Berlin to Athens - dj

We had a heck of a time getting to the airport from our airport hotel. Mom, Mike & I hopped in the first Uber. Lisa and Dad were to follow in the next. Well, they beat us there! It was my fault. After having to cancel my original Uber ride, I didn’t notice that the second time I booked, the destination was set to our downtown Berlin hotel, rather than the airport. Ugh. I changed it in the app immediately and alerted the driver. He didn’t speak English but repeated “airport” back to us, so we thought we were good, cause he changed directions. However…, we were going the wrong way. I tried to tell him again, but he didn’t figure it out until he refreshed the app on his phone. THEN he knew. And then he started speeding like crazy to get to the airport. I told him to slow down but, of course, he did not understand what I was saying. We were VERY happy to make it safely to the airport. Our Aegean Air Econ seats and food were not quite on the same level as the Turkish Air flights, but the descent into Athens was beautiful. Last snafu of the day was a lost piece of luggage - Mike’s suitcase. Ended up that it made it to Athens, but was circling a different baggage carousel. Our theory was that it fell off the baggage cart on the tarmac and that someone picked it up and put it on the next available carousel. Made it to our VRBO. Very nice place with beautiful views of the Parthenon. David & Janet arrived today from their time in Switzerland. Pam will arrive late tomorrow. Upon the recommendation of our host, Basil, we ate at a local restaurant just down the street. We had alllllll the meats! Ha. Very good food and great service. Our waiter even brought us a local drink, Masticha, to try. It was very good! Back at the VRBO, we taught Janet how to play “99” and then went up to the rooftop terrace and took in the view of the Parthenon at night.Read more