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Sssssmokin Santorini
By this stage Otto had caught a cold with a nasty cough probably from waiting in the wind at Mykonos and Paros for the ferries. But either way she wasn't in a good way. After refreshing ourselves we headed into Fira (the capital) weaving through the maze of alleys and shops again (recurring theme?). We found a nice little restaurant that served up …
Paradise
We went on a tour of the island today, starting off with the prehistoric museum, full of perfectly preserved artifacts from the village of Akrotiri, which was destroyed in the volcano eruption in 1650. Unfortunately, we could not see the actual site, as it is closed to the public. We went to the highest point of the island, and saw a quiant village …
Beautiful island with an explosive history
... island, and created the current geological caldera. A giant central, rectangular lagoon, which measures about 12 by 7 km (7.5 by 4.3 mi), is surrounded by 300 m (980 ft) high, steep cliffs on three sides. The main island slopes downward to the Aegean Sea. On the fourth side, the lagoon is separated from the sea by another much smaller island called Therasia; the lagoon ...
Mules & Mobs (Santorini)
... drove away. Unbelievably, the person selling the tickets, and the person checking the tickets both managed to squeeze down the aisle and back. In the confusion, our tickets were actually checked (by the same man) twice.
But it was worth the trouble when we arrived in Oia. The views were just as spectacular as expected. We wandered the streets, coming out at every viewpoint to take pictures. The white buildings frosted the tops of the cliff ...
Island birthday
... teenagers with drums and horns. (THAT was fun…) Someone told us that April 1st marked the official beginning of the tourist season – they were right! Such a transformation, like the islands have suddenly woken up from a deep sleep.
We stayed at Pension Stella, which we can’t recommend enough: not only was it cute, central, clean and cheap, but the owners were SO sweet and ...
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
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