Some More Mykonos and a Ferry To Santorini…
The morning started early for me… even though jet lag is there, I still wake up early.. I don’t want to miss out on the lovely morning sleeping.. I especially wanted to take in the gorgeous view of the ocean from our balcony. I could see the hotel people setting up breakfast outside that would start at 8 AM. I love staying at places that include breakfast- its a great way to start the day and one doesn’t have to rush out of the hotel room looking for food. Two things I require on vacation- breakfast at the hotel, unless we have rented an apartment.. in which case I am happy to cook my own; and wifi. Unfortunately there was no wifi at the Munich hotel and so I could not blog from there… well, there was but they were charging a ridiculous amount for it…
Anyway, I digress. I woke up early again.. and anticipated breakfast.. but before that I did a ten minute exercise routine so I can be ready to eat whatever I want through the day. Buffet breakfast consisted of bread, Greek cheeses, olives, eggs.. and the usual suspects. We sat outside and enjoyed the lovely view and went down to the pool to relax. After a while, we walked into town and eventually made our way to a local restaurant overlooking the water and had delicious Greek Salad, Grape leaves, Fish Souvlaki…The food was fresh and delicious… especially the Greek salad- the tomatoes were bursting with sweetness and the fresh feta was yummy- quite mild. The grape leaves melted in our mouths. We washed it all down with a delicious glass of Rose!
Greek Salad
Grape Leaves
Fish Souvlaki
We had a leisurely stroll back to our hotel and got ready to leave on a high speed ferry to Santorini. As we flew into Greece, I was very surprised to see Athens and the rest of the islands as very arid and desert like- I wasn’t expecting that.. Santorini is similar. After an almost 3 hour ferry, we docked by a huge cliff in Santorini and saw loads of buses and cars going up the sharp turns up the hill…After about half an hour we reaches a town called Oia, which is at the north end of this long island. We hiked up to our cave hotel and saw the spectacular ocean view below.. it was breathtaking. After unpacking, we found our way into the main area, a few minutes walk from our hotel and walked a narrow lane filled with restaurants, hotels and shops. Dinner was at a traditional Greek restaurant. We decided on sticking with appetizers and salads- tapas style. We had an eggplant salad, the traditional tzatziki sauce, tomato fritters, baked feta and lots of pita.. oh, and a delicious pitcher of white wine.
Eggplant Salad & Tzatziki
Tomato Fritters
Greek Salad
Everything was absolutely delicious- especially the tomato fritters- bursting with juiciness…We walked back absolutely thrilled with the ambiance, food and the super friendly people.. can’t wait what tomorrow will bring!
