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Today will be a full day of travel. By the clock, I will leave Athens at Noon and
arrive in Baltimore at 6:30 PM, though the afternoon trip will hide another seven
hours of time zone changes during the 10-hour flight. I will hail a Taxi in the
central square a few blocks away, and for 25 Euros take it to the airport – to
aerodromio (to a e ro THRO mee o). I look forward to looking like a complete
idiot shouting my one word in Greek. Perhaps I will use the name of the airport
instead to make sure I am really taken to the right one! El Venizelos which is on
the new highway Atiki Odo. I imagine the Customs and Passport checks will be
careful, though with only E-tickets I am not at all sure how smoothly the
ticketing process will be. Because former President Ronald Regan died this week and will be
buried in Arlington Cemetery on Friday, Friday is now a federal holiday and the
last day of school at the Kensington Holy Redeemer School will be today! Also, travel is expected to be murderous
as 200,000 people try to get here from elsewhere.
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