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| Town of Thira on Santorini with a tender that we used to go ashore in the foreground |
Other
than the annoyance of incredibly bad satellite Internet service (which is why I
am not posting much news/political commentary) and the need to check my office
e-mail daily and field questions and keep various client matters moving, the
vacation continues to be wonderful.
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| View from our dinner table |
Yesterday,
we spent the day and part of the evening in Santorini. The island is spectacular (as the photos
reveal) but I will confess that my fear of heights forced me to climb the 2500
stairs up to the main town of Thira rather than take the "tram" which
could be described as a ski lift from Hell.
Once at the top of cliff overlooking the ancient volcano caldera and in
town, we had a wonderful time sightseeing, shopping and having dinner at an
amazing restaurant overlooking the main harbor where our cruise ship was at
anchor. The view was stunning, as was
the sunset that we were able to watch as we dined.
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| Sunset approaches on Santorini |
Today,
we spent the day in Mykonos and after sightseeing in the old town we went to
the beach at Elias Beach - one of the gay beaches on the south side of the
island. While waiting to catch the bus to the beach, we met a very nice gay
couple from Milan, Italy who are currently working in Berlin. Later, we met a nice gay couple from Los
Angeles. Aboard ship, we have also met
nice couples from Australia and other parts of the USA.
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| Elias Beach - Mykonos, Greece |
As
a lover of history and ancient Greece, the trip has been a dream come
true. Tomorrow, we will be in Olympia,
original site of the Olympic Games, and also tour what is reportedly a great archeology
museum near the site of the original Olympic Games.
Satellite
Internet permitting, I may try to post a couple of political/current events
posts. Time will tell whether or not I
will be successful.
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