Greece Day 5 - Island Hopping

07 Jun - Our last day in Greece was spent island hopping on a cruise ship. Since Greece is known for its island beauty, we must at least try cruising in the country. We woke up really early to catch the public transport to a far-away harbor to catch our ship.

Enjoying the serenity 

Light peaking out over the dark clouds 

First stop - Hydra Island 

Fat cat lazing around... haha 

More ruins visit 

Pistachio, which they made into a ice-cream flavor in Greece

Hungry sea gulls chasing our ship for food

Greece Day 4 - Exploring Athens

06 Jun - Time is our enemy as we left the beautiful Santorini behind. For Athens, we planned about a day to spend in the city while trying to cover as many landmarks as possible. Athens has a great heritage with its recorded history spanning 3400 years - from ancient monuments, to Romans and Byzantine artifacts and finally Ottoman sculptures. Athens by itself houses 2 UNESCO World Heritage Site - the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery. As the Daphni is closed to public for restoration, we made visiting the Acropolis our top priority.

the Acropolis of Athens 

Wondering among the ruins 

Open air plaza 

The classical theater 

The Parthenon 

The Erchtheion 

The Propylaea 

A bird's eye view of the city of Athens 

Excavation in progress of ancient city 

After we are done with the Acropolis, we headed to the Temple of Olympian Zeus to take photos of its ruins

Temple of Olympian Zeus 

Panathenaic Stadium

Athens Parliament House 

Though it seems peaceful now, little do we know that it will be at the center of demonstration as Greece falls on the brink of bankruptcy and risk being kicked out of Euro a few weeks later.

Athens flea market

Greece Day 3 - Santorini's old port

05 Jun - Though Santorini has nice weather and good scenery, the price to pay for staying here is not cheap. Before we fly off to Athens later, we took some time to visit the Santorini old port right at the foot of a caldera. Even the cats here know how to relax.

Santorini old port right at the foot of the caldera

Santorini old port

Greece Day 2 - Santorini, a scenic city of blue and white

04 Jun - Santorini, a place where beautiful sunset, beautiful scenery and nice weather all combined into one. The trademark of Santorini are their blue and white buildings, where you can find them easily around the caldera. It is no wonder that tourist keep flocking to this place for holiday.

 Trademark blue and white buildings

Beach

On our way to the Red Beach by foot

A church by the red beach cliff

Red Beach

Seems easy to climb? Do not be fooled

Oia just before the Sunset

The legendary sun set of Oia