So it's our last day in Greece, we fly out tomorrow at 5:00 am as long as we don't oversleep and miss our plane. I spent a few minutes this morning sitting on our balcony soaking up the sun. I am ready to get home and see the kids, I'm not ready to go home to face the COLD! I keep hearing how awful it is there.
We had our morning drinks and devotions and then headed out for crepes at 10:00. On the way out we HAD to take a pic in the lift here. It's the smallest elevator I've ever been in. You should have seen us w/our luggage in it when we got here. It was hilarious! We hopped on the metro after breakfast and headed back to Sintagma to feed some pigeons just for fun. Then we walked around the Plaka and shopped. Trying to get a few last minute gifts.
We decided to skip lunch because crepes can really stick w/you and went to finish Ancient Agora where there was another beautiful church and more ruins. The churches here are different. You may not wear shorts in them, long pants or jeans are okay though. Many people come in and kiss each glass covered picture then make the cross symbol and light a candle. There are lip marks on every picture in the church.
Another thing that's very different from USA is that almost EVERYONE smokes here. Old, middle aged, and young. Moms w/their babies right in their front packs...everyone. It's so strange because the we are so health conscious in America and it's so common here.
After Agora we went and saw the Theatre of Dionysus that is mostly in ruins but still impressive. Then we had supper at a traditional Greek Restaurant (even though TGIF is here and sounded pretty good) and caught the metro back home. We did stop on the way and get one more dessert crepe....yum!
We are back now at the apt. and finishing up the packing and then going to bed. We need to be up at 2:00 am. Pray for safe flights and hope to see you all on the other side of the pond:)
Keep up the blog once you are home, it is a great diary and we FINALLY got mom on it!
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