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By S and M
September 25th 2008

Santorini (Thira)

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Caldera sunset
The view from our deck at Aroma Suites

Amongst the ruins we tramped. The occasional tree blocked the sun momentarily. Our feet stirred up a fine, choking dust. The hot, still air let the dust hang there for a moment. Then, if it didn't reach the back of your throat, it lodged in between teeth. I wondered if Santorini would be like Rome. Looking out the Aegean Air jet, doing a flyby of this Waiheke-sized island (pop 12,000 + tourists), the prerequisite barren hillsides under clear skies were getting their late afternoon respite from the sun. The jet lowered and turned back for the final approach. We sunk lower [View Full Entry]

By stellachristin
September 21st 2008

REGEN!

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Kos

Die welt geht auch in Griechenland unter
sooooo dunkle wolken im Moment...ich hoffe wirklich dass es wieder waermer wird!

es hat doch tatsaechlich geregnet!!!!!!!! seit ende april hat es hier keinen tropfen regen gegeben. in den letzten tagen hat es sich aber abgekuehlt und ich hab echt gefroren. der wind war sooo schlimm kalt. also wenn das so bleiben sollte dann leide ich hier die letzten 1,5 monate noch hoellenqualen. naja...aber so schlimm isses nun auch wieder nicht. na jeden falls war es gestern abend auch so richtig schoen dick und fett bewoelkt und es hat erst nur son bissel genieselt..aber dann in ab 23 uhr oder ging es richtig los. der strom is ungefaehr fuer 4 stunden ausgefallen..( ich [View Full Entry]

By 1820 Travel
September 20th 2008

The foggy blog

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Tim writing the last blog...see the fog?

Days 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 - Santorini So, after leaving Ios due to fog, we pulled into Santorini to see fog covering the cliffs. It was an amazing rolling fog on the cliffs. London fog had nothing on Santorini fog! Luckily we were there for 5 days so we figured it would clear up. It did, slowly revealing the amazing caldera. Each day it got clearer so we saw more and more, until it was clear and we had some great sunsets. Since we couldn't see a thing the first night, we just walked into the city and [View Full Entry]

Wedding across the cliff from our balcony in Fira

By stellachristin
September 18th 2008

ich lebe immernoch :)

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Kos

das progarmm fuer den babyspielkreis

sooo...hab mich ja hier schon laenger nicht mehr verewigt. mir ist es in den letzten wochen ziemlich gut ergangen. der grosse ansturm der letzten wochen ist vorbei. jedenfalls bei den maxis also den aelteren kindern. den die ferien sind in deutschland jetzt endgueltig vorbei und das heisst wir haben nur noch kleene. aber davon reichlich. so um die 20 jeden tag! und die wollen auch erstmal beschaeftigt werden. ausserdem gibt es im september 2 wochen lang ein ganz spezielles angebot: den babyspielkreis......ja klingt super spannend oder? aber es ist eigentlich ganz schoen. erstens is das nur ei [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 18th 2008

Beach Bums

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Paros

Me on the Blue Beach in Paros

Robyn and I slept in and then got on the internet at the first internet cafe we have seen where you can bring your laptop and go on for unlimited amounts of time. A nice discovery. In the afternoon we walked over to the "Blue Beach" and got an umbrella and a few rays, plus a Mediterranean dip. In the afternoon we walked around the abandoned town and then finally stopped for a drink to watch the sunset. [View Full Entry]

By Just a bird
September 17th 2008

SYROS ISLAND

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SYROS
SYROS

The name Syros emanates rather from or that it meant “rocky” in ancient . The hostage reports him in the “Odyssey” as . The archaeological discoveries that came in the light in the dues of passed century in , in North-easternly the island, are dated from the 2.800 B.C., the ' period of of culture. The discoveries are graves, figurines, vessels and utensiles that now are found shared in the National Archaeological MuseumIn Syros been born the archaic philosopher, natural and astronomer , in t [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 17th 2008

Good Morning Santorini, good evening Paros

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A dog wakes up in Oia

We woke up in Santorini and had a lazy morning. I got up for the sunrise but couldn't really see it as it was on the other side of the island. I got some nice photos still of the moon over the caldera. We gently made our way down to the port of Santorini (Athinios) and made our ferry for Paros. Paros is a lovely island. A sort of mix between the streets of Mykonos with the laid back attitude of Syros. A wonderful last stop on our Greek Islands tour. We found the best food of Greece here as well. [View Full Entry]

By 1820 Travel
September 16th 2008

“Madison” of the Greek Isles…

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Ios

The Village
The town did not come alive until midnight.

Days 16, 17, and 18 - Ios We traveled by ferry from Paros to Ios late Thursday afternoon. At the port, our hotel we booked the evening before was there to pick us up. In Greece no one seems to want to travel alone, so two very fun people from the hotel picked us up. They were very kind and pointed out all that we needed to know during our stay. I would say the people in Greece are very friendly. I guess I should not be surprised. Beautiful islands, sunshine, and beaches can tend to do that to people- a [View Full Entry]

By Teplyn
September 16th 2008

Santorini!

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Beginning of the sunrise

Thursday Sept 11, 2008 After anxiously awaiting the end of classes all day, finally finished up at 2:30pm. Came home, my bath tub laundry was dry! Success! Brought it all inside, did some homework, took a quick shower and packed for the weekend. Left the apartment as soon as Leslie was done class, about 6pm, for our 8pm ferry. For some strange reason, I didn’t notice until we got on the boat that my watch was 40 minutes fast, so the whole way to Piraeus (the port) I was practically running, wondering why my room mates weren’t the slightest bit worried [View Full Entry]

Liz, me and Leslie on deck for the sunrise

By McGoose
September 16th 2008

Santorini Sunset

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Oia after the sunset

Today we awoke in beautiful sweet hospitable glamorous photogenic friendly Oia, Santorini. What a getaway this place is! As I am writing this blog my enjoyment of life glands are tingling at the thought of the place. It is romantic and peaceful beyond anything else in this world. We woke up in a cave house that was cool even though outside was getting quite warm. We walked around and just wandered its lovely streets and passages. Oia is the kind of place that's completely touristy, but you just don't mind, and you feel sorry for all the suckers that are only [View Full Entry]

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