Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Vacation In Review, Day 1 - Santorini, Greece

I've just returned from a "Trip of a lifetime" with Roger and our friends Sharon and Jerry.
I met Sharon when she was my boss at Celltech 10 years ago.  2 years ago we all took a trip together and decided to try again!
Roger met me in Athens (he is coming from Afghanistan) After a 5 day trip for him, and more than 35 hours for me - we arrived on the famous Greek Island of Santorini.
Santorini is known for its steep cliffs of white buildings.  We stayed in a town called Oia at the tip of the Island... said to have the best sunsets in the WORLD!  While nice, Roger and I were not so impressed with the sunsets.
Santorini is what remains from a massive volcano explosion. In the picture above you can see how the center of the Island was blown away, and a caldera that has grown in the center of the Island. It is thought that the "Atlantis" legend is under this caldera.
Our view at night
These are the view from our villa in Santorini.  We stayed in a cave house on the cliff with an amazing view of the caldera.
Stay turned ... I have three weeks of pictures to post!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We can't wait to see the rest!

Anonymous said...

Wow! It looks fabulous! Teresa C.