Travelling to Athens - 06/14/04
The plane ride over is very cold. Long pants and
a light jacket were a big help to me. It isn't like the ride to Sydney but it
does take awhile. Be sure to bring something to do. I did some sleeping and that
helped to change my body clock around after I got here
too.
Getting through the Athens airport
was pretty easy. However luggage carts cost 1 Euro. The cart machine doesn't
take anything but Euros. There is no ATM machine and the cash exchange machine
wouldn't take my new style $20. So either bring a Euro or an older style US
bill. Otherwise you'll have to drag your luggage like I did. Hey look at stupid
American!!!
One oddity was, when I
arrived on May 16th there was no Customs. You just walked out the Customs door
to an area where everyone waits for their friends and passengers. I did get my
passport stamped in Milan during my layover. The wait there wasn't to bad
either. There were only 3 or 4 people in front of me.
Posted: Tue - May 18, 2004 at 11:07 PM