wyldkitty71

@marazul thanks for the tips! I appreciate it! We did it that way in Barcelona and it worked out great. I was a little nervous about the travel time and the traffic, but if you say it is doable I trust your experience. This has been a dream for us to go to Greece and see part of the Holy Land so any tips to make it more memorable is a plus.

depending on when you get in, you may want to stay at the Sofitel Airport. I have never been to Athens but have heard that the drive from the city center to the port can take an hour each way. We are going next month and are staying at the airport the first night. If we feel like going into Athens we will take the metro or something - just not sure we want to do a lot of running around after flying all night and we will be going nonstop for the next 9 days. On the back end we are spending an extra two days and are staying at Plaka Hotel. It is close to the acropolis. I hope you enjoy your trip! We are so excited - 30 days away!