Sunday, April 6, 2014
Greece Honeymoon Part II Views and Scenery
We started our honeymoon in Athens for a couple days and thats about all you need. At least, if you want to see the typical tourist sites. Which is exactly what we did.
Stadium at Acropolis
Kyle on the steps leading into the Parthenon
The Parthenon is apparently constantly under construction?
Oh, and also, you cant walk around it. Ya know, cus of all the construction.
Oh, and also, you cant walk around it. Ya know, cus of all the construction.
The view of the hotel pool...
...from my sea view lounge chair.
The blue topped buildings that Santorini is so famous for are actually Greek Orthodox churches! Maybe you knew that, but it was news to me.
They never got old.
Santorini also had lots of random doors and windows that led to nowhere. For example:
Why is this door here?
And what about this window in this wall that looks like its crumbling?
And this door...
Its like theyre here to say "who cares whats behind that door/window? Youre in Santorini...you dont need to BE anywhere else."
Im pretty sure this man lives here. Like, in the primest real estate on the island. And I took this on midday on like, a Wednesday. How does he do it??
That little stone structure at the top of the cliff is all that remains of a castle once built there--its located at the highest point in town and provides some incredible views.
Right at the top of the castle was a nook hanging over the cliffs. Apparently the dog who climbed onto it isnt scared of heights. He was just nappin!
We were located at the top of the cliffs, but if you want, there was a huge staircase with literally hundreds of steps that led all the way to the bottom to the pier.
Kyle and I climbed down and back up these things two different mornings for a workout.
I took like, 4 breaks during the walk back up. Aint no shame in my game.
I took like, 4 breaks during the walk back up. Aint no shame in my game.
I saw this gal wandering to dinner and was obsessed with her outfit. I need that skirt!
So, there are lots of dogs and cats that roam the island. Apparently, this is totally normal. Some are strays, but many have collars and none of them look sick, misbehave, or beg for food. The shop owners provide bowls of food and water for them, so theyre basically just hanging out. Kyle liked this guy in particular.
I mean, whatever, I guess hes kinda cute.
Santorini at night might actually be more gorgeous than during the day.
If youre lazy and dont want to walk up all those stairs like Kyle and I did, then you can ride a donkey up. People love this shit apparently. Im allergic to dogs, cats, horses, and, I can only assume, donkeys, so we didnt do this.
On one of our last nights in Oia, we headed to a restaurant called Kastros to watch the sunset, which is like, a thing people do there. Like, people clap and shit when its over.
I think you can see why.
We headed back to Athens for our very last day and had a beautiful nighttime view of the Parthenon over dinner. I think we even cried a little that we had to leave.
Come back tomorrow for Part III to see pictures of outfits Kyle and I wore!!
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