No more planes!

I'm so glad we are done with airports and airplanes for awhile!  It seemed like a good idea - it only takes an hour or 2 to fly between cities but in reality, you have to walk to a Metro station, take a train to the airport, get there 2 or 3 hours ahead of time, then jump through all sorts of hoops, then wait....and on the other end of the flight is another long train ride (or in this case bus then train ride) back to the city center.  The Athens airport in particular is awful - 1) You have to check in at the desk for them to check your passport and boarding pass (even though we'd already checked in online. 2) You go through the first security check where they scan your boarding pass 3) You go through 2nd security where they scan your bags 4) then you are stuck in an area with no stores or water 5) even though you are sitting comfortably in the waiting area, you have to get up and come stand in line with your bags, so they can check your passport, boarding pass and luggage size, by which time you've lost your seat 6) exit the building and get on a shuttle and drive to the plane 7) get off the shuttle and board the plane.  All in all, very exhausting!