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Enter Santarini

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After waving off to Mykono’s we set sail to our next and final Greek Island, the stunning Santarini. Santarini is supposedly one of my most naturally beautiful Greek Island and is a little bit unstable as it surrounds and underwater volcano that last went off over 4,000 years ago that blew up the island so high that chunks of it have been found as far as Greenland.

Coming into port at Santarini, you can get an idea of scale of this island… IMG_1035.JPG

Those white dots on the top is not snow but a bustling town of white houses, and that 10 story cruise liner is about a kilometre from the coast line.

We soon docked and jumped on to the bustling port and set to find our ride.
Can you spot the sign for “Smith & Williams”… It’s there somewhere…

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Jumping on the bus I sucked in my stomach as we drove on the tight windy roads up the mountain. I’m not sure what possessed the original inhabitants to build up such a high mountain and carve out an existence here. I think it has to do with the islands surrounding in such a way to make a perfect port about 2000 years ago, but the Volcano has caused earthquakes sinking parts so it’s not so perfect now-days.

In any case, Santarini is simply breathtaking!
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Written by Blade

May 10th, 2009 at 3:26 am

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