Santorini-Oia

All aboard our 3 night Mediterranean cruise!

 

The cruise had cute hang out places, games, buffets and unlimited mocktails!

First stop: romantic Santorini 

Santorini is a Greek island and remnant of a water-filled caldera from one of the largest volcanic eruptions on record 3600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization.

So to visit the village of Oia on top of the caldera from port, you either climb 

600 steps, ride on the back of a donkey, or take a cable car (what we did!).

Everything was so pretty in bright white and blue.

Church on the square with pyramid bell tower

The houses are carved into the lava rock and so picturesque!

Beautiful view of the blue domes and caldera!

Aegean Sea, flag, windmill

Donkeys on break, sight seeing with the tourists.

I love these doors that appear to be a doorway to the sky or sea, (but there are steps that lead down to a bar.)

All these homes where made of volcanic ash and painted in limestone whitewash because it was cheap and available, reflective and cool, during the times of disease like cholera, it was the most effective disinfectant, and during war times, the color represented the Greek flag.
To the eye, it’s uplifting and tranquil!
Oia was once just a humble village, but now this area is considered the Amalfi coast of Greece filled with expensive hotels, shops and bars.

Gelato and pee stop

 We saw many fashion shoots in picturesque Europe. Here’s ours:

My girls!

Walking back to the cable car down to our tender.