Santorini!
I arrived in Santorini on Tuesday, glad to be leaving behind the memory of Athens. I was off to a fresh start. Kinda. I booked a hostel called Youth Hostel Anna that had only 1 rating on hostelworld.com the time I booked it. It was 8 euros for a 4 bed ensuite, really really good. And they picked up from the port for free.
I got to the hostel with a girl I met on the ferry named Margarita who is studying in Wales. We walked around after settling, looking for something to eat. There was nothing. I felt like I was in a place that had seen no humans for the last year. Not only was nothing open (which is understandable seeing that its not excatly peak season) but there was nothing around. No shops, stores... we were in the middle of nowhere. We did find 1 resturant and I had Mousakka (an egg plant Greek dish).
After eating we got back to the hostel and discovered it had no water. Yup, no water. No water. I still can't believe it. The lady eventually called someone to fix it but Margarita and I decided we would find a place close to the city center the next day.
The next day we found a hotel and then went on a tour of Santorini-- the volcano, the hot springs and sailed by Therissa because the weather was too bad to dock. We later went to Oia with another girl we met named Bilie and watched the sun set beyond the blue domed white churches. Oh yes, at the hot springs, I was adventerous and jumed out of the ferry, into the water, with the intent on swimming to the springs. I changed my mind though and climbed back into the boat :). It was a lot of fun. Margarita took a pic which I shall hopefully have soon. I also rode on a donkey, up the 700 steps from the port at Fira to the top.
Santorini is amazing because its like being in a dream. The houses are of such a simple, geometric design, yet they are so unusal it feels surreal. In addition, the scenery is so beautiful it doesn't seem real. I felt like I was in a movie like Lord of the Rings with amazing views and scenery.
My last stops will be Crete and then Rome.
I got to the hostel with a girl I met on the ferry named Margarita who is studying in Wales. We walked around after settling, looking for something to eat. There was nothing. I felt like I was in a place that had seen no humans for the last year. Not only was nothing open (which is understandable seeing that its not excatly peak season) but there was nothing around. No shops, stores... we were in the middle of nowhere. We did find 1 resturant and I had Mousakka (an egg plant Greek dish).
After eating we got back to the hostel and discovered it had no water. Yup, no water. No water. I still can't believe it. The lady eventually called someone to fix it but Margarita and I decided we would find a place close to the city center the next day.
The next day we found a hotel and then went on a tour of Santorini-- the volcano, the hot springs and sailed by Therissa because the weather was too bad to dock. We later went to Oia with another girl we met named Bilie and watched the sun set beyond the blue domed white churches. Oh yes, at the hot springs, I was adventerous and jumed out of the ferry, into the water, with the intent on swimming to the springs. I changed my mind though and climbed back into the boat :). It was a lot of fun. Margarita took a pic which I shall hopefully have soon. I also rode on a donkey, up the 700 steps from the port at Fira to the top.
Santorini is amazing because its like being in a dream. The houses are of such a simple, geometric design, yet they are so unusal it feels surreal. In addition, the scenery is so beautiful it doesn't seem real. I felt like I was in a movie like Lord of the Rings with amazing views and scenery.
My last stops will be Crete and then Rome.
posted by Nisha Broodie at 2:57 PM
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When do you get back again? We sooo have to meet up and share trip stories!
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