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Published: December 31st 2009
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Ferry to Ios
Alice Steve and me about to get on the ferry from Piraeus to Ios. Fastboat Ferry 5 Wake up call at heinous hour of 5am to get transfer to port of Piraeus to catch the 7:20am ferry (Fastboat 5) to Ios . The ferry is enormous and very modern! I took some Dramamine just in case. We stowed our luggage in the hold and headed up to find our seats. We were kind of confused on the seating concept and sat at a table at first, but eventually figured out where we were really supposed to be sitting. Had a good trip even though it was a bit rough a couple of times, but thankfully the Dramamine works wonders! Alice and I went out onto the deck on the back of the ferry to watch as we departed Piraeus . It was a little chilly, but not too bad. One of the other passengers offered to take our photo and boy do we look groggy!! We also saw a submarine heading into port as we were leaving it, pretty cool. The fast boats only take half the time of a regular ferry and the three and a half hours passed quickly.
Luckily the transfer on Ios was a van - woohoo! It was only about a 10
Hotel Dionysos 1
Hotel Dionysos on Ios minute ride from the port to Hotel Dionysos at Mylopotas Beach . The road was narrow and twisty. Gorgeous views from the road as we headed down into the Mylopotas Beach area. We got to the hotel around 11am, but check in was at 12pm so we hung out at the hotel pool for about an hour. The hotel is really nice, there are flowers everywhere and it is right across the street from the beach. The people at the hotel are super nice. We drove them crazy with requests for additional stuff when we first got there and they responded immediately to each one.
We checked in and got settled into our room. We had a nice patio area with a table and chairs and the bathroom was nice also. The hotel looks pretty new or at least has been remodeled very recently. We went to the beach for a few hours and then Steve and Alice went to the gym after that. I was exhausted, so I took a nap and felt almost human again!
We went into town on the bus about 10:20pm and had dinner at Buca’s (Italian food) which is on the main
Hotel Dionysos Pool
The pool at the Hotel Dionysos street directly across from the big white church on the plateia. Took a long time, but was really good. After we ate, we went up to check out the club area. Most of the bars/clubs are located around the Plateia Spyridon Valetas. The Shamrock was pretty much hip hop, and wasn’t that great. The Red Bull bar was cool, we sat outside and Steve had some Red Bull vodkas. Next we went to the Blue Note because the guy outside was telling everyone about the drink specials they had. There were only a couple of people there when we got there and we talked to the bar tender for a while, she was from Canada and was glad to have some Americans there for the tipping factor. After a short time all of a sudden a huge mass of people streamed in to the bar! People were doing all kinds of crazy shots including a flaming Lamborghini, which was literally lit on fire and drunk through a long straw. Yikes! Now the bar was packed, so we decided to head out to explore more bars.
We went around the corner and found the Orange Bar, which in my opinion
Orange Bar
The Orange Bar on Ios - love this place! is the best rock bar on Ios. The Orange Bar is owned by Wendy, who bartends, and Panos, who DJ’s. Panos is a super nice guy and Steve promised to bring him a CD tomorrow night. From here we headed off to Slammer Bar, at this bar they have a shot that you take while wearing a construction helmet, they smash you on the helmet after you take the shot. Ouch. This bar was very cool inside, rock walls and I think I counted four separate bar areas. We finished up the night at Rehab Club. It was okay, but the way everyone talked about it I expected more. Maybe we just weren’t there at the right time. Walked back to the plateia and caught a taxi back to the hotel around 5am.
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