After dropping some items in Fira to ship back home we go to the museum where there are pieces found in Akrotiri.

A nice lunch overlooking the volcano and then I’m off to the cable car! Fira is where the cruise ships come in. So the way up to the town of Fira is by cable car. I take the cable car down, have a ouzo by the water and then take it back up. Great pictures of the water and town!

Deme and I decide to have a little dinner before flying back to Athens. Of course we had more fritters, greek salad and then some delicious chicken souvlaki.

Goodbye Santorini!

We head down the mountain to a wonderful little bay called Amoudi. Picturesque!

Wonderful lunch of tomato salad, tomato fritters (by the way a Santorini speciality), cheese and fresh bream grilled on an outdoor grill. We finish off we baklava.

This evening we finally catch the sunset. It is amazing! And what was even better – it was a full moon. We all were looking in one direction and didn’t even realize the moon was just as spectacular!

For our late dinner we went to a small souvlaki place where the locals eat.

Spectacular view and delicious breakfast at the hotel.

We head off to Akrotiri to see the ruins. After seeing the exhibit we walk down a road and up a path to see the red beach. By then we are getting hungry and find an amazing road-side restaurant. Probably the most memorable meal of the trip! Homemade wine, fresh tomato fritters, beets and wonderful assorted dips.

On our way back to Oia we stop in Fira for some shopping and exploring.

Dinner was so good the prior night we go back to the same restaurant. We have the same wonderful waiter again! We have the same apps but this time I have what they called a baked veal dish. The description doesn’t do it justice! It an amazing piece of beef in a delicious tomato sauce with cinnamon and allspice. The pasta on the side is similar to pastistio but without any meat. Yum, Yum!

We leave Athens and arrive in Santorini’s small/quant airport. Wow – not sure what I expected but it is even better!

Our hotel on Oia is great – we each have our own rooms and the view is amazing. The one challenge….we have to climb down about 30 crazy, rocky steps to get to the hotel.

Lunch is a beautiful salad and (probably the best ever) spanakopita.

We stroll around Oia shopping for the rest of the day. Unfortunately, no sunset but we have fantastic pita and ouzo at a restaurant as a early evening snack.

Fantastic dinner! Wrapped shrimp, chilled octopus salad and spicy pasta – yum!

Wonderful day!

Shopping, eating traditional Greek food (the beef and orzo reminded me of something my Mom made) walking all around Plaka and downtown and seeing the Parliament building with it’s guards.

Thanks Julia and Deme for another fantastic day!