Blogs from Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 18

Hi from the Greek Islands, It was an interesting trip to here, we were told that we were taking a fast ferry across from Athens to Mykonos, but the person booking the ferry, not anyone on our tour, booked the slow ferry so instead of arriving at 7:30 we arrived at 10:30 which meant that the dinner we had all paid for was not there and because we had not been told what was happening there were a few tired cranky people on tour. It worked out ok in the end, we got a dinner at the restaurant down the road and managed to make up our own rooming list. All part of the fun of travelling. The resort is beautiful, white buildings, with blue doors, across the road from the beach and it has a ... read more

Rome/ Athens/ Mykonos/ Lausanne (July 11-Aug 2) Europe in the summer.. there isn’t anything quite like it, especially as you head to the south. With the thermometer increasing steadily, forcing me into the shade during the day, I spent a few days in Rome before moving on to the hype of Greece. In my third trip to Rome, I was determined to see the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums as my previous visits had been brief. I started this trip with a comfortable overnight trip from Vienna to Rome and stayed near the old city, walking distance to most places (thank god because the taxi drivers went on strike while I was there). I found Rome generally attractive but a bit too overrun by tourists and touristy attractions. It didn’t seem to have the authentic stylish ... read more

Hey there My Blog readers Well today is our last day in Mykonos and we have done and seen a million things....walked our legs off in the maze that is the town of mykonos... (lets just say if there was an arial view we would have looked like two mice stuck in a maze and we were desperately looking for the way out. We would not be the GIFTED mice i would have to say) that was the structure of the town. Lets first talk about the wind of Mykonos. It blows ALL THE TIME. Always straight towards the beach no matter what side of the island you are on...there is no escape. So if i was going for beautiful hair to pick anyone up....it ain't going to happen. Comprende (a little italiano for you). On ... read more

I think Jurgen is even more excited than the rest of us going on the cruise. He had us up early and ready to board the bus at 8:00 am even though the ship wasn't scheduled to leave from Piraeus (less than half an hour away) until 11:00. After another nice breakfast buffet we said goodbye to the folks that were skipping the cruise and staying another day in Athens. Boarding the bus to Piraeus was pretty nice since each one of us had our own row of seats. I don't know if our bus driver (not Niko) was confused or lost but it took us almost 45 minutes to get there. Good thing Jurgen got us up early. He was in rare form this morning. He regaled us with a couple X-rated tour guide stories ... read more

So we actually are in Paradise today! Paradise beach! This place is really nice, and we just moved into our new campground this morning. It was great, we checked out and Dan vespa'ed all of our luggage over to the new campground (with a huge smile on his face because FINALLY he could go the speed that I wouldn't let him go yesterday). Then we walked along the cliffs connecting the beaches to geth back. It was a beautiful morning. Our cabin is so much nicer in comparison to the other one. There is a breeze, the beds are comfy, its white and bright instead of black with no natural light. Its a world away from the shit that we were staying in. And get this... its 10 euros cheaper a night and we get breakfast ... read more