Olympic Air had very decent food service and friendly stewards. Customs in Athens and our transfer from the airport to our hotel, the St. George Lycabettus was smooth. We settled in our room, dozed for a bit, then strolled up and down the Maraslio district looking for a place to eat dinner. We wound up at the Mediterraneo at the base of our hotel. We sipped a Montenero red table wine for starters, then finished our entr e with Lac du Ros, a viognier light style white wine.
Next stop is bed for a good nights sleep and recovery from jet lag.
On March 20, we slept in late, then dressed and went downstairs for their buffet breakfast. The coffee was good, but the juices were overly sweetened and the food was just average. From the platform, it is several flights of stairs to the top that offers a fantastic panoramic view from the shoreline to the snow topped mountains. Mike pulled out our trusty map and was able to orient us by various monuments and churches. We came back down to the hotel and took the shuttle to Sintagma Square, the center of Athens and the Constitution Plaza.