It was a loong flight and an exhausting day but we are finally back to Canada! Getting to the Athens' airport was as expected. We got on a subway which was clearly mapped to go straight to the airport. It didn't mention that half way through you had to get off the subway, and wait for another train which came every 40 minutes. No, this was told to us by some Greek lady who did not speak any English. We eventually got the hint to get off the subway, where there was an English speaking Greek who informed us of the next train. Anyway, we got there. We took a plane from Athens to Munich, where we started this whole mess. We found ourselves at the Munich airport, exactly two months later, at even the same time of day. We weren't there long, as our first flight was delayed and our second was 10 minutes from leaving. We got on the plane and began our 8 hour transatlantic journey.
We didn't sleep at all on the plane and by the time we arrived at in Montreal, we were up for close to 24 hours. The day before we were looking over Athens in shorts and t-shirts, but stepping out into Canada it was obvious it was winter. My aunt picked us up in a car with antlers and a rodolf nose and we knew we were home. The next morning the city was covered with snow. We prepared for a lot of circumstances on this trip, but snow was not one of them. When deciding what to pack I checked the average temperatures for all the places we would hit. Everywhere but Montreal that is. The snow and cold was a good excuse for us to laze around yesterday. That, and the fact that even after a full 24 hours of being awake, I still woke up at 3:30am unable to sleep. The time change is getting to me. On our way to Europe we flew Halifax to Germany, suffering a 5 hour time change. This time it was from Athens to Montreal, making it a 7 hour time change. I'm slowly getting used to it though, this morning I slept until 4:30.
It doesn't matter though, because we are back in Canada, which means we are back at home. We can plug things in without adapters and everything in stores are already converted into Canadian dollars. There aren't people yelling at us in different languages and we can walk into a store, or passed a resturant without being followed around by the owners. Tomorrow we fly to Halifax! So excited to be done travelling. Saturday I will sleep in and do nothing all day but watch movies. As for now, I think I will continue to lay on the couch and watch the Gilmore Girls.
Love Sarah
We didn't sleep at all on the plane and by the time we arrived at in Montreal, we were up for close to 24 hours. The day before we were looking over Athens in shorts and t-shirts, but stepping out into Canada it was obvious it was winter. My aunt picked us up in a car with antlers and a rodolf nose and we knew we were home. The next morning the city was covered with snow. We prepared for a lot of circumstances on this trip, but snow was not one of them. When deciding what to pack I checked the average temperatures for all the places we would hit. Everywhere but Montreal that is. The snow and cold was a good excuse for us to laze around yesterday. That, and the fact that even after a full 24 hours of being awake, I still woke up at 3:30am unable to sleep. The time change is getting to me. On our way to Europe we flew Halifax to Germany, suffering a 5 hour time change. This time it was from Athens to Montreal, making it a 7 hour time change. I'm slowly getting used to it though, this morning I slept until 4:30.
It doesn't matter though, because we are back in Canada, which means we are back at home. We can plug things in without adapters and everything in stores are already converted into Canadian dollars. There aren't people yelling at us in different languages and we can walk into a store, or passed a resturant without being followed around by the owners. Tomorrow we fly to Halifax! So excited to be done travelling. Saturday I will sleep in and do nothing all day but watch movies. As for now, I think I will continue to lay on the couch and watch the Gilmore Girls.
Love Sarah
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