There is nothing to report that is significant, we flew a long time, had a long layover in Chicago and one in Munich and arrived in Athens at nearly 7pm (Athens is 8 hours later than Central Time in MN).
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| My first view of Greece from the window of the plane. |
We drove to the hotel in our big touring bus. There are 28 women in this group and we could have probably all fit into something smaller, but it feels more touristy in the bus...which is just what we are after.
So far, I have seen the site where the 2004 Olympics were held...it is run down and many of the storefronts we passed on the way here were shuttered or plain empty...economic downturn? We saw the Aegean, met our tour guide for the next three days and she told us lots of interesting facts. I retained very few, but definitely heard that I should pick up some olive oil while I am here...twist my arm. Although, not sure how I would get it home.
We stay at our hotel in Athens just one night and then we drive several hours to Thessaloniki tomorrow
, leaving in the morning.
There is the promise of delicious Greek yogurt with honey and walnuts for breakfast tomorrow. I better head to bed, even if I am not tired, I don't want to sleep through that!
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| Dinner tonight at the hotel, I was so excited for Greek food, I had to try it all, although I had more plates than anyone, which was sort of embarrassing. It was fine, good tabbouleh, but nothing to write about. |
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