Old Town Naxos

We got off the ferry jumped on busses and headed to Aphrodite beach where we were staying. My first impression of Mykonos was just ugly brown dirt and rocks on hills however we later saw that it can be quiet beautiful. Our hotel was pretty cool but in a terrible location so far away from everything. We had a nice lunch at the restaurant at the …

We got to our final stop of our Euro trip and it was definitely the best place to end it on such a high. Ios is by far the most fun I have ever had. All the Greek Islands were fun but there is no place like Ios.


We spent our first day at the beach went for a swim and laid in the sun all day making friends while we were down there. …

... a waterproof/windbreaker, probably a sensible idea looking back.   Next we took a roundabout route to Halki, the old town of Naxos, passing a traditional windmill on the way that obviously deserved some photos. In Halki we had lunch at the ...

... some laundry today so we have some time to catch up on emails.  We are staying in the town of Hiro the old town in really cool with very narrow passageways and low doorways...very neat!  Trent and I are on our own today but will meet up with ...

... hehe. The hotel had a real greek beachy feel to it, and was really cute. Our first day we spent exploring the old town of Naxos which had some winding streets that lead up to a group pf old venetian houses where the nobility used to live, ...

... a couple of times "where the hell are we?".... the place is stunning though and should not be missed.  all through the old town, there are shops to buy trinkets, restaurants and taverns. After we found our way out of what the locals call the ...

... Naxos town has a great Mexican restaurant, which never hurts our appreciation of a place. Aside from just exploring the old town, we saw a very cool folklore show sponsored by the Venetian Museum, with authentic Naxian music and dancing and unlimited ...

... on Naxos, as tomorrow we will essentially be packing to leave for our epic journey back to the UK. We take Munkey up to the old town, where we stumble on a tiny little restaurant, hidden behind an arch. The menu is inviting and so we venture in and are ...

... So far have spend more time on the beach and wandering around the town. We also wandered up to see the temple of Apollo and the old town area which is like fort type walls. We also found a catholic church and so went in to have a look. It looked ...

... get our tickets for our trip to Syros on the Artemis and also for the trip from Syros to Kos, getting them from Naxos Tours, a good agency in Naxos. Went around the Old Town and Jean got me to buy her a ring, thats about 10 Mythos that I won`t be seeing! ...

... (which is like an old corner store in Winnipeg) and the beach is so close!  Weve decided we will walk into the old town tomorrow!  And over to the port!  We were talking about renting a scooter or something like that but the problem is I ...

... music and all facing the sunset..................but there's nobody here! So relaxing. When we get going the plan is to explore the old town but the sea is only 20yds away so might just explore that... maybe breakfast first. PS caught first half of ...