´´Should we be concerned that a man with a gun just told us to get back inside our room?´´

No? Super. Well, goodnight then.



(Sarah's explanation)
To our parents: We want to make it clear that we are unharmed and safe. HINT: you all should not worry. Since ¨the incident¨ we have been blessed by the Pope and are confident that his blessing will facilitate safe travel adventures in the future.

Now for the scoop: We arrived at our hostel, Hostel Zeus, in Athens. (Yes, Athens again. We had to take a bus from there to catch the ferry to Italy.) Anyways, we got to the hostel at around 10pm.

Once we arrived to our room, I noticed that the remote to the air conditioning unit was missing. So, to relieve ourselves from the heat, I proceeded to the reception to fetch the remote. I opened the door and standing there was a man with a gun (no, he was not a member of the police)- a handgun of some sorts. He motioned to get back in the room, so I did as he requested.

At that time, I quickly closed the door and turned around and told Christina about the gunman. She proceeded to seek refuge behind the twin bed. Mary was in the communial restroom and had no idea any of this had taken place. We decided it would be smart to plan an escape route, with the window as the best option, not the twin bed.

Basically, we think this guy was chasing someone on the street, maybe someone who owed him money or sold him bad drugs, and he just ran up into our hostel looking for his guy.

The bright side: The gunman was not a rampant murderer. He had a clear opportunity to shoot me, but he decided to pass it up.

The moral of the story: Always plan an escape route