Alkistis Mykonos

... are still many columns as well as some interesting mosaics. Even with what remains, there is enough to get a good idea of what the island would have been like in its heyday. The best know sculptures on the island are a row of lions.

We anchored within the Bay of Delos and returned in the afternoon for lunch aboard. After we finished exploring the island, we boarded the yacht and returned to Mykonos for the evening. We went to shore and found a ...

... beautiful place with the village full of white-washed buildings scattered around a maze of little streets and alley ways. Just at it seemed that Santorini was made for couples, Mykonos was make for singles and the party life. This is one place that I want to return to again.

... would have been preserved differently and not allowed to be washed over and covered by sand and silt. And so, on a micro scale if we could know exactly when we're going to go -- if we were told that absolutely, for sure, no doubt that in 2012 life ends, few of us would keep living our lives exactly as we are now. And so I've decided to (try to) live my life as though 2012 was the date. And when 2013 and 2014 come, I'll live my life like 2017 is the date. The point ...

this trip was very special to me,because it was the first one after I finally finished with school and had the freedom to do everything I want,without anybody else controlling me!the only thing I wanted to do is find a nice place with great people to relax and so I did.i met many interesting people and it was a journey to remember!

... meter's weren't running by the minute.

As is custom for us, we found a local bottleshop and purchased a local bottle of wine, with grapes grown in Greece.

We returned to the marina area and then made our way to the area of the island called "Little Venice". Here the most western part of the town meets the sea. Buildings are constructed right at the sea's edge with their balconies overhanging the ...

... and it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The belltower is especially impressive. Inside it was very dark and extremely ornate. The walls and ceiling were either painted or covered in irons. There were several chandeliers and the woodwork at what would be our altar was painted gold. From here we made our way back to the town and had time to wander through the narrow streets before making our way back to the ship.

... for by all and friendly. "This would never happen in America," she mentioned; Iggy, her dog, was enjoying life, though it was a more indoor American life. On our second day, Carolyn and I explored the nearby smaller island Delos, home of the Apollo cult and a central point in Aegean trade. May wildflowers-poppies and composites-added intense colors to parts of the ruins, which sprawled around a harbour and up a ridge: small by today ...

... We made the 6 hour journey back to the city and located our hostel. It was conveniently close to the underground station, which would prove nice the next morning when we had to be at the airport at 7am. We settled into the hostel and were pointed in the direction of a sports bar that was serving thanksgiving food. We were thrilled to be crammed into a tiny bar eating turkey and gravy on a roll while watching the Packers beat the Lions. And thus ends our journey through Europe... To Egypt!

... locals spilled in for the weekend. I felt really lucky to grab such good seats! The hotel that owned these chairs was very nice as well - and super friendly. We also spotted the water sports booth just up the beach from us. It was a little expensive, but a small price to pay to enjoy the beautiful sea water. Not that the beachside wasn't beautiful - we had a mini-reef right in front of us just past the shoreline filled with hermit crabs and teeny fish, which were all quite ...

How on Earth did I get to be so lucky?

My family and I went on a cruise of the Greek Islands. We ate a lot, got sea sick once, soaked up the sun, and absorbed the classically beautiful white and blue colours on the islands. There weren't very much ship activities that my sister and I were interested in but Allyson and I did win a bingo game! Mykonos was by far our favorite island because of its beauty.