Athens: winding streets, scooters everywhere, delicious food and an amazing mix of old and new.

The group jon the way to the Acropolis

We arrived in Athens this morning (remember we are 8 hours ahead of St. Joseph, Missouri.) Needless to say, we had a great flight but were all very tired. But…  we kept going! Lunch, freshen up a bit and meander a mile through the narrow streets of Athens to our conference – The 12th Annual International Conference on Mass Media. Daniel and Andy presented their look at the insular nature of US news and then we meandered back….  draggin….. now it’s off to find a few Greek delicacies – Spanakopita (the delicious spinach pastry we had for lunch,) perhaps some calimari or other wonderful seafood. We shall see… Wherever the smells, flavors and sights take us.

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On our way! From Philly to Athens… Rocky to Aristotle!… “Yo Adrian!” to &#82

The group in the Athens Airport

Sitting here in the Philadelphia airport waiting to board the plane for the long flight into Athens. The Journalism folks are already here. We will be joined by the PR folks later today and tomorrow. It is interesting watching the group prepare for the trip. Some are sleeping, some on cell phones and others roaming the halls looking for last second deals on neck pillows and sleep aids.

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