Santorini, Greece



Acroplis Building, Athens



Our second day in Athens, we went to see the Acropolis, and to our surprise admission was free, though it closed early, so we were not able to see everything--at least we were able to see some ruins.  We stayed in that night, and just went around the area to get dinner--which we stopped at the falafel place to get a little bit of Arabic cuisine!





Santorini--from the Ferry



We had to leave the hotel at 5:50 this morning to catch our ferry to Santorini Island.  We successfully navigated our way through the metro, including three line changes before we arrived at the port.  Then we had a 7 hour ferry ride before we reached the island.  It was a relatively large ship, and the water was pretty choppy, so you could still feel the waves.  That didn’t bother me at all; it reminded me of being on the water at the lake house, which I love!  It was really neat, getting off the ship everyone went down to the level where the cars were kept, and a drawbridge lowered when the ship hit the shore.  Then, everyone walked or drove off of the ship, right onto the island--I felt like I was in the belly of a warship and people were getting ready to go into combat!!





Our Apartment Complex



It was pretty overcast and chilly when we got to the island.  The owner of the apartments where we are staying picked us up from the port and drove us to the apartment complex.  He then brought us maps and told us about the area and places that we could go throughout the week.  He’s really nice, and definitely goes out of his way to make sure that we have everything.  Since we have a kitchen, we walked to a little mini-mart and picked up supplies to make meals.  The apartment is adorable and has an amazing view of the water and the houses around it.  The sun is starting to come up now, and hopefully the rest of the week will have nice weather, so that we can go around the island as well as relax here.

View from our Balcony