Arrival in Athens

Well,

We made it safe! It was a long trip. I had never been on a plane for that length of time, but everything went surprisingly smoothly. We found our hostel, to our amazement, after a few questions for local passer-bys.

It was national museum day so we were able to see the Acropolis and other sites for free today! The Acropolis was very cool. Its amazing to think of the history, but I still have a hard time making bricks and mortar come to life. That said, the view of athens from the Acropolis was worth a lot. Its such an interesting city with small buildings and no sky scrapers. Reflective surfaces made the city sparkle from the view.

Athens is the city of patio and $6 coffee. We had a great dinner with a variety of greek fare on a single plate which we shared. It was too much food and was delicious - a great start in that department. This morning we woke up early from jet leg but feel fine. We were proud that we stayed up until 9pm yesterday after an exhausting two days of travel!

This morning we are taking our own walking tour of Athens and then heading to Cairo this afternoon. It was VERY warm in Athens yesterday and I can only imagine how hot it will be in Egypt!