Sunday, October 3, 2010

Honeymoon Part IV: Santorini

Santorini was our last stop and our favorite place during our trip. It was so romantic and relaxing! Santorini was where we celebrated our 1 year anniversary, we spent the day touring Santorini. We visited the volcano that created the caldera, jumped off the boat into the sea and swam to the hot springs, visited the small village on Thirassia, then climbed 185 stairs to Oia and watched the sunset. We had a romantic dinner the next night along the black sand beach, and relaxed at the pool. It was a great way to end our trip in Greece!

Every hotel gave us keys that had to be placed in a little holder which made the electricity turn on . . . energy efficient and an effective way to keep the keys in an important location!

Our room

Worst shower ever . . . the curtain sucked in on us every time we took a shower and you couldn't even move! Ugh!

The pool

Our hotel in Santorini



View of the sea

View of the caldera

Us.

Architecture

Everything in Santorini is white or cream with blue accents . . . amazing!

Beautiful architecture.

One of the many dogs we spotted throughout the city . . . we missed our pups!

Lucas and I on the boat.

Volcanic rock

Harbour at the volcano

Lucas and I on top of the volcano in Santorini.

Beautiful.

While we were there actors from Bollywood were filming. We watched them film a couple scenes.

The sunsets are famous in Oia, and it got seriously crowded! While the sunset was nice, Lucas and I agreed that there are just as amazing sunsets on the Oregon coast! ;)

Love. This picture hides the fact that we look straight tore up after a day of hiking, boating, and climbing more than 400 stairs!

Sunset

Sunset

Pastitsio . . . a Greek casserole, which is sooo delicious!

Black sand beaches!

Crepes . . . so delicious!

We set the camera on 10 shot timer, these are 2 of my favorites!

Love.

Our one year anniversary dinner on the beach in Santorini.

Lucas enjoying his 2 glasses of Ouzo -- his favorite Greek specialty which tastes like black licorice.

Lucas stretching out on the ferry from Santorini to Athens, part 1 of our 7 part journey!

Stretching it out before our 9 hour flight home . . . part 3 of our 7 part journey home!

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