Out with a bang

It took some doing, but we got from Mykonos to Athens.  The flight was delayed about 45 minutes, but it only took 20 minutes in the sky to get here.  Oh, and it took over 30 for the baggage carousel to produce our luggage.  Still, no worries.  We weren't trying to make it somewhere by a certain time, so it all worked out.  I watched a lot of other people at the baggage claim area stomp around, growing more furious by the second.  No need to get your blood pressure up, folks.  If I have learned one thing on this trip, it's that Greeks do things on their own timetable.

From the airport, we took a taxi to our hotel.  This is another one Cas booked, and it is the level best place we've slept on this whole trip.  Heck, there's a tub and a shower door.  Sure, the door only goes about two thirds of the way around where it should go, but this is real progress.  

Last night, we decided to walk around a little in this somewhat fancier section of Athens.  We stopped at a place that served a really good sausage plate with pita bread, then we made our way to a wine bar that featured really nice Greek sparkling wine.  After that, we found a place where a pair of musicians sat at the front and played Bouzouki music.  That's the typical style of Greek music you think of when you close your eyes and picture a dancing Zorba or something.  It was pretty touristy, but I don't think either of us cared.  Here are the musicians: 

I am just a little disappointed that nobody was dancing around or smashing plates anywhere on this trip.  Cas and I theorized that the Greek economy may play a role in this absence.  Plates cost money, and in tough economic times, you may want to refrain from smashing things that cost money.  Hey- it's a theory.  

After we left there, we went back to our very fancy hotel and up to the top floor, where there is a pool, a bar and a restaurant.  We sat down and took in the view: 

Not too shabby, huh?  

It's breakfast time, now, and after that, I think Cas and I will probably spend a good part of the morning getting to the airport and checking in for our flight.  We head to Toronto, then to Dallas.  There's a three and a half hour layover in Toronto, too, so we have some time built into the schedule in case today is a repeat of yesterday's efficiency.  

Time to zip up the luggage one more time and get the carry on bag loaded correctly.  We should be home just a few hours before our first anniversary.  See you all back in the states.