Friday, August 15, 2008

Santorini, Greece


This is who greeted us when we arrived at our hotel on the island of Santorini at 7:30 in the morning after a long, sleepless night spent in the Athens airport. Ok, so it wasn't really the cartoon, but it was the human version of this cartoon man. We walked in to find the sweetest old man who was excited to see twins walking in. He immediately took us to a room, despite it being before typical check-in time, and showed us around the room excitedly pointing out all the comforts it had to offer, including a running faucet. It was the perfect welcome.

It's been a great first day here on the island. First we napped for a few hours to regain some strength. Next we ventured out to the beach, where we spent four hours doing nothing but soaking up the sun and occasionally taking a quick dip in the water. We came back to our room and were exhausted and pretty much crashed. It's crazy how much doing nothing on the beach really takes it out of you ;) It was the perfect, relaxing day after a pretty painful trip down here. We've kind of been slacking in the picture department lately, so we don't have any from today, but we'll quickly get some to document our wonderful adventure. We're excited for these next few days to explore the island and find some fun activities!!

5 comments:

sarah said...

Sounds beautiful. And a little weird that a crazy old man excitedly showed the "twins" to his room.

bethanykalei said...

JEALOUS!
i wish you guys would just come back and play with me already. who needs greece anyway?

Grandma Z said...

I'm busy working on finding you a hotel for one night in Athens. I'm looking for something near the Plaka Old Town so you can see the sights easily.
Then will it be Rome and Florence?

I've got your back.
Much love, Mom

sarah said...

where are you now?

Grandma Z said...

Dear Hillary and Christine:
You are fantastic travelers. Just for the record I'll include the names of the hotels where you stayed.

IRIGENEIA HOTEL is walking distance to the black sand beach (volcanic.)
Perissa Beach
Santorini Island
Cyclades, Greece

Tel: +30 22860 27090
info@irigeneia.gr
www.irigeneia.com

ATTALOS HOTEL has a roof-garden view of the Acropolis.
29, Athinas Str
Athens, Greece

Tel: +30 210 3212801
info@attaloshotel.com
www.attaloshotel.com

Love, Mom