Honeymoon Part Two - GREECE
Heading to Greece by boat .... something I think I won't do again. Since we took a Contiki Tour they find the best deals to travel from one country to another, so in this case going to Greece by boat is what worked for the company. When signing up for Contiki I didn't really think travelling by boat would be a big issue, until I got on the boat and realized it was an 11 hour boat ride to Greece, along with another 8 hour drive to Athens. NOT FUN. The boat also wasn't anything special. We were lucky enough to get a room, however the rooms were the size as a small titanic cabin, lugging your luggage from the top deck to the way bottom is HEAVY ( another thing I didn't take in consideration) The room we got was super small... and the shower only had a shower head not even a curtain or anything. There was cars, animals, everything on this boat. Some people slept outside with not even a sleeping bag, and others slept on chairs. WASHROOMS were disgusting on this boat. That night I BARLEY slept and when I finally shut my eyes I hear banging on our cabin door at 5:30 AM alarming you to wake up, pack, and head to the upper deck as they had provided you breakfast ( a wrapped chocolate croissant and dried eggs)
Finally we make it to the Contiki bus and heading to ATHENS. This bus ride was very very long but from the lack of sleep from the boat ride we made up for it by sleeping the entire way.
ATHENS -
In Athens there isn't much to see there other than the Acropolis. The mini markets in Greece are amazing and you can find such good goodies there! I had gotten lots of cute things to bring back home for family members and to keep for me as well! SANTORINI
We went to Santorini by plane it was about a 30 minute plane ride. The airport in Santorini is very very small, and very overwhelming. Lots of people everywhere, the line up was crazy long, but the service is great. For a small island they do what they can.
We stayed at a beautiful villa called Avaton Resort and Spa. We were suppose to stay at Cavo Tagoo but things got a little mixed up so we ended up staying at Avaton which is a five minute walk from Cavo Tagoo.
Santorini is such a beautiful island to visit, if you are ever in Greece its must to go! The beaches are beautiful the people are so sweet and so kind, and its just such a beautiful place to go! Picture do not do any justice. We were there a total of 4 days and we rented a car which wasn't to expensive and was good because we went around the town and didn't have to wait for any transportation to take us places, we pretty much just went where we wanted and when! OIA is such a beautiful little town in Santorini which is where you'll find ALL the blue and white, all the churches, and even the shops are blue and white!
One thing we did which was an incredible experience was SAILING. We went all around the Hot Springs and we could jump in the water and just swim! We also got an amazing homemade greek meal with wine and unlimited water on the ship. We went with a private company which only let about 12 people on their sail. The staff were so nice, and so easy going with everything (especially with my sea sick issues)
MYKONOS
We went to Mykonos by boat ... 2 1/2 hours. This was again NOT FOR ME. This entire trip I really was not feeling boat rides lol. Anyway, we arrive at Mykonos and we end up getting a lift to our little villa that we were staying at which was right across Paradise Beach. Paradise Beach is considered party central and it really is. We stayed in Mykonos for 3 days. The first night we went to go see AFROJACK at the club called Cavo Paradiso. We got there around 11 pm and everyone was having such and amazing time, the atmosphere was incredible and everyone was just there to party and have a good time! Afrojack did not come on until 3 am ... and we ended up leaving the club at 5:30 am. It is their norm there though, and we were up for it since you don't go to Mykonos all the time!
The next day we ended up going into the town and we went to Little Italy and found the cutest little shops, and places to eat, and take such beautiful photos.
We found a really nice restaurant that I HIGHLY recommended for you to check out which is called Scorpios. You will need a reso before you go, however if you don't want to eat there and just go to hang out and a get drink it's also not a bad idea!
The rest of the time we ended up just spending our last day by the pool at our villa, relaxed until we had to go back to reality.
XO
Stephanie
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