We arrived in Athens dazed and confused after a two day commute from Dublin. Our first impression of Athens wasn’t great, there had been a taxi strike leaving us stranded at the airport. We eventually managed to jump on a bus headed for the Port, and our ferry to Santorini.
We arrived in Santorini on a Monday night where we were greeted by Stavros, who owned the hostel we were staying at; Stavros Villas. This place was great, we had a spacious room by the pool.
The next day we hired a quad bike, this would be our transport for the next few days. I really found it hard driving on the right side of the road! We then made our way into Fira, the centre of Santorini, and found a bar with a view of the coastline.
Later that day we drove up to Oia (north of Santorini centre) to get a good view of the sunset, unfortunately about 1000 other people had the same idea!
We spent our time in Santrorini visiting beaches and wandering around the Fira town centre admiring the coastline and the beautiful white buildings. Before leaving Mel described Santorini as 'one of the most beautiful places on earth', I'd have to agree.
On Thursday morning we made our way to Ios, a.k.a Party Island. We checked into our hostel and had a few drinks by the pool. Again we hired out a quad bike and visited a few more beaches. In the afternoon we swung by Ios's main beach; Mytopolas, before having our first of many Souvlakis. If ever in Greece I highly recommend one!
We headed out later that night into the town centre where we drunk with hundreds of other people in Ios's main square. Unfortunately I peaked a little early that night.
The next day we relaxed at the beach before heading out once again. After plenty of shots and 3 souvlakis we made it home at 6am.
We had an early rise the next morning to catch our ferry back to Athens, where we spent that night. That was our Greek experience.
We arrived in Santorini on a Monday night where we were greeted by Stavros, who owned the hostel we were staying at; Stavros Villas. This place was great, we had a spacious room by the pool.
The next day we hired a quad bike, this would be our transport for the next few days. I really found it hard driving on the right side of the road! We then made our way into Fira, the centre of Santorini, and found a bar with a view of the coastline.
Later that day we drove up to Oia (north of Santorini centre) to get a good view of the sunset, unfortunately about 1000 other people had the same idea!
We spent our time in Santrorini visiting beaches and wandering around the Fira town centre admiring the coastline and the beautiful white buildings. Before leaving Mel described Santorini as 'one of the most beautiful places on earth', I'd have to agree.
On Thursday morning we made our way to Ios, a.k.a Party Island. We checked into our hostel and had a few drinks by the pool. Again we hired out a quad bike and visited a few more beaches. In the afternoon we swung by Ios's main beach; Mytopolas, before having our first of many Souvlakis. If ever in Greece I highly recommend one!
We headed out later that night into the town centre where we drunk with hundreds of other people in Ios's main square. Unfortunately I peaked a little early that night.
The next day we relaxed at the beach before heading out once again. After plenty of shots and 3 souvlakis we made it home at 6am.
We had an early rise the next morning to catch our ferry back to Athens, where we spent that night. That was our Greek experience.
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