Made it to Greece!

After quite a few hours traveling on three planes, we arrived in Greece at about 1pm local time. Found our hotel which is in a nice part of town, took a nap and got up around 7:30 to explore and get something to eat.

Athens is very warm but there was a nice breeze blowing as we walked up to the Acropolis. Dusk gave everything a beautiful glow. I took photos but they just didn't capture the feeling. I will post some tomorrow.

We continued walking through the Plaka area. Fun little touristy places that we will visit more tomorrow. We decided on dinner at this small restaurant that had two lovely older brothers praising their food and beckoning us to join them. This is a very common practice, but something just seemed more genuine about these two. Plus two diners told us the food was great, so we sat down.

Talk about charming! We enjoyed a delicious Greek salad with the best feta cheese ever, chicken gyros and kabobs of chicken, veal, beef and lamb. The men were so friendly, making jokes, and when the meal was over, they brought out complimentary wine for the adults and watermelon for the kids. We ate slowly, enjoying the bustle of the street around us. 

We walked back to the hotel and finished the night sitting on our little balcony (no air conditioning) having some water. Can't wait for tomorrow.