Thursday August 5, 2010
We arrived in Athens around lunch and we are loving the Intercontinental Hotel. It's in a bit of a run-down area of the city, but the hotel is gorgeous with a beautiful outdoor pool and a 24 hour gym. That's my treat!
After a quick trip to the market to purchase some fruit and water, we all went and enjoyed the pool and beautiful weather. Afterwards, we contacted my uncle Soto and we are going to try and change our Friday flights so that we can meet up with them and catch up with our cousins. They are so kind and caring...I hope it all works out.
For the evening, we took the shuttle to Syntagma Square and saw the tomb of the unknown soldier and the changing of the guard. It was funny because the girls were totally engaged by the pigeons, rather than the soldiers. Then we went and walked through the Plaka enjoying the atmosphere and seeing all the souvenirs available...we'll go back tomorrow night as Oliver had to return to do some calls for work.
We are going on a full day tour tomorrow starting at 8:00 – 2:00 and will take us in an air conditioned coach to the acropolis and some museums. The girls have been told to pretend to be 5 and 7. We'll see how it goes!
So after a lovely dinner and a fun taxi ride back to the hotel – I did my first negotiation with the taxi driver. He was fun and just wanted to chat with us about everything. A great first night...and a fabulous hotel....can it get any better than this?
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