Another lady that worked at the bar started throwing carnations in the air and we all started dancing on them. It is tradition for them to start throwing flowers when they have a celebration.
All in all it was quite a celebration and it was well worth the 10 euro we paid for a drink!
That sounds like soooooo much fun!!!!! I'm jealous!
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