Finally Settling In

The trip started off in a blur or a long wait. In typical US Airways fashion, our flight out of Richmond was an hour and a half late. This meant we would miss our connection in Philly. They were gracious enough to still get us to Greece on the date we had planned, but it was six hours later. So instead of going to Rome and then to Athens, our layover was in Munich. They also gave us 1st Class on the flight over the Pond. It made sleeping a lot easier.

My plan was to take advantage of Munich while I was in Munich. We unboarded the plane, and 10 minutes later we were in a bar drinking some sort of German Lager. Boy, was it good. They only served .5 litre instead of the tradtional 1 litre. That was disappointing. It was however, 5 AM EST. and I really didn't need a full litre of beer.



We left the bar and I saw this really tall blond bombshell walking toward us. I was really impressed with Germany. I then realized it was Olympic Volleyball Champion KERRI FREAKIN' WALSH. I was then really impressed with the US. I pointed her out to JC. Her reaction was to stalk her in the women's restroom and tell her "Good Job!"



After 4 hours in Munich, it was off to Athens. We arrived in Athens at the local time of 6 and were on are way to dinner at 8. Sundays in Athens are hurting when it comes to restaurants. We made our way to the tourist area and found an adequate joint. Beatiful scenery, great people watching, and annoying vendors. We were so tired and the last thing we wanted was to be sernaded by some toothless man. I felt rude, but it is US Airways fault.

So we went back to our tiny, sketchy hotel room. This room was 2 small single beds, a bathroom smaller than my closet, and 2 windows with security blinds. So one thing I don't get about Euro showers is the lack of shower curtains (and built in shower heads). It's like the whole bathroom is fair game for showering. I prefer to walk away from my shower and not feel the after-effects if I choose to remain in the bathroom.

So it was a rough night of sleep. on top of that we left the hotel at 5:30 AM to make our ferry. We rushed in some crepes that JC deemed not as good as Parisan crepes. Then it was ferry time. And this was one large ferry. I chose not to really appreciate the experience because I fell victim to motion sickness. Sleeping was really the only option.



Anyway, we are in the beautiful island of Mykonos. I'll write more about this place later in the week. Look forward to hearing from you all.