WHAT time is it??????

Yesterday (Saturday) we arrived in Athens after a VERY long 7+ hr flight to London, a 3.5 hr layover, and another 4 hour flight to Greece. I was so tired that it hardly felt like it was 7:30 in the morning... that would be somewhere around 11:30 pm or so in the States. I think I ate 6 meals in a 24 hr time frame... picking more than eating 'cause who can just eat and sit for that long!?

Was picked up by a car service... checked into the Ladro Marriott... quite nice... 5 star... lots of space and loads of amenities.. but by then it was early afternoon and I was quite tired. Took a short nap and then showered, dressed, and went to the rooftop for cocktails and h'ors doeuvres.

Now I must tell you that the rooftop has a spectacular view of the city and the Acropolis (centered in the distance.)

After cocktails Frank and I went down the dining room and split Mezzas - small plates - of shrimp (with heads and tails) in a tomato sauce, Greek grilled sausages, eggplant salad, and ate olive paste tapanade, a yogurt and olive spread, and a baked cheese spread (which had the consistency of dry shredded chicken... definitely different.) Even with splitting the mezzas, we couldn't finish it all. (The waitress asked if we didn't like it! We just didn't have room for all of it!)

Afterward we just crashed and almost slept through my alarm for breakfast.