Yesterday we arrived at the
island of Mykonos from Santorini. Our trip was by ferry, which was actually one
hour late from Santorini but, in a scene we are becoming all too familiar with
in Greece, nobody thinks to explain what is happening. Come to think of it, it’s
probably because no one actually knows. The trip across the Aegean was
uneventful, thanks to a pretty benign swell. The island of Mykonos hit us
instantly as being very different to Santorini, in a way we seemed to prefer. I
think Mykonos must be pretty much a tourist island, and now that the tourist
season is all but over (our hotel closes the day we leave for six months) the
streets are far less crowded. It also has much more of a traditional Greek
village about it, and this we really like.
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| Heading towards our hotel on a very narrow road |
Our hotel is virtually down one
end of the island and is quite exclusive. We are literally a two minute walk to
the beach and, unlike Santorini with its beaches made up of volcanic rocks,
Mykonos has actual sand. The view from the beach across the dark blue waters of
the Aegean can only be described as memorable.
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| The beach near our hotel |
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| Our beach just on sunset |
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| The famous windmills of Mykonos |
Last night we took the bus into
the main port of Mykonos, where we walked for a good thirty minutes in search
of some moderately priced Greek food. The port area is full of very up market restaurants,
catering exclusively for tourists, and their meals can be up to $35 Australian
for a main meal – bit too pricey for our budget. We eventually found a lovely
little café, where we had a plate full of Greek food, much of which we couldn’t
possibly finish (definitely a case of eyes being much bigger than bellies).
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| Well, that's my dinner, Alison's will be here soon (lol) |
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| Mykonos is full of these quaint little laneways selling fancy goods at inflated prices |
Day 2 in Mykonos and perfect
sunshine, although hardly summer temperatures. Breakfast at our hotel is
amazing; there’s an assortment of everything from sausages, bacon and eggs to
beautiful Greek pastries and fresh fruits. This is such a lovely hotel, and the
service is as good as we’ve seen anywhere (hope that cheque they promised me
for the good rap arrives soon – they said it was in the mail). Because the
beach is so close to us, we took ourselves off for a leisurely afternoon of sun
and surf. As you can probably imagine, the colour of the water was amazing and
it’s crystal clear. It was also very (as in OMG) cold, but you soon forget
about the temperature once you realize where you are. The fashion here is very
much for women not to wear tops on the beach, so I decided I’d take mine off as
well (you know what they say, when in Rome…). After some initial reluctance,
Alison decided to get into the swing of things and, yep, removed her sweater
(only joking, she ended up doing as the locals do).
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| The view from our balcony |
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| A beautiful Aegean sunset |
The more we getting into Mykonos,
the more we really love it. It has such a relaxed atmosphere and the scenery is
so beautiful. We still have a few days left before we return to Athens, so we’ll
really try to soak up as much of the atmosphere (and sun) as we can.
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