photo friday: santorini buses
Santorini, while small, is too big to get around on foot, so we learned quickly how to use the buses. From what we could tell, all routes ran through the main town, Thira. To get from one city to another, the general route was to take a bus to Thira and then a second bus
photo friday: kamari, santorini
When planning our trip to Santorini, I had no idea where to stay. What would work well for me and the girls? What would be convenient to the ferry and the sites we wanted to see? After much searching, I settled on Kamari. Located on the water and not too remote. Unfortunately, I hadn’t considered
photo friday: thira, santorini
After our surprise stop in Pyrgos, we finally arrived in Thira. Thira is a bigger caldera town than Oia, and all we really wanted was some dinner and maybe to see a bit of the sunset before getting on the last bus back to Kamari. We were tired from our long tourist day and weren’t
photo friday: pyrgos, santorini
As I mentioned in photo friday: akrotiri and red beach, we got hot on our hike back from the beach, so we got some drinks to cool off. Unfortunately, those drinks ended up causing a minor emergency which led to an unexpected adventure… As we waited for the bus from Akrotiri back the the “bus
photo friday: akrotiri and red beach, santorini
Santorini – for such a small island there were so many things to do, and we couldn’t get them all in during our short stay. With Camille’s love for all things ancient, I decided that a trip to Akrotiri would be an excellent choice. The active archaeological dig is also a museum where visitors get
photo friday: oia, santorini
On our first full day in Santorini, the girls and I tackled the local bus system in order to make our way over to Oia, one of the “caldera” cities. Despite the heat, we had a wonderful time exploring all the windy streets. Our favorite discovrey was Atlantis Books! We also enjoyed a relaxing late
photo friday: hotel matina on santorini
One of my “big” wishes – bucket list and all that – for our trip to Greece (other than Knosssos) was to get to Santorini. From all I had seen and heard, it is a magical place and not to be missed. After much juggling of our schedule, we managed to make a trip to
photo friday: “modern” athens
While we mostly concentrated on seeing the “ancient” side of Athens in our short time there, we did manage to see some of the modern side. Unfortunately, that included protests and a car bomb near our hotel.
photo friday: random athens photos
As tourists, it isn’t only the tourist attractions that attract us, but things that are not familiar too!
photo friday: ancient athens
Apart from the obvious main attraction of the Parthenon, Athens is full of ancient sites. We spent our two days exploring many of the various places, such as Hadrian’s Arch, the Theater of Dionysus, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Library, the Ancient Agora and the Roman Agora. All are within easy walking distance of
photo friday: the parthenon
After we made our way from our arrival at Piraeus on the ferry from Crete, we made our way to the center of Athens. As we had arrived so early, our hotel room was not ready. We left our bags and headed out to hike to the top of the Acropolis. We took our time,
photo friday: delphi
One place on Camille’s “must see” list while we were in Greece was Delphi. I wasn’t sure we were gong to be able to fit it in, but after a long first day of sightseeing in Athens, I decided we would be able to make a day trip. I went against my better judgement and
photo friday: random heraklion photos
Heraklion was an interesting place to spend a couple of days. I’d certainly be willing to return!
photo friday: heraklion harbor
Our first sight of Crete was the harbor as our ferry arrived to dock. After disembarking we walked along the harbor to get to our hotel, which was right on the water. Throughout our two days on Crete, we kept returning to various spots along the water.
photo friday: at the palace of knossos
After getting to the island of Crete and then out to Knossos from Heraklion, we finally were ready to visit the Palace of Knossos! A true dream come true for me. I could hardly believe that we were actually there!! Thankfully, we were not there in high tourist season and almost had the place to
photo friday: heading to the palace of knossos โ crete
What a whirlwind trip getting to Crete. Flight from Atlanta to Paris. Less than an hour to change in Paris, including immigration and customs. A quick (yet nice) flight to Athens. A public bus (X96) from the airport to Piraeus. A confusing meander around the docks. And then finally onto the overnight ferry. We quickly
photo friday: eleftheriou venizelou (lions) square – crete
Before we headed off to Europe for our Grecian adventure, I spent many hours researching the various places on our itinerary (once we had an itinerary!). While my main objective in Crete was the Palace at Knossos, we had two almost full days in Heraklion, and I wanted to be sure we found something interesting
photo friday: greek ferries
Once we had booked our “frequent flier” tickets on Delta (maybe our last now with their new oppressive rules), we moved onto the actual planning of our time in Greece. In addition to time in Athens, my top priorities were Knossos (on Crete, not Cyprus) and Santorini. How to get to these islands? In what
photo friday: junk food in greece
While we were in Greece, we mostly ate very good, fresh food and sometimes gourmet ice cream, there were times that we came across junk foods that we just had to try … or at least snap a photo of!
photo friday: fresh food in Greece
We sure did eat a lot of Greek salads on our trip to Greece! Feta, olives, cucumbers and tomatoes.
GBK Gwyneth
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