Showing posts with label Santorini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santorini. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2009

Santorini, Greece

This has been the most beautiful day of the entire cruise. Santorini is a spectacular and fascinating island. After several days of rain and overcast skies, the gods smiled on us, and the sun shone today illuminating the Aegean Sea and the white washed buildings.



We toured the entire island, participated in a wine tasting, ate a wonderful lunch in a tavern with a spectacular view of the caldera, visited a small Byzantine chapel, walked on one of the black beaches, and had time to stroll the streets in Oia and Fira. I took 200 photos. Here is a sample:

Classic Photo of Oia


House in Oia


Vin Santo-- One of the Wines We Tasted


Lunch at tavern that overlooked the Caldera (the caldron) left by volcano explosion
Here is the view from that tavern.


Byzantine Chapel With Easter Flowers (Orthodox Easter was April 19)


Black Beach

Artist Studio in Oia


The Cat Was Not For Sale


But the Fish Was


We took a cable car down to the port the steep cliffs of the caldron in Fira to take a tender back to our ship which is anchored in front of a island left by volcano.