Athens, Greece {Acropolis and Parthenon}

Monday October 11, 2006.

Left the ferry and caught the train to Athens. I am only spending enough time to see the Acropolis and the Parthenon and then catching the overnight ferry to Ios. I met an interesting man who is about 80 on the train and we still correspond by mail every few months.

Ios, Greece

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Another long ferry ride {8.5 hrs} but I finally arrived at Ios at 6 am. I finally found my hostel about 8am. Very uncomfortable ferry trip as I did not get a room, just floor space. Most people have left the island because the season is mostly over, but I was fortunate because it was justme and 8 girls from Australia at Francesco's hostel. 

Santorini, Greece

October 12-15th, 2006

I spent 3 days just enjoying the beauty that is Santorini. On Friday I took the bus to Oia which supposedly has the most beautiful sunset in the world. Over 200 people waited with cameras but unfortunately it was too cloudy. Santorini is all about money with jewelry stores and expensive restaurants lining the rim of the crater overlooking the Meditteanean. One interesting fact is that the grape vineyards here do not put their grapes on poles but instead place the vines in a circle on the ground to help keep the moisture in the ground.