metalLouise

I was not in the mood to post an update of the trip yesterday but here I am today, mostly just to post a bunch of pictures. Our hotel in Athens is even better than the one in Barcelona, the bathroom is bigger and they have ice-cold cokes in the lobby for about the same price as the last one (but they were warm). I am surprised at the state of the city, it is very dirty and crowded. If it wasn't for the ruins and ocean in the backgroud, it could very easily pass for a poor middle eastern or eastern Europe countr - like they often show on "The Amazing Race". The roads are so crowded with no cross-walks so it takes forever to cross, too much of a hassle for either myself or ... read more

We started our journey at 7AM(US, central), connecting from OKC to Chicago to Philly and finally to Barcelona. I slept 20 or so minutes on the flight to Chicago, most of the flight to Philly, and the entire flight to Barcelona minus the time we ate and movie. Apparently I'm the only one that got much sleep so every one else was dog tired and I was pretty much well-rested. The airplane was awesome, it was equipped with several movies (for the longest time you just had to watch what was planned), full-legnth CDs, 12+ TV shows (MASH, Frasier, Sex in the City etc), and radio stations to stop and watch when you wanted. It also had games, some of which you could play against the other folks on the plane!! Of course the first picture ... read more