Poseidon Hotel Mykonos

Delos is an incredibly interesting place. The entire island is a collection of ruins where no one is allowed to stay on the island overnight so everyone who visits are day trippers—most of whom are staying in Mykonos. It was an excellent day for exploring ruins at just over 60F degrees it was cool and pleasant. There is a lot to explore on the island so be sure to leave enough time to see it all.

There are no complete building standing, but ...

It’s a little cool outside for a party island that is famous for its nude beaches and all-night dance clubs. This is the first time that I wished we were visiting Greece during the tourist season since the town almost feels empty and the beaches deserted.

This is ...

... am headed there shortly. It's windy and rain clouds are looming. So, probably not going to get to work on that deep, dark, golden tan. Oh well. Maybe in Spain. :)

OH! Have I told you about where I'll be spending my birthday? I found this absolutely adorable agriturismo in southern Sicily that looks wonderful. Here's the site: www.villazottopera.it They're going to give me one-on-one cooking classes and they have a pool and horses and walking trails and all ...

... pool deck and enjoy the warmth and sun that Mykonos was offering. This was also the location of the Movie Under the Stars. And wouldn't you know it, the movie playing was "Mama Mia"! We felt like running to the edge and jumping overboard. Not like we don't like the movie. O.K.! We admit, we don't the like the movie! We were so grateful that we watched it for 'free' on satelite at our friend's Brenda-Lyn and ...

... get quads instead. Brit and I decided to not risk a manual scooter on the windy, narrow hills of Mykonos and opted for the other choice. But as Lindsey was getting on her "manual scooter," she noticed that it was actually an automatic. The man responded, "No, it is manual, scooter does not drive self." Apparently, he thought we meant automatic, as in some type of self-driving motorbike. Clearly something was lost in translation, and we ...

We arrived at the old port and were able to walk to our hotel. We stayed in a downstairs apartment with four twin beds. Alex and Heather were great sports to just get in and stay in whatever worked. THANKS GUYS! We just roamed around Mykonos town that evening. This place is hard to describe. There are very small streets, none big enough for cars, that just allow you to wander around and around and still not know where you are OR see the same thing over and over ...

... we are in the rooms much anyway! last night we went out for a tour of the mykonos town, its stunning. all the buildings by law must be whitewashed, with shutters coloured in either blue, green or brown. you can get lost (we did - many times!!!) but the streets are just beautiful, buildings covered in vines. well i will do a full update probably tomorrow, hopefully with some pics! along with a complete entry of my athens walking tour. xoxox

... night and headed back to the beach club. Nelson and Anthony (Canada) decided to wait up and wait for the girls to get back. This was when they met Oliver the super drunk Aussie! He managed to stumble over face first and split his chin open. Not to sure how he did this but Nels and Canada helped it to his feet! Early check out the next day was not welcomed by me as such, but it was time to head to our next stop, PAROS! Thank God it was only 45 minutes away!

Okay so this is a special little story that I feel deserves its own entry. I mentioned in the previous entry that we found this amazing Greek jewelry shop called ilias LaLOUNIS. Everything was so unique and beautiful. The more intriguing part was that each piece of jewelry had its own story to it. We spent all morning in this tiny little shop. I saw so many things that I liked ranging, of course, in prices from 50 euros-3000 euros. My mom kept encouraging ...

How on Earth did I get to be so lucky?

My family and I went on a cruise of the Greek Islands. We ate a lot, got sea sick once, soaked up the sun, and absorbed the classically beautiful white and blue colours on the islands. There weren't very much ship activities that my sister and I were interested in but Allyson and I did win a bingo game! Mykonos was by far our favorite island because of its beauty.