Greece Trip: Day 4
My alarm went off, but I was not ready to get up. After a few hits on the snooze button, I noticed lights outside. I got everyone up and dressed quickly so we’d be ready to disembark when the boat finally docked. Knowing where we were and where we were going was helpful, though we
snapshots from gooney road โ 7 apr 2014
A slow, rainy morning. Breakfast at the hotel (ick). A walk in the rain by the fortress. Lunch up on Lion Square. An afternoon of gaming at the comics and game shop. A swing by the hotel to get our bags and a walk along the water (led by our new puppy friend) to the
Greece Trip: Day 3
I set my alarm to go off early in order to check the weather report. As the report still indicated a high chance of rain all day, we decided to forgo the two hour bus trip to the beach and instead chose to have a quiet and easy day in Heraklion instead. We took our
celebrations: week 15 (7-13 apr 2014)
Again, Iโve not been keeping up with the holidays very well at the moment, so we ended up not celebrating a single one of the fundays this past week! And I don’t know we’ll get in any this coming week. We’ll see! Coming up this week: 7: National No Housework Day and Coffee Cake Day
snapshots from gooney road โ 6 apr 2014
Up early as the ferry pulled into port a bit after 6am. We disembarked and made our way down the street to our hotel where we left our suitcases before walking over to the bus station and hoping on a bus to Knossos. After a lovely, relaxing breakfast, we explored Knossos leisurely. Back in Heraklion,
Greece Trip: Day 2
I set my alarm for 5am (10pm back in Atlanta) in order to get up with time to take care of a few things, get dressed, get packed and get the others up before the ferry arrived in Crete. Once the ferry docked, we checked out of our cabin and disembarked. After a walk along
snapshots from gooney road โ 5 apr 2014
We landed at CDG just after 6 and had an hour to get to our next flight. Despite a bus tour of the airport and a security mishap, we still made our flight! In Athens, we rested in the airport (free wi-fi) for a while, then got not he bus to Piraeus, where we walked
Greece Trip: Day 1
After just a few hours of sleep, it was time to start into a full day of travel beginning in Paris. We slowly got off the plane, navigating down the jet stairs to the tarmac and climbing on a bus. After a tour of the airport, we arrived. With no signs and no boards telling
snapshots from gooney road โ 4 apr 2014
A morning of school and work. Then final trip prep! Phelix off to sleep away camp, the girls picked up from school, a trip to the air opt via MARTA, lunch on Concourse E and then a flight to Paris!
Greece Trip: Day 0
Time to hit the road! And the skies! And the rails! And the water! With a LONG trip ahead of us to get to Crete, I tried to make sure the girls got enough sleep, but I was too wired to get settled myself. 5am came way too fast. But I was up and started
photo friday: oakland cemetery
Despite having lived in the Atlanta area for almost 15 years now, we have not been to a number of the places that tourists go when they come to visit. This month we finally went to one of those places that we’ve been neglecting to go – Oakland Cemetery! Phil, Barbara, Rob, Camille, Chloe and
snapshots from gooney road โ 3 apr 2014
School and work as usual. In the early afternoon, I headed out to volunteer in the office at the Red Cross. As I drove down Ponce, I noticed that the car display said I had zero miles worth of gas left in the tank! I headed to the nearest station, only to realize the display
#firstworldproblem
This hashtag drives me batty sometimes. What’s the point? Are we trying to remember to be grateful and reminding ourselves that whatever the problem is, we can get past it and things will be okay even if it is annoying? Are we being smug? “My life is so awesome that my worst problem at the
snapshots from gooney road โ 2 apr 2014
A day of school and work. In the late morning, I got my haircut, then went to the bank and ate some Greek food for lunch. I worked some more, then did some trip prep with Camille. Rob got Chloe and then he and the girls went out to dinner while I had a meeting.
what’s that feeling? peace.
Walking home from getting my hair cut (and colored) and having had a nice lunch out on a patio (alone), I had a strange feeling wash over me. I paused a moment to try to figure out what it was. It was peace. I’ve been spending months ticking items off of lists in my Happiness
snapshots from gooney road โ 1 apr 2014
School and work. More trip prep. Camille came home from school and ran off to take MARTA to meet Rob in midtown to go to dinner and then hear Neil deGrasse Tyson speak at Georgia Tech. When Chloe got home from school, she and I headed out to get our nails done and then had
Greece Trip: Day -3
After weeks and weeks of planning and preparations, we are getting down to the wire now. Years ago when we traveled often, getting ready for a trip to France was fairly simple. We had all the things we needed. We knew what to pack. We didn’t spend too much time beforehand planning what sights to
Greece Trip : April 2014
Daily Trip Diary Day -3: Trip preparations Day 0: Heading to Paris Day 1: Paris to Piraeus Day 2: Piraeus to Crete Day 3: Crete to Piraeus Day 4: Piraeus to Athens/Acropolis Day 5: Around Athens Day 6: Sidetrip to Delphi Day 7: Athens to Kamari (Santorini) Day 8: Kamari and Oia (Santorini) Day 9:
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