Blogs from Santorini, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 13

My last four days here have been heavenly. This place is so picturesque, photogenic really. It's like taking pictures of Mila Kunis. In that it is really difficult to take a bad one. There is always a new angle that makes you fall in love all over again. On top of that I have moved to a new hotel and into a room with an upper floor balcony with a view of the caldera's dark blue water and the white building of Santorini. It is truly amazing to sit here and watch the sun dappled Agean Sea with the still active volcanic islands rising out of it. I gaze down at the boats in the harbor, the hapy holiday goers, and listen to relaxing music as the birds glide by seemingly in synch to the rhythm. ... read more

I awoke slightly discouraged. As far as my walk was concerned my hotel was conveniently located right at the edge of town. However, because of this I hadn't actually seen anything yet. Where were the bars? Shops? Tavernas? Where was the everything? So I decided to set out exploring. The first road I was on was sidewalkless and narrow. I practically got honked off the road by some irate Greek woman shouting something in indistinguishable Greek. I prefer to think she was complimenting my stylish new shoes, but who knows. It was all looking a bit bleak. However, I finally made a left turn up a little lane and found out what all the fuss was about. There were these shaded pedestrian alleyways with shops, bars, you name it. They were all leading to overlooks with ... read more

Geo: 36.4044, 25.3959 GÜN 09 CUMA: Kahvaltımız çok neşeli geçti.. Hedefte, yine otelcimiz Kosma var Adam kesin haklı, 5 odalı otelde kendini helak ediyor.. Hava biraz bulutlu, ama kim tutar bizi. Önce bir Fira ziyareti yapalım dedik. Fira ,Thira adasının merkez meydanı gibi bir şey .. Adanın açığında, avara kasnak demirlemeden gezinen devasa Cruise Gemileri, damperli kamyon gibi saat başı 4000 turist pompalıyor adaya.. Hediyelik eşya satanlar haliyle kimsenin yüzüne bakmıyor.. Arz talep meselesi... Ben, bir fotoğraf makinası kurbanıyım ..... bu nedenle ek hafıza almak zorunda kaldım.. Aklınızda olsun ,Yunan adalarına seyahat edecekseniz, fotoğraf makinanızın hafıza kartını büyütünüz… Alışveriş bitince, yine eğri büğrü yollardan otele döndük .... b... read more

Geo: 36.4044, 25.3959 GÜN 08 PERŞEMBE : Kosma, bize muhteşem bir kahvaltı çekti. Bu butik oteli işleten Kosma,ek bir kişi ile işi götürüyor. Yaptığı işe kendini kaptırmış... Kendini o denli methedince ister istemez kardeşimle benim ilgi alanıma girdi... Dış görünüşü ile piknik tüpüne benzerken, çok atletik olduğundan dem vurunca,kendisini anlayışla dinledik.. Arabaya doluşup adanın en güney ucunda Fenari'ye yollandık .. Yolumuzun üzerinde Akrotiri denilen yerde, doyumsuz manzaralar çektik. Denizin lacisi, adanın portakal rengine çalan toprak rengi ile kontrast yaratıyor ve ada gerçekten çok fotojenik hale geliyor… Daha önce belirtmeğe çalıştığım gibi, ada, volkanik bir ada olduğundan ,öyle plaj milaj yok sadece Kızıl Plaj ve Kara plaj diye adlandırılan iki yer var . ... read more

An early 05:30 flight from Athens to Santorini saw us exploring Thira before formal check-in. The Scirocco is down quite a ways from street level on the cliff (Caldera) and I'm grateful our unit is in the top half of the complex; not a disability or small child friendly environment. The weather cotinues to be very hot, can't recall seeing a cloud since Kiev. No sign of any afternoon thunderstorm but the cool sea breeze really springs up immediately the sun disappears. The apartment and location is simple amazing, most other places have some foreground distraction; the view here is really in your face - a real kickback/relax place. Couldn't get Lesia to try a mule ride or the fish that nibble your toes; got her on a scooter though. We toured the island for a ... read more