Pegasus Suites Hotel Imerovigli

... Noma was a little scared and I have to admit that looking over the edge from a donkey at the vertical drop did have my heart in my mouth a couple of times! Obviously thousands of people have done this before but when the donkeys are having a race to the top and a little old Greek man whipping them it makes for quite a trip!<br><br>Managed to get to the top without dying and wandered through the picturesque town to the old Oia castle and grabbed our spot for the sunset. We were ...

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

The weather has improved remarkably, the wind dropping from the 40 knot+ from yesterday as we set off on the sailing vessel "Captain Yannis". We departed Amoudi Wharf and motored to Nea Kameni, the volcano island, where we saw the evidence of eruptions dating back to 1630 BC.<br>That first eruption was 70 times larger than Krakatoa in Indonesia and produced a tsunami 250m high!<br>The most recent eruption was in 1950 and even today we could see hot steam venting from the ...

... photographed of all the towns on Santorini. The typical white buildings and blue domes were in abundance with breathtaking views. <br>Corfu was our next and final port of call, and in contrast with the barren landscape of Santorini, we were met with a fairly lush and green island. We took the 'panoramic corfu' excursion and took a bus ride through the mountainous terrain covered mostly in olive groves.<br>(Whitney)<br><br>We had a fantastic day in Santorini ...

... the caldera in orange glow and creating the most relaxing &amp; pretty atmosphere you can imagine.....even though this was our second time here, one never grows tired of the fabulous views across the crater from the hotels which almost cling to the cliff-face 700 feet above the blue water.<br><br>Food &amp; a spot more shopping for t-shirts for the family (some shops do not close until as late as 11pm!) was now in order......the ...

... that we would take the donkeys up...we made it to the boat...our first stop was the volcano island of Nea Kameni...basically they drop you off at the port, and you are free to hike the volcano for about 1.5 hours...then it's back to the ship and you head to Palea Kameni to swim in the hot springs...Nice...and perfect after sweating in the sweltering heat while hiking up a volcano and back...Heading back up to Fira was easy...we took the donkeys instead of walking up ...

... in two places, in the northwest and southwest. The water in the center of the lagoon is nearly 400 m (1,300 ft) deep, thus being a safe harbor for all kinds of ships. The island's harbors are all in the lagoon and there are no ports on the outer perimeter of the island. The island's capital, Fira, clings to the top of the cliff looking down on the lagoon. It is the most active volcanic center in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, though what remains today is ...

... to spare before our ferry departed. After a relaxing ferry ride from Athens to Santorini we made our way to the campsite in the capital of the Island of Santorini, Fira. We were both ready for our first night of camping on the beach. The ferry ride took a little longer than anticipated, some 9 hours, so much for a "Speed Ferry". Much to our disappointment the campsite was not where is proclaimed to be and we were some 350 metres from the main shops, and no ...