Closing thoughts on Greece

We'll be returning back to the states tomorrow. Sonia and her mother are at the hairdresser's, leaving me loose in the city for this morning (hopefully I'll be able to find my way back to them!) Car-spotting is a good activity to pass the time, as there are lots of unfamiliar brands crusing the Greek streets: Opels, Skodas, good-old Audis, Corsas (?). And then familiar brands have unfamiliar models: the Ford Ka, the Nissan Sunny. Why don't we have cars named "Sunny"... or "Happy" or something like that?

We'll leave in the middle of the night (c. 3:00 am) for a long cab ride to Athens. I'm hoping for some good "shooting-star gazing" at the Perseid's shower. Every year they seem to say "THIS is the big one" and it always turns in to somewhat of a dud. But the stars are pretty bright over here -- and we did spot a nice shooting star a few nights ago.

Tomorrow will be a long day, but we've got travel-scrabble!