We arrive in Athens - Sunday, May 10, 2015

We arrived in Athens this morning (actually it was 2 am in Atlanta) and hit the ground running.  Chris, Uncle Theo, and Uncle Christos met us at the airport and helped us navigate the 45 minute train ride into Syntagma Square to check into our hotels.  Uncle Christos has not come to Athens since 1968, but was so excited that all of these American relatives were coming to visit that he wanted to be a part of the welcome party.  He speaks no English, but is so cheerful and sweet that he is joy to be around. We walked a lot, watched the changing of the guard at the Parliament Building and all had lunch together.  Everyone separated to explore different areas of the city and we met up to watch the sunset on the rooftop bar of the Hotel Grande Bretagne.  What a beautiful view! This was the first Mother's Day without my mother, so it seemed perfect that I would arrive in Greece on this day making this meaningful journey for both of us. 

We will start another early day tomorrow after tonight's sleep wipes away the remnants of jet lag.  Katie flies in to join us and our merry group grows larger!