Please note: you do not have to read all of this blog. I am also writing it as a memory jogger for Steve and I when we return to reality in Australia! After almost 14 hours on a plane, we touched down in Athens on time at 2pm, tired but excited. It was a balmy 14 degress and lightly raining. Going through customs could not have been easier. We were met by Dimitrios, from Athens Taxi. He was a very nice chap, who like many Grecians, liked to talk with his hands, sometimes while driving! We felt very safe with him though. He pointed out the Parthenon that we could see from the freeway. It was amazing to think that we were finally here. I'll admit that it still feels quite surreal. Smoking advertisements abound in
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