The brief to the travel agent had been a simple one - "we loved Menorca, we hated Tenerife, we want local tavernas and no McDonalds, so what can you find for us". After a lot of searching and going around in circles they came up with the little known island of Thassos. This island is small, relatively untouched by tourism, and only accessible by ferry from the mainland. Sounded good, but wanting to fly from Birmingham we only had the option of going for 7 or 14 days, not the 10 originally planned. After the rather painful experience of Tenerife we didn't want to risk a fortnight, so 7 days it was. And we were booked.
Flying from Birmingham is a relatively nice experience. I say relatively because no airport is exactly fun, but compared to Heathrow or {shudder} Stanstead it is at least bearably painless. Speed is of the essence, and the smaller numbers mean the queues do not get excessive. The drawback is that flights seem to be incredibly early! This meant getting up at around 0330hrs. Junior did try to convince us to let her sleep in her clothes but we veto'd that one. However, the excitement took over and getting up wasn't difficult, then in the car with nice quiet roads. Straight into car park 1, which is all of a one minute walk from departures. Through check in, all the time looking around to see who might be our companions for the week. A couple of children around Juniors age, no-one that fits into that "avoid at all costs" bracket. All looking OK. Soon loaded onto the plane (sorry, that should be boarded, but loaded seems a lot more applicable). And take off towards hot and sunny climes.
Flying from Birmingham is a relatively nice experience. I say relatively because no airport is exactly fun, but compared to Heathrow or {shudder} Stanstead it is at least bearably painless. Speed is of the essence, and the smaller numbers mean the queues do not get excessive. The drawback is that flights seem to be incredibly early! This meant getting up at around 0330hrs. Junior did try to convince us to let her sleep in her clothes but we veto'd that one. However, the excitement took over and getting up wasn't difficult, then in the car with nice quiet roads. Straight into car park 1, which is all of a one minute walk from departures. Through check in, all the time looking around to see who might be our companions for the week. A couple of children around Juniors age, no-one that fits into that "avoid at all costs" bracket. All looking OK. Soon loaded onto the plane (sorry, that should be boarded, but loaded seems a lot more applicable). And take off towards hot and sunny climes.
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