Sunday, July 31, 2005
Day 66: Santorini
July 31: Happy Birthday to Grandma Bella and Fala!
Very relaxing morning, then headed to town (Fira - the capital) to see the pottery and wall painting from Akrotiri, held in the Museum of Prehistoric Thira (aka Santorini).
Caught the local bus to Red Beach - the sand is red from the volcanic ash cliffs, mixed in with the traditional black sand - not much there to see, so caught a tiny little boat across to Perissa Beach... which was much nicer, and the ride over was very picturesque. Relaxed in a cafe by the beach where I had lunch, before returning to the hotel, to catch up with my tour group to head to Oia.
Oia is well-known for its sunsets, and tonight was no disappointment. Very beautiful, especially with the white and blue houses on the cliff face. We had wine and dips there too.
Bumped into two Sydney people tonight - one guy Darren Krug, who I met in Israel at Maccabiah, and Becky Elias who's the sister of an old friend of mine. Nice seeing familiar faces. Shared the sunset with Darren, and saw Becky in town so had dinner with her and her friends.
Would have been nice to stay in Santorini longer to see more of the beaches and visit the volcano, but it will have to be another time - tomorrow we head to another island, Ios.
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