After spending some quality time with family friends in T.O., it was time for our much-awaited trip to the Mediterranean. We started our trip dreading the long international flight from Toronto to Washington to London to Athens -- but Dylan seemed to manage the longer flights better and slept much of the time. Oh, and it might have helped that he charmed the flight attendants into giving us a full row to ourselves so he can stretch out and lounge like a king!
After over 20 hours in-flight, we finally arrived in Athens. It was the peak of rush hour, so we got a taste of Athens traffic on our way to the busy port of Piraeus. At our hotel, we reassessed the major headaches caused by United Airlines Baggage "service" -- more like a "disservice" that left us with a broken and badly damaged car seat and mishandled luggage that left Dylan's powdered formula scattered all over our clothes. Fortunately, we joined our cruise ship the next day, and royal treatment aboard the Norwegian Jade combined with a dose of chocolates and champagne wilted our troubles away! We also got lucky because our cousin, Dinah, worked in the finance department of NCL and managed to score us a room upgrade and complimentary wine -- free booze is always good :)
The next three days were relaxing visits to ports that we've already seen before. Katakolon is the gateway to the ruins of Olympia, which we had already visited last year during our "babymoon" cruise, so we opted for a lazy day on the beach and a bit of shopping at the local shops. Corfu, one of Greece's bigger islands, was as busy as we remembered, but we traveled out of the main hubs and to the hilltop town of Kanoni, where we marveled at views of Mouse Island and Corfu's quaint landscape. Oh, and we just have to mention here that in this town that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere, right at the peak is a Starbucks coffee shop. Yes, they are everywhere...
Day 5 was the day we've planned this whole trip around -- a sneak peek of Egypt. (See Part 3 of this blog series)
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