A bit of shopping...

Saturday morning started with my final run in Europe for this trip.  It was a beautiful, crisp morning for a run.  The sun was so pretty peaking over the horizon, hitting the water.  It really was a treat to have another runner with me during the second half of my trip.  C was kind with putting up with me taking all of the photos during our runs.  

After another tasty breakfast at the hotel, Winnie and I left with B's wife, C, for a bit of shopping before flying back to Athens.  We said our goodbyes to J and C--our travel plans all go on differently from here.  We ended up downtown again, did a lot of window shopping, as well as some souvenir shopping.

 

these colored eggs are used to decorate for Christmas

 

shopping for chocolates

 

thought the ceiling looked cool

grocery shop

bakery -- the bread....so good

a tea shop

We sat down for a light lunch with C and listened to more of her story and how her and B were called to work in Germany.

C dropped us off at the train station and said to get on the S1 train to the airport.  Once on the train, she told us it was critical to be sure we were in one of the first 3 cars, because at one point, the train separates and only those 3 cars go on to the airport!

First we had to get our tickets.  That was easy.  We entered the elevator to go down to the track level.  Every time the elevator got to the level where we needed to exit, the doors wouldn't open!  So, we had to ride it back up.  Someone else would join us, we would ride down, and the door wouldn't open!  This happened 4 times!!  The door only opened at the bottom level when someone else was trying to get ON the elevator there!?  So weird.  None of us had seen anything like that before, haha!

When we finally get to the track level, we hustle over to the train and are rushing to get in...but we have to be sure to get in one of the first 3 cars!  Of course, we are starting at the back of the train.  We finally reach what we believe is a correct car and we get on.  I was a bit wary, thinking it was the fourth car.  Thankfully, I was wrong and we were okay--in the second car.

We made it to the airport in plenty of time.  I'm writing this as we wait to board our flight.  We fly from Hamburg through Munich and then on to Athens.  We get in to Athens around 2 am.  We will crash in a hotel there and then we fly back to the US on Sunday, late in the day.  Why are we doing all of that flying?  Best prices.

the sun setting on the day

We will see what the day holds for us in Athens.  I'm sure it will be low key and slow paced.  We are tuckered out.  Tired brains.  Tired feet. 

So thankful for the opportunity to have taken this trip.