Archive for 2019

May 18, 2019

Day 2 and a free tour!

9:45AM Friday morning brought us to a special rendezvous.  We had decided to wait until we got rid of our jet lag before we took our free walking tour of Athens.  One of my blog readers who has become a friend and writes the blog, Living on the Cheap,  had traveled to Greece with her husband […]

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May 17, 2019

Our first full day in Athens

We didn’t get to bed until after midnight Athens time the day we arrived so we slept in Thursday morning.  Colin walked down the street and picked up a breakfast croissant for us.  We simply eased into the day and eventually decided it was time to get out for a walk to the grocery store. […]

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May 16, 2019

Our fourth and final leg for the next 11 days

Someone asked if we were traveling business class.  I think that is pretty obvious.  We are using the last of our free Aeroplan points that we have been saving up for for twenty years.  Last year we did a similar trip in business class using our points.  We also traveled the long flight over with […]

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May 15, 2019

Brief update

It was a good flight with wonderful food.  Colin slept well on the lie flat seat.  I managed a solid 2 hours, up to the bathroom and then another 90 minutes.  They served breakfast as it was 7AM Montreal time but 2PM Istanbul time.   I can’t see myself eating for a few days 🙄 […]

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May 14, 2019

A long day thus far

I am surprised that we are so tired at it is only 6:30PM at home.  We are boarding the next flight in 45 minutes.  Where to you ask?  Be sure to check in tomorrow.  Please be kind re my grammar and spelling errors.  I am working fast so that I can have a bit of […]

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