Blogs from Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 7

So I got up at 8:30 and had breakfast with Steve, did some photo transfers from the cameras (this will turn out to be important soon) and video camera onto my laptop and backed everything up to Steve’s external hard drive. Steve and Rachel went to sleep and I went down to the lobby to meet the rental car agent at 10am. We ended up with a blue Chevrolet Matiz, it was tiny and had a 0.8 liter engine!! The agent told me we might have to turn the A/C off going up steep hills with all 3 of us in the car. Okaaay. I decided to do some exploring while Steve and Rachel caught some z’s and first went get some gas. I put 20€s in and should have known that would be way more ... read more

Kali mera (good morning in Greek)!! This morning, we headed to the Athens airport for a noon flight to the island of Mykonos. We had to transfer trains 4 times and it was a confusing system. We picked up other confused tourists along the way as we all navigated the system together anxious to get to the airport in time for our flights. We got to the airport with 40 minutes to spare and made our way to a small wing of the airport set aside for the frequent trips to the islands. It was only a 40 minute flight but they still served food and drinks albeit hastily. We could see other islands from the air and by 1 pm, we landed in Mykonos. The airport was in the middle of nowhere so, as suggested ... read more

Saturday 4 June 2011 contd We went out for our dinner at 7 o'clock. First stop was the harbour as we had saved some bread and wanted to feed the fishes. Then into the main street and stopped at Lollo's Italian restaurant. A mixed salad, lasagne with salmon and zucchini and a Lollo pizza, with drinks came to €43.50. Then a walk up to the Kastro and back to the Nautica cafe for a little blogging and surfing, back to our apartment at 1030. Sunday 5th June 2011 We had a couple of boat trips to make today, so a slow start to the day saw us packing our bags and checking out of the apartment. We took our bags downstairs and Antonis was there, we complimented him on the apartment, it was excellent and at ... read more

Today we all got to sleep in for the first time since we had left London. I slept until 10 am, then went to breakfast with Karly and Sharna. The breakfasts here were amazing - there was so much food and it all tasted great. For the next few hours I got ready, booked a massage for the next day, mailed some postcards, and used the computers in the hotel lobby. It was quite nice to not have anything to do, and to just catch up on de-stressing and some chores. At 1:30 pm, I met Karly, Sharna, and Debs to catch the bus into Mykonos town. Once there we split up - Karly and I went shopping one way, and Sharna and Debs went the other. Mykonos town was absolutely beautiful. I just found everything ... read more

We woke up early Sunday morning to enjoy some sun by the pool before heading to Mykonos. This time our ferry did come and it was time to officially say goodbye to Santorini. Another stop complete filled with memories that I believe the “fabulous four” will never forget. Mykonos The gusty winds that cancelled our ferry finally tired of blowing and left us with a brilliant sunny day. With no winds, the water was still, glistening, and postcard perfect teal. We stepped off the ferry from Santorini and were greeted by Andreas- owner of Kymata Hostel. “Be careful your head,” almost obsessively Andreas warned as we entered his van or apartment. At Kymata, we had two beautiful rooms in a classic white/blue Greek city. Mykonos town was a winding maze of stone streets lined with shops ... read more