Photos from Santorini
Waiting for the overnight ferry to
Santorini in Piraeus at sunset
The ferry stopped at Ios before
reaching Santorini.
Ios is known as the party island,
and it doesn't look too scenic
The stereotypical white church of
the cycladic islands
Passing another ferry
Reading the tourbook to figure out
where to go
We had camped out on deck. Before
people got out at Ios, every square inch of space had been occupied.
Leaving from Ios.
Our first view of Santorini as we arrive
The ferries are enormous
Fira, the main town of Santorini
It's almost 1000 feet down to the sea
A beautiful clocktower
A stray cat gets some sleep at a shop
The view down to the sea is amazing
It's hot outside!
Beautiful restaurant patio
Let's stand in the shade until sunset..
Every street has yet another great view
Here come the mules!
It's a steep, hot walk down to the water
The hotels in Fira are on the
caldera edge overlooking the sea
I wish we could have jumped in to
cool off!
Fira, the cliffs, and the sea
Touristy, but cute, shops
The view of Fira at sunset
Another beautiful church
The caldera cliffs at sunset
Church bells at Imerovigli
Our first Greek food feast
This stray cat sat under the table
The view was so good, we kept taking pictures
Cute narrow streets
Hightech advertising billboards
This house is beautiful
This restaurant has a great view
The steps down to the sea are numbered
(Another) beautiful church
The black sand beach at Perissa, near
our hotel
View of the street while waiting for the bus
Back in Fira
We took a bus to Oia, the town at the
northern end of the island
The stereotypical Santorini view
Oia is beautiful
Looks like a colorful legoland
I wish we could grow flowers like these
around our front door!
Another beautiful small church
Exploring the streets of Oia
Great view
A path goes from Oia down to the waterfront
The cliff edges
There's a great view of the town as
we walk down to the waterfront
Lots of fish restaurants near the water
We took a short trail to Ammudi beach
The view back to Oia
Ammudi beach. Not much of a beach,
but the view was great
Octopus
Grilled octopus is great
Another view of the waterfront
Yet another church if you can't make
the walk back up to town
Oia has lots of churches!
This stray dog likes the view
Evening view
We liked this house entryway
People claim their places to watch sunset
We had some great baklava somewhere
on this street
Church dome at sunset
The view at sunset
This house has a great patio
Breakfast at our hotel
The stray dog wants breakfast too
Back at the beach
Our hotel
We had lunch here
Church at Perissa
View up towards the mountain
Finally it was time to leave. There
was a little beach near the ferry dock
On the ferry
View of the ferry dock
View of Fira as we leave Santorini
View of Oia