Last weekend, we went to the famous Greek island of Santorini. It was so relaxing, with our group having no set schedule. The first day, my family and some students hiked from Oia to Fira, taking in picturesque views. At one point, I was wondering if I would ever arrive in Fira. The uphill trek was exhausting, so we took what my mom called, "nature appreciation stops." Crazy winds made me discombobulated! Finally, we saw the golden arches in Fira. Not kidding - we ALL ate and sat for a long time at McDonald's.
I loved exploring the hilly, stair-stepped streets of Oia, our home base for the weekend. Several places that I recognized from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants stood out to me. The house that Lena stayed in, the port where she met Costas, and the blue domed churches all made me excited to be right where Lena was in the movies! Also in Oia, listed as number two on the "Europe's 10 Most Beautiful Bookstores" list, Atlantis Books is packed with first-editions of classics and books normal people can buy haha! It's easy to spend a lot of time in the cute little shop. Since we were on Santorini in February, work crews were busy getting the town ready for the summer tourists. Painting houses and repairing tiled pathways, the men worked into the night. These guys use donkeys to haul tools and supplies to and from their projects, and the donkeys leave their evidence, to say the least. It was cool to see this behind-the-scenes action that tourists don't typically see. Santorini is amazing, and I would recommend this island to anyone who travels to Greece for sure. Put Santorini on your travel list!
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June 2017
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