OK - I'm really going now....
 

All right people - I leave for the airport in 2 hours. I'm sure you will all miss me hahahahaha.

Here's what I posted last night (no response either, so that's why I'm posting a new thread. Need a sendoff!)

Message: One more sleep... I leave Friday at 8 pm PT for London. My little sis is flying from a separate city and is supposed to land 5 minutes after I do (haha - we'll see!). We'll meet up, then spend 10 nights in London, with day trips to Sissinghurst, the Cotswolds and Kew/Richmond.
Then on August 31st, after the Olympics are safely over and most of the cleanup done, I head to Athens to meet up with my husband (yippee - I have missed him so, so much), who will be finishing a long hard 7 weeks of work on the TV broadcasts. After 2 days in Athens, we head to Santorini for a week, then have a week in Mykonos before returning home.

An enormous thank you to all the folks on this board who have offered such wonderful advice. I have gathered a wealth of information from this forum, thanks to the generosity of all the people who have given so generously of their expertise.
A big thank you to Mr. Ben Haines.
And a special thanks to those who have been so sympathetic to my concerns about stray cats and dogs in Greece - it is heatening to know that there are so many caring people out there!

If I manage to survive the withdrawal from Fodors.com and get home in one piece, I will post a trip report upon my return in mid-September

Have a safe and wonderful trip! I look forward to your report!

Have a great time, taggie!

taggie, have a wonderful time! I'm so jealous! Can't wait for your trip report when you get back.

Cotswolds are so beautiful! Eat Worchestershire Pie at the Crown & Trumpet Pub for me! Greece should be fabulous too post-olympics!

Safe travels! Trish

Feel much better now with some goodbyes! Thanks!

Have a wonderful trip! Looking forward to your trip report...we're planning Greece with 5 days Santorini in May/June. Take good notes!

Have a fabulous holiday, I really hope that you enjoy Athens as much as I did, and of course my hometown, London.

Thank you very much. I bought a special notebook this morning... we'll see how good I am at keeping up with the note-taking.
M_kingdom, my husband has been in Athens for 4 weeks now. He really likes it; although he was a bit shell-shocked by it at first, he says the city has really grown on him. I will only be there for 3 nights total but am looking forward to checking out the Kolonaki area.

England + sister, then Greece + husband. Wow! What a package deal!

Enjoy it all to the utmost!

(And, yes, you will be missed. The good ones always are.)

Bon voyage and have a wonderful time on your adventure!

And that sure wouldn't include you, Croque-y!

Have fun taggie-be daring and hit a club or two in London!

Just can't resist, heh, Crygirl..?

taggie, when you come home you will find all of these wishes for a happy trip!
I look forward to the report~
Scarlett ((F))

Have a great trip, we'll be crossing path in London, since I will be there during your last few days. We may even cross paths and not know it. :)