We decided to rent a Suzuki Jimmy which is like an open jeep with a soft top. The rental agency picked us up at the hotel and took us down to the port to sign the papers and pick up the car. The receptionist at the hotel told us that the best beach on the island is Manganari Beach . On the map, it looked like it wasn’t too far, about half the island away lengthwise. However, because of the mountains and the way the roads went, we had to drive way up to the top of the island and then all the way back down the other side to get there. The road was tortuous and it took forever, I had to kind of take it easy as Steve felt hung-over and car sick. It ... read more

Unsurprisingly we all slept in until about 11am this morning! We raced upstairs to get breakfast before they finished serving. Alice had a huge headache and wasn’t feeling all that great today and decided to stay in bed for a while and rest. Not sure how we ended up with so much dirty laundry already, but it was really hot and humid and we were changing clothes often. Someone told us that the high humidity was really unusual. So anyway Steve and I took our laundry to a drop off laundry in the Plaka. Then we walked all the way up Ermou Street to Syntagma Square . There were some kids trying to do tricks on the stairs, handrails and other structures around the square, but they weren’t all that good. We sat on a bench ... read more

I'm considering this day 2 as we left Boston on June 5th (Day 1)!! We booked the portion of our trip from Athens through Santorini through Fantasy Travel of Athens. I'll say it now and get it out of the way, we're so happy we went through a Greek travel agency! All the arrangements they made went like clockwork. Arrived in Athens at 4:00pm. We're met at the airport by the Fantasy Travel Agency rep Nellie, who's super nice, but they sent 1 car to pick up 3 people and our 6 pieces of luggage! No worries though, Nellie called for an additional car and we set off for the Hotel Attalos . We checked in to the hotel and went out to explore. The hotel is small, but clean and it's near the Plaka, Psirri, ... read more