For this #FBF we'll continue with our adventure in Greece. After exploring Athens (you can read about here), my sister and I were ready to begin island hopping! Next stop Mykonos.
One thing I didn't mention before, is that we found Greece (both the mainland and islands) to be pretty affordable. The islands more so than Athens, but we got some pretty great deals on the hostels. With the exception of the one in Athens, they were all quite nice and more hotel or B&B-like than a hostel. We booked all of our stays through hostelworld.com. For that time in my life and the company I was traveling with, hostels ended up being the perfect decision. It allowed for the opportunity to meet so many people our age and the environment didn't lack in hospitality or atmosphere. Food and transportation were also pretty affordable. The only thing you'll want to watch out for would be all of the souvenir traps.
I have to begin this post with two of the funniest scenes that completely set the tone for the trip (Sorry sissie-pants!). We packed up all of our belongings and headed out to the ferry port to catch our first ferry. To get over to the ferries we had to ride up the longest escalator I have ever seen in my life. It was huge! About 3/4 of the way up I hear my sister gasp and turn around to see her large (the largest they come) suitcase tumbling down this escalator. We reach the top and continue to watch her luggage tumble (picture slow motion here). At the bottom, there happened to be a nice couple who grabbed the luggage and proceeded to send it back up the escalator for us. Hilarious, y'all! Once the luggage was recovered we again started to make our way toward the ferry, only to realize that the suitcase was damaged during impact from the tumble and my sis now had to basically drag this huge suitcase behind her the rest of her trip. Did I mention she'd be touring Greece for about three weeks? Poor thing. She always knows how to bring the entertainment. Traveling with my sis is always an adventure, and something I treasure dearly.
We finally arrived on Mykonos. This island was big enough we decided to explore via moped.
We were immediately greeted by the traditional white buildings that Greece is so well known for. Fact: we learned during this trip that the reason most of the buildings are painted white with blue roofs, doors, windows, etc. is because during one of their wars the enemy burned all of their flags and banished them from the country. As a way for the country to still show their pride and keep a part of their culture alive, they painted all of their buildings the colors of their flag. So cool!
The food in Greece is devine! I love the Mediterranean style diet. Greek yogurt with fresh fruits, fried calamari, fresh salads, poultry with grape sauces, tzatziki with pita bread, gyros with french fries inside them and more were all some of the sampling of food we indulged in. The sites at many of the restaurants aren't too shabby either!
We ended up eating at one of the restaurants in the above picture. This area was known locally as "little Italy."
The beaches also offered some pretty great sites and tons of activity. Similar to the islands, each beach also has it's own personality on Mykonos. Some are quieter than others.
Mykonos was grand. We loved the laid back nature of the island so much we were sad to leave, but were so glad we did! We were greeted next with Ios, my favorite island of the trip.
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