After flying into Athens, we boarded the ferry to travel to the first island, Kos. The boat ride was 9 hours. We enjoyed the scenery along the way, but it might have been nicer to take the one hour flight instead. We stayed one night on Kos.
Our room
The Greek beers we had with dinner.
The fortress on Kos. It's typical to see a castle in the harbor of some cities.
Kos
Drinking ouzo, which tastes like licorice.
Tigaki Beach, Kos
Our next stop was Bodrum, Turkey. The ferry ride was just one hour from Kos.
Our best night's stay- the Salmakis Resort in Bodrum. Too bad it was only for one night, too!
Bodrum
The castle in Bodrum.
The whole castle.
Next, onto Santorini. The island is an active volcano, with black sand and red sand beaches. This is the city of Fira, famous for the view and the buildings on the cliff.
Ready to watch the sunset!
It was an awesome sunset!
The church
Our hotel in Santorini was called Smargdi. It's run by a Greek family, the whole family. The women make all the meals, and they went out of their way to make everyone feel at home. It was the best hospitality we've ever had at a hotel.
Perissa, the black sand beach.
One last glimpse as we rode away on the ferry. It was our favorite place of the entire trip.
The island of Naxos
A nighttime walk on the beach.
Agia Anna beach, Naxos
Local products
We ate several gyros from this stack of pork. They were De-li-cious.
The Acropolis in Athens, amidst a big modern city. The structures were built in the 5th Century BC. It was hot up there, 44 C (110 F).
The Parthenon, which seems to be under restoration constantly.
The Parthenon
The Erechtheion
Zurich, Switzerland from up above.
