More Mykonos...

More Mykonos...(written last night, but just got time to post this)

Okay, you must be thinking...there's more?  Yes, there is a bit more...but right now I would like to share that it is 4:30 in the morning and I am wide awake and hungry!  Oh no, that means Mitzi wants her club sandwich, but had resigned myself to the fact I'd be having a McDonald's English muffin and egg. However, at times I am the eternal optimist and when I called room service and asked first if there was ANY way I could get a club sandwich and this time the man on the phone said to hold a moment while he asked the chef, then came back and asked what I would like with my sandwich!  Yea!  I was going to get my club sandwich!  Now I have no idea if this was someone different of if maybe my complaint did have an effect today, but in either case, it doesn't matter, I just finished my delicious sandwich and enjoyed it thoroughly!  Now I can go back to sleep and sleep a little later in the morning because I won't need breakfast!  I did go the the passengers service desk today and told the sweet girl my dilemma over the sandwich.  She was so kind and said that she would report my complaint but doubted they would change the company rule for room service for one person.  I did make her laugh because I told her is had friends who worked in her position and I know they go in the back at night and laugh at all the people's complaints as a form of release for having to smile all day at grumpy people, but I'd decided that was worth it to let them know that princess would no longer be my cruise line of choice.  I do think when an elite, the highest level of passenger, says something maybe they think about it.  She thought that was pretty funny.  And said not so much when they are nice about it.  When the man just delivered my sandwich, he appeared to be a manager and I said I am so happy to get my sandwich and he quite seriously said, " I know that mam".  So I'm thinking the complaint get me my sandwich...maybe the mcdonalds egg mcmuffin will wait until another night now!

...So back to Mykonos...ahh if only I were headed back to Mykonos!  But at least my memories are fresh, and wonderful.  Who wouldn't love feeling like a queen?  Well, maybe not a queen, but certainly someone special.    I forgot to mention how many of the staff wanted me to take their pictures and many wanted pictures with me.  Some just wanted me to use my camera and some wanted the photo of us on their cell phones, yes it was definitely 'Mitzi is a celebrity' day! I'm not sure why, but, hey, I just went with it...why not?  One girl, lady,who took a lot of time bringing me the foods and explaining them, got tears in her eyes when she was talking about the kind things I said about her island in my book and said it touched her heart that someone else saw and felt the beauty of her island.   Have I mentioned how special the Greek people are?  :-)

After getting back on the ship I sent an email thanking my friend for everything and what happened?  I got an email back thanking ME for spending my day with them!  Yes this is a holiday, but what would it be like to live appreciated like this?  

I also followed up on my idea of a potential job there teaching English, and was a bit disappointed to hear that before the recession it would be quite possible, but not now.  So I will just have to figure out how to go back to play since work isn't a possibility now.  And I have to believe I will find a way, just like Bruges, 5 times just isn't enough!

And a bit more about my meeting Barbara too.  There really isn't a way to express how much I have enjoyed having a soulmate to share my solo traveling personality with!  She gets it...whatever 'it' is at the time.  And she was way too generous also, insisting on paying for everything, so sweet and I wish she hadn't kept insisting, but appreciated her generosity!  She also brought me a gift...wrapped beautifully and absolutely perfect!  I had just been thinking of how my travel tissues get so smashed up along my way but couldn't think of an alternative.  I don't know if you have ever experienced that,  but how annoying! Well, her kind, perfect gift was a wonderful cloth travel tissue holder, complete with a package of undamaged tissues!  Perfect, thank you Barbara!  It was also hard to say goodbye to her, and I'm hoping her next two days will be wonderful, and hope she gets a chance to enjoy the island with my friendly taxi driver, Lefteris! 

Yes, a dream day in Mykonos, thanks to so many wonderful people!