In the early morning hours (2am or 3am depending which
time zone we were in), we were treated to the sight of an active volcano off the
starboard side of the ship! As we
cruised by Sicily, we could see on a small island, lava flowing down one side of
a mountain while a small town with lights could be seen on the other side!
Of course it was very dark and there may have been water between the town and
the volcano, but to say it was a fascinating sight would be an understatement.
Unfortunately, my pictures didn’t show much :-(

A new switchback road had been built and we made it to
the top of the island, but that wasn’t high enough. Nope. We went to the very
highest point where we could stand before a monastery and look down on the island
and the entire area that had once been Atlantis. According to our guide, this
piece of land and two nearby that form an arc and the open sea between had once
been Atlantis.

Of course, all that walking made us hungry so we stopped
at a wonderful restaurant for a lunch of Greek cuisine such as stuffed grape
leaves, olives, spanakopita and tzatziki sauce (my favorite). Yum.
Then it was on to Fira, the island’s capital city. It was
as beautiful as seen in every movie, magazine or website. I fell in love with
this place and wished I’d seen it when I was younger because I would have
definitely lived here for awhile :-)
Since there was no dessert served at lunch, we just had
to stop for a drink and dessert and enjoy the amazing view.
When it was time to go back to the ship, we took the
cable car down to another little port. Every car seated 6 people. The ride was
way too fast and in no time we were looking back at this amazing place from our
little boat.


Always,
Lexi
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WOW. Sounds awesome. I've always wanted to go there so it sounds like I need to make the trek! thanks for sharing all this with us!
ReplyDeleteI strongly suggest the trip. There is something very vibrant and friendly about this place :-) So glad you are enjoying the travelogue.
DeleteThe island sounds beautiful and dramatic! If you weren't in the process of building your dream home right now, I'd bet you'd consider some of the places you visited on this awesome trip!!
ReplyDeleteLove the views!
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