Making it to the Big City.

At Athens Central Market doing what he loves to do - buying fruit!

Today, we finally made it to Athens! We'll be here for the next couple of days.

We left Kamena Vourla at 8:30a this morning. We had to return the rental car by 11:30a and even though the drive would only take us about an hour and a half, Bro was keen and eager to get on the road.

Layover. Kamena Vourla.

When I was planning this trip, I realized it was a long drive from Meteora to Athens. I didn't know how much time we would be spending at Meteora so I decided to not push things and break up the journey back to Athens. I looked at the map and literally tried to find a place that was between Meteora and Athens. I explored a few options but in the end, settled on Kamena Vourla, a small seaside town on the North Euboean Gulf. I figured after all the driving we had done, it would be nice to have one last opportunity to relax by the sea before heading to the big city.

Meteora. Varlaam and St. Nicholas Monasteries.

At St. Nicholas Monastery.

 After visiting Grand Meteoron, it was on to Varlaam Monastery, located less than a minute's drive from Grand Meteoron.  Varlaam is accessed from a narrow bridge that leads in from the main road.  The bridge connected two boulders and at the end, we once again had to climb a set of steep steps.  Yikes!

Meteora. Grand Meteoron Monastery.

My turn to be in front of the camera :-)

 I woke up bright and early this morning. Not quite well rested. I think the room was a tad too warm for me last night.....don't sleep well unless I'm chilled :-)

Bro was still asleep and since we weren't in a rush, I let him snooze a bit longer before rustling him awake.