In article <4f2e4392.0306281701.b731449@com> , David Ing
<divirtual@netscape.net> wrote:
> I'm going to be arriving at the Athens airport on the British Airways
> flight that arrives at 4:15 a.m. I was planning taking the bus to
> Piraeus to catch one of the ferries to Heraklion in the evening. I
> expect to catch the metro into central Greece, and spend the day
> seeing sights.
>
> There's two things that could make my plans a lot easier:
>
> (1) Does someone know if there's a shower facility (free or for a
> small fee) at the Athens airport, or, could someone suggest a place to
> get a shower in the Piraeus area?
>
> (2) Are there any good suggestions (or really bad warnings) on where I
> can leave my luggage for the day? (This is somewhat of a business
> trip, and losing a laptop computer would be a real pain! It would be
> packed away in a non-conspicuous bag.)
>
> From Heathrow, I've scheduled a really bad connection to spend a free
> day in London, so a shower first thing in Athens would probably be
> refreshing. Thanks for your advice.
It's not quite clear to me whether you want to leave your luggage in
Piraeus or Athens. However there are left luggage facilities in Pireaus
at the main ferry terminal and at Nikis Street in central Athens. If
you need more details of either of these let me know.
I'm a bit doubtful about shower facilities at the airport. The only way
you could do this at Piraeus would be to take a room in a hotel for
half a day (most hotels allow this if they have spare rooms). This
would also solve your luggage problem.
--
Mike Lane
North Yorkshire, UK
Shower at Athens airport or Piraeus? Left luggage? 
