Greece
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Santorini
There are a few ways to arrive at Santorini. Mom and I took the ferry from Naxos, only an hour or so away by ferry. The fast ferries that run in Greece are very efficient with how they work. When we boarded the ferry in Naxos there were a number of racks, labelled with the ports you could board the boat at. As you walked to the stairs at the back of the boat you left your bag in the correct area to easily find it again. The boat was full of walk-on passengers, so the racks were full. People’s bags took up an entire side of the ferry. The…
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Naxos
Leaving Mykonos, mom and I took the ferry to Naxos Island. Waiting for the ferry in Mykonos was organized. There were a few different lines for different ferry companies keeping people organized as boats arrived. There are many ferries each day headed to various locations and the Mykonos terminal is a busy place. Being from an island, Mom and I are very familiar with travel via ferry. BC Ferries could learn a few things from the ferries in Greece. The first thing that amazed mom and me, was how quick the turn around time for the ferries was. At home, ferries can take 20 minutes or more to unload and…
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Mykonos
We landed at Mykonos airport early in the morning after an early flight from Naples. The bus schedule showed that it would be almost an hour before the next bus came. We went to line up with many of the other passengers from our plane at the taxi stand. The taxis came at a steady pace for a while and then trickled to a slow. Worried about waiting for taxis people began to share. There was a couple who’s hotel was in the same area of Mykonos Town as Mom and I. The four of us shared a taxi. The hotel was down a short walking path. Geroge was at…
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Santorini, Greece
I came in from Athens after a day trip to Delphi. I technically arrived in Santorini on day 4 of my trip. We were scheduled to arrive at 12:15 am but high winds made it too difficult to land and we circled the island for about 30 minutes before it was safe to land. If we had been up much longer the plane would have turned around and gone back to Athens. The landing was a bit bumpy but we made it just fine. The airport is small. So small you can see the guys who are loading your luggage onto the conveyor belt. It takes no time at all…
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Delphi, Greece
I took a day trip to Delphi. Bus pick up was at 8:30 am. So, I had another early morning. I had my breakfast and packed up my bags and checked out of the hotel. Then it was a quick walk up the road to a different hotel where the bus picked us up to begin the day trip. Goodbye Athens. We were on a nice coach bus with comfortable seats which was nice because the drive takes about 3 hours. Our guide was nice and entertaining on the bus. She told us about the places that we passed. We passed the dam that holds the water reservoir for Athens.…
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Athens, Greece
I left Kuwait to fly to Bahrain, then from Bahrain to Athens. It was around 6:30 pm when I arrived in the city. Then it was onto the Athens metro to get to Syntagma Square which was the closest place to my hotel. Luckily, my hotel was easy to find. it was a straight shot down one road. I checked into my room and then I hit the road to find dinner and drinks somewhere. Before I get farther though let me tell you about Greece. Don’t listen to the prices in the guide book, they have changed in the few months or year since publishing. You need a special…
