Santorini, Greece

Today we arrived in Santorini, Greece. It was a nice and relaxing day because we really didn’t have a lot to do. We were able to sleep in till about 9:00 and we went to breakfast which was delicious as always on Crystal Serenity. Breakfast was especially nice because we were able to sit out on the open deck which gave us an incredible view of the island of Santorini and its neighboring islands; it’s hard to put into words how beautiful it was. The water was a deep blue shade, bluer than the sky. The islands themselves were breathtaking; there was only a small port of entry to the island, because they went straight out of the water up to a high plateau. The entire town was built on top of the cliffs. There were only two ways, from the side we entered the town, to get up; one was a recently built lift system that cost 3 euro and took only a few minutes to get to the top. The other means to the top was a winding, paved donkey trail, literally. You could pay 3 euro to take a donkey to the top, which looked like a lot of fun, but we decided to walk and it took us 30 to 40 minutes and the walk was actually a bit shorter than the donkey ride. Once we got to the top we just to a walk around a small part of the island. Mostly we just walked around where the shops were, which was fun because the town was very quaint with narrow little streets and alleys filled with shops and boutiques. We really didn’t feel like taking too big of an adventure so we decided to head back to the ship after only about 2 hours of wandering. We went back to the ship and laid out by the pool for a couple of hours and then pretty much relaxed for the rest of the evening.