Final days in Greece

We left our lovely yoga retreat early Saturday morning. We took a bus, then a boat, then another bus to get to the airport on the island of Kefalonia. We traveled by plane for 40 minutes to Athens, dropped our stuff at our airport hotel and headed back into the city by bus. Taking a bus is a great way to avoid tourists and see parts of Athens we wouldn't otherwise see.

We wandered around the city center then met another college friend and her family for dinner. They happened to be in Greece at the same time. It's funny to be so far away then hanging out with friends from your life on the other side of the world. My friend has two 16 year old boys and their trip was quite different from ours -- lots of scuba diving around Greece and Italy.

Syntagma square -- Greece's parliament building in the background

We began our long journey home Sunday morning. We flew to London then to Vancouver then drove back to Seattle. 24 hours of travel. Flying out of Vancouver was $1000 cheaper (between 2 tickets) so we decided the extra time was worth it. 

I am happy to be home in beautiful Seattle.