Petros Place Hotel Ios Island

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!

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.
Dinner consisted of grilled pork with pureed red pepper and potatoes with cheese and Souvlaki Lamb with baked potato.
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!).
As usual we just had to take more photos ~ don't worry, after a few more tonight this will be all of Santorini.
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.
That first eruption was 70 times larger than Krakatoa in Indonesia and produced a tsunami 250m high!
The most recent eruption was in 1950 and even today we could see hot steam venting from the ...

... a cappuccino overlooking the sea and the cruise ships below and then headed onto Kamari beach. The beach has black sandand the little village is a very cool. There are restaurants and bars all along the water. We stopped and had a bite to eat- Steve had gyros (pita bread with lamb and tzatziki) and I had chicken souvlaki. Then I went for a quick swim. It was lovely. The bottom is smooth lava that is hard and slippery.
We drove from there to Oia, taking the ...

... rocks in a good location overlooking the water. From here we made it down to Agia Theodoti Beach to spend half of the afternoon enjoying the sun. It was a fair trek back to town from the beach, and it had been a long day on the bikes. The arms were starting to feel a bit numb from all the vibrations. The last stop was to be Panagia Gremiotissa, a church at the highest point in Ios town. Here, there was a great view over the town and another beautiful sunset.

... in our greek salad. They were phenominal, tasted like home grown garden tomatoes. Afterwards we back in bed by 1am. Thursday was spent applying aloe vera gel and laying in bed, we would go out for about an hour take a tour of the town but then it was back to the hotel room. This is how badly we had burn, more so Patricia. With spending all day inside we were going out that night. Ios is known for its night life, so we ...

... are rude. At least, the ones I met. For that matter, the general public is most countries is very helpful. 22. Americans are spoiled with English. Most people I meet (Aussies and Brits excluded)can fluently speak 2 or 3 other languages beside their native tongue. And they're generally more intelligent than Americans because our education system is based on being politically correct and not on education. So now I ...

... complete nightmare. i went out for a drink by myself, which i considered a pretty bold move, and suprisingly the first time i've had to do that since being in europe. until now, i've stayed in these huge hostels with lots of other single travellers so it has been really easy to meet people. but apparently santorini is a little bit more low-key and sort of a romantic couple-y island, so not many people were out at night. i woke up this morning and caught a ferry to ...

... me in so long, here's some highlights from the last month: Every Australia match in the World Cup was an event, particularly their first match, a 3-1 victory against Japan. Fun Pub was absolute mayhem, utter destruction everywhere, but by the time the USA match started an hour later, almost everybody was too drunk to do anything but go to sleep. That being said, the second Totti scored the PK that knocked them out, the place was like a funeral. There had been yelling and chanting ...