Life of Fei: Santorini, Greece

Next stop on our cruise was Santorini, Greece. Let me tell you, it was beautiful. Most of you have seen pictures of Greece with little white buildings and blue roofs....well its Santorini. This little island was so beautiful and relaxing. We road a water taxi to the shore and caught a bus up a curvy road on our tour of the island. Santorini is actually the remains of a volcanic eruption (the worlds largest to date) with two small islands that are arc shaped. We traveled first to the highest point on the island and had an amazing view of the whole island. Afterward we were taken around the island (it is small...so driving around it is not too bad), told a bit about its volcanic history and given a guided tour of a few cities including Fira and Oia. We had a great meal in Oia, where I discovered my love for Tzatziki....OH MY GOODNESS. Its a type of Greek yogurt (which is strange because I hate yogurt) with shredded carrots, cucumbers and other seasonings in it. It is great on pita and chicken. After lunch, we decided to take a bus to a local beach called Parissa with famous black sand and go for a swim in the Aegean Sea. We had alot of fun ( I enjoyed laying in the sun) and even more fun waiting an hour for the bus to come back to our stop and pick us up. On the way back we had to use the restroom, and discovered that the bus station bathrooms were squatty potties (for those of you who don't know what they are....stay tuned...I will blog about them). I have to say I was pretty excited to see them because I have only seen them in EA. I was excited to show my mother in law and niece....although by the looks on their faces they did not share in my excitement. Afterwards we walk around Fira and shopped (although the stores were so expensive I did not buy one thing!). I enjoyed Santorini and would recommend this island to anybody looking to travel to Greece.