Greece, Santorini – Frolicking Through Fira

Time To Relax…

Post by Dave with [commentary in brackets by Vicky]

I won’t say who made the proposal, [well I’ll say it certainly wasn’t me] but a pact was made that Day 3, unlike the previous day, would be nothing but sleeping late and beach [I wanted to explore the ancient sites of Santorini…]. Waking up at 11:30, we went straight to the beach chairs, leaving only for a quick trip to the gyro place V had scouted the night before (2 euros/gyro! – we ordered 4)[hmmm we should have gotten 6].

By evening (yes, to V’s dismay I was able to restrain her in her chair for the entire afternoon), [thankfully I was allowed to take a dip in ocean occasionally] we headed to the center for one last meal before heading to the airport.

Final Frolicking Through Fira

We decided we were going to be daring on this one, making sure to taste Santorini’s specialties before we left for Athens – fried [it was grilled] squid and santorini wine. The meal was delightful [indeed]. We went for a quick stroll around the center of Fira, which is a lot more quaint than we realized while we went through by bus, because all the nice streets are partitioned off for pedestrians [all full of stairs – not ideal for us and our suitcase – or more specifically for the poor wheels of the suitcase]. Eventually I was able to tear V away from her picture taking [ > : / ]and hailed a cab.

It was a quick trip to the airport despite a pit stop by the cabby to exchange a large wad of cash for a bag filled with undisclosed items (drugs?) [it must have been drugs!]. Our flight took off without a hitch, and before we knew it we were in the capital of Greece. It was late, dark, and we needed to get to our hotel. We knew the drill. Hop on a bus to the center of the city plus a 20 minute walk [actually more like 35] and we had arrived at Hotel Tony’s, a charming hotel not too far from the acropolis. It was going to be a long next day, so we ended the night there.

Post by Dave with [commentary in brackets by Vicky]

Want to read more about our trip to Greece?
Day 1: Greece, Santorini – The Arrival and Finding Your Way
Day 2: Greece, Santorini – Volcano Tour and Hot Springs
Day 3: Greece, Santorini – Frolicking Through Fira
Day 4: Greece, Athens – Conquering The Capital
Day 5: Greece, Athens – More Monuments!
Day 6: Greece, Corinth – Making Our Way To Mycenae, Argos And Nafplio
Day 7: Greece, Sparta – This is Sparta! (And Mystras)
Day 8: Greece Kardamyli – First Diros Caves, Then Messene Ruins