Haroula Hotel Fira

... time to chat with the locals they told us how lucky we were to be visiting at this time of the year, how much nicer it is when it is quiet. As one shopkeeper told us 'Now you can see the real Santorini’

We had one last stroll around the laneways overlooking the caldera, one last meal at the excellent Pelican cafe and one last ice cream from our favourite sweet shop and one last soak in the Jacuzzi.

Ah Santorini, thank you for sharing your beauty with us.

... camp up here? The arrow in the other direction had a Greek symbol on it that looked like an r so we took that route. This involved skirting the main crater, which was steaming and smelling strongly of sulphur. In my mind I was wondering how much warning you get before a volcano erupts, but I didn’t let on.

We reached the summit and took a few snaps just to prove that we made it but we had no time to gloat because we were due back at the ship. Going ...

... port of call was the church at Imerovigli where we had been told by Thanes there was a celebration in honour of Saint Nicholas (this being both Sunday and the feast of Saint Nicholas). Well we headed up there, parked the car and found that we would have to enter the church to be involved. Feeling like we were intruding we decided not to go in. It was great though to see the smiling faces of the congregation as it broke up, all carrying with pride the pieces of bread the ...

... the time we made it to Oia. Sadly, Oia was virtually shut down. It was a shame to see what is clearly a beautiful village present itself as a virtual ghost town. We eventually found one place where we could eat and we relaxed with a wine to distract us from the pain our feet were feeling. Unfortunately the famed sunset did not happen due to some low lying cloud. We’ll try again another day...

The next bus back to Fira was nearly an hour away so we called a taxi to take us home.

... to visit and had spent a few days in Santorini and were headed back to their “home base”. They gave me all kinds of pointers and even let me use their phone to call Mom and Dad when we landed. I was so thankful that they were sitting next to me. They were very nice people, I’m glad I met them.

We got to the airport, picked up our bags, then I headed to the bus that took me to Syntagma Square. I knew this was a sketchy square at night, so I made ...

... of really great pictures and can´t wait to share them all. After we were done at Oi´, we rode south on the east side of the island through a farming community. I am not sure how self-sufficient the island is, but they seem to be able to produce just about everything that they need with the exception of water. Even with the steep topography, they have managed to terrace and step every mountain side, even ...

... meters in the pointed direction and then just ask again. Eventually I got there in 50 meter increments. #7. Greek people are probably the nicest people on earth. #6. If you do not like Feta cheese or Olive oil, you will no survive. I have eaten more feta and ingested more olive oil in 2 weeks than I have in my entire life....although I like it....so I'm really not complaining. #5. Toilet paper does NOT belong in ...

... starter, fish soup to share, and Ai Ling had cod fish and I have rabbit. Nope, the rabbit is not enough for me...












The sign of the restaurant is pretty well decorated in the stone wall.

















Awww..... the night view of the Caldera...