After several days of sightseeing in Prague – it was time for us to seek sunnier and warmer climates in Europe.
We packed up our bags, checked out of the hotel, and took an Uber to the Airport for our flight to Athens, Greece.
The Prague airport was modern and easy to navigate. I am always interested in public art – and the combination airplane-horse statue fell into a clear “you love it or you hate it” category. I am pretty sure I am not going to put a smaller version in my office at home – but it certainly is unique.
Since our airline was a Greek based airline – I had my first fully Greek meal as we were flying over Eastern Europe. In keeping with tradition – I also ordered my first Greek beer to go with my sampler platter (which was surprisingly good for airline food).
After a couple more Reacher episodes on Amazon Prime, we landed in sunny (and snow free) Athens.
Interestingly, a taxi strike is ongoing in Athens – so our hired driver (thanks Noel!) got us close to the hotel. The police were out in force and had the road blocked to our hotel – so our driver carried our bags across the police line and we got checked in.
Noel had already been here for a day for an IEEE Board Retreat meeting. We made our way up to the room, dropped our bags, and headed to the lobby for our first Athens dining experience – High Tea at the Hotel Bretagne Athens.
High Tea is a distinctly British tradition consisting of black tea served with a variety of finger foods including sweets, scones, and finger sandwiches served with clotted cream and jam. These snacks are served on a three-tiered tower (seen in the middle of the table). While normally intended for one or two people – the various accoutrements were more than enough food for the three of us!
After a brief rest back in the room to unpack and get organized – and for Kirk to do a bit of Travelogue writing – we headed to dinner at the hotels rooftop restaurant.
The view from the restaurant was spectacular.
After an excellent dinner and a delicious cocktail – it was time to call it a night.
Tomorrow we will do the “on-and-off” bus tour of downtown Athens and take in the National Archeological Museum.
Kirk’s Travelogue 