Crete, Santorini, Mykonos

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July 20th 2013

Published: July 20th 2013

We never planned on visiting Crete this time, but our week there was great. We began with Sitia, in the northeast. This was a quiet little seaside village with few tourists and a very nice sandy beach. Nearby, at Vai Beach, was a natural palm forest which is unique to the Greek Islands. About 2 hours north, (by bus), along the coast, was the pretty town of Agios Nicholas. It was from here that w... Read Full Entry

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Knossos

Remnants of their advanced plumbing system that ran throughout the palace.

Knossos

Big storage amphoras

Knossos

The bull relief - The Minotaur.

Knossos

Overview of the ruins

Knossos

The effects of acid rain on the marble.

Knossos

The entrance stairway

Heraklion, Crete

The Saturday market was a crowded and loud adventure.

Saturday market

The T-shirt vendor sitting on the table in the middle of the T-shirts and eating a gyro!

Saturday market

The Olive vendor, at least he wasn't standing or sitting in the middle of his olives.

Saturday market

The fish monger

Saturday market

Beautiful fruits and vegetables

Santorini

Approaching the island of Santorini on the ferry.

Santorini

The city of Thira (Fira).

Santorini

Lunch on the caldera

Santorini

Our view of the caldera during lunch.

Santorini

Thira and the caldera

Santorini

Climbing the many, many stairs of Thira.

Santorini

Ron asks, "Are Greek hoops actually ellipses?"

Santorini sunset

Oia hotel entrance

Oia is one of the quaint traditional villages on the northwest tip of Santorini.

20th July 2013

Mel Deeds
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Awe Inspiring
Pam, your travels and sharing are so special.... I would like to pick your brain when you get back to Sarasota. I would like to travel the Dalmation Coast and would love some input. enjoy your travels, love Mel

21st July 2013

Jody
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As always...lovely
I really liked the videos of the market...and sooooooo wanted some of those olives! The ferry was a noisy one :) The photos of Mykonos were just lovely and I thrilled to see the dolphin mosaic wall in the Queens rooms, as I included dolphin fabric in my "Greek" block to the May Block Queen :) Looking forward to your being stateside again so we can catch up on the phone! Love Jody

22nd July 2013

Ed brown
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Wonderful !
Looking forward to every blog ! Great stuff to help us prepare. Enticing pics....Thanks !

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