Santorini, Greece

One of the key places we wanted to visit on our trip was the island of Santorini. The island was formed by a series of massive volcanic eruptions throughout history, which have made the island very geologically unique. For this reason, and the fact that it's so beautiful is why we wanted to go. And so, we arrived on Santorini from Syros after a very long ferry ride that took all day, and stopped at many other islands before reaching our destination. We weren't really sure how to get to our hotel from the port, but after some confusion we finally made it to what turned out to be one of the best places we stayed all trip. Not only was the hotel in the center of the main town, Fira, but the owner, George, was ultra helpful, generous, and kind. Living up to its reputation, the island is super beautiful, but we found it is more orientated to those who arrive on cruise ships, and only stay for short periods at a time; for we found it got slightly boring after a week long stay. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable and we did some cool stuff while we were on the island; such as experience Ohi Day (A Greek Holiday), check out two really cool beaches, go on an excursion to the volcanic island (and get a tour of it from a complete wackjob), walk along the caldera edge to the town of Oia, visit two museums, and hike up to the archeological site of Ancient Thera.

Our Hotel Room (Five Images)

Ancient Thira Archaeological Site (30 Images)

Description for the Ruin Pictured Above

A view of the part of the 'Black Beach' we visited, as seen from the site

The other stretch of the 'Black Beach'

Part of the ascent up to the site

Imprinted in the stone is a bird, lion and dolphin, click to enlarge for better view

The Bird

The Lion, or Maybe it's a Monkey?

The Dolphin

The Archeological Museum (19 Images)

Description for Above Bust

Description for Above Statue

Pictures of/from Fira Town (26 Images)

The Volcanic Island as seen from Fira Town Caldera Edge

Ohi Day Flags (video to come)

Hard to tell, but this dog's been painted blue for Ohi Day

The Black Beach and Surrounding Area (Seven Images)

Our Excursion to the Volcanic Island and Island of Therasia (31 Images)

The Excursion Boat

The Volcanic Island

The Cruise Ship Port Back on Santorini

The lifts from the cruise ship port up to Fira Town

Our Halloween (Four Images)

The Red Beach and Surrounding Area (15 Images)

Dumpster Kitties Near the Red Beach

The Sunset From Fira Town Caldera Edge (Six Images)

The Museum of Prehistoric Thera (Seven Images)

The Description for the Famous Golden Ibex Figure

Pictures of Our Walk Along the Caldera Edge To Oia, and Pictures of Oia (41 Images)

Random Pictures to Follow

Thought You Might Like This Shera

Delicious Moussaka I Ordered One Night

Equally Delicious Yemista Danielle Ordered That Same Night

Our Last Glimpse of Santorini as we depart on our 3:00am ferry