Astir Thira Fira

So here we are..... Santorini in Greece!!<br><br>Getting here was a little bit of a mission! We left Stockholm at about 12 noon and caught the bus up to the airport about 1.5 hours out of the city itself. Jumped onto the flight back to Stansted England and had to wait around in the airport for about 3 hours. Pretty good though cause that meant I could have a couple of drinks in the airport bar! The flight left at about 8pm that night and landed in Athens at 1.30am Greece time ...

Well, a very enjoyable last night in Santorini. had dinner at a lovely restaurant overlooking the sunset strip. Pity it wasn't the clearest of nights but still spectacular.<br>Dinner consisted of grilled pork with pureed red pepper and potatoes with cheese and Souvlaki Lamb with baked potato.<br>A 5.00 am start got us on to the flight to Athens then Rome.

After a sleep in we wandered into town to choose a suitable location for our anniversary dinner tonight (21 years!).<br>As usual we just had to take more photos ~ don't worry, after a few more tonight this will be all of Santorini.<br>Next, Italy where the forecast is 0 to 14 degrees. BRR BRR

... had been before and looked down at the beach and out to the ocean and the islands below. Then we headed down the mountain on the other side, passing by heaps of olive trees and finally ending up back in the old section of Corfu Town with a quick stop to see "Mouse Island", aptly named because of its size and shape. We got back on the bus around 6pm and quickly got dressed for dinner.<br><br>Overall, we had a wonderful time on the cruise. It was nice to get out ...

... a small display of 1500 BC antiquities, within the airport itself, examples from the Santorini Museum.<br><br>Once in Santorini airport after only 45 minutes in the air, Giulia welcomed us &amp; escorted us to a mini-bus waiting to transport us across the island to the cliff-top town of Thira, largest on the island. <br><br>We arrived at the Loucas Hotel, unpacked our bags &amp; headed striaght to the jewellery store (one of about 50 ...

<br><br> FLYING TO SANTORINI<br><br>A dream coming true! Unbelievable&#8230;.<br><br>Just a 30 minute flight from Athens you are there!<br><br>An advise is to book a nice hotel because it's the full package that counts. You will adore this island, and you will be dreaming of it for at least a month after your trip is over. At least this is what happened to me.<br><br>Our car was waiting for us just outside ...

Finally, about the time it had started getting dark, the airline decided it was safe enough to go. It was still incredibly windy when we arrived on the island, but since no one was harmed in the making of this wedding, I can't complain. Scott, who arrived without his luggage, would probably beg to differ. By the time the taxi took us up the cliffs to the hotel, it was well after 10 p.m. The staff was incredibly nice, and offered to bring us dinner in the room ...

... ordered too much food. The sandwich was hugh! We could have had the sandwich or the meze platter. We also had 2 house wines and 2 beers. $14. Porphyra On the waterfront Phone: 23410 Credit cards accepted Prior to getting to this restaurant, Tony noticed one of the transformers on an electric pole was sparking. He said, "that's not supposed to do that." Well, just as we got to the restaurant, the power went out for the whole ...