Sunday, 07 April 2019 – Santorini
We disembarked with the tender boats at 9 am and then did a bus tour to the Mount of Prophet Elijah and The Akrotiri archaeological site The weather was not great but it was still stunning.
On the tender boat
Beautiful Spring Flora
Sign pointing us to the monastery – but we didn’t really have enough time to explore
Stunning views from the top of the mountain
We had an excellent guide telling us all about the Akrotiri site.
The first people that lived at this site were Late Neolithic – 4000 BC. It was an early Aegean port during the Bronze Age. It is amazing that so early on in history this civilization had elaborate drainage systems and multi-storey buildings.
Akrotiri was destroyed by The Theran Volcanic Eruption in about 1627 BC. The volcanic ash preserved the remains of frescoes and other works of art. Excavation is still ongoing.
Our guide at Akrotiri
What a view!
The architecture – awesome
We popped into a restaurant and paid too much money for coffee but the view was worth it.
Costa Victoria waiting patiently
Indescribably Beautiful
Tender Boats waiting for us
Going down in the cable car – That’s Tom next to me.
Imagine living here!
The colours are mainly blue and white
The Earl – always happy on water
Yes – It was fantastic
The cable cars go up and down all day
IF you don’t use the cable car – you can walk up or down that windy path!
Many people on Costa Victoria have been infected with the Ship’s Bug – dubbed the Costa Cough! The Earl seems to be going down with it and went straight to bed after dinner this evening.
Adventuring into Retirement 
Never saw Santorini like tgat. Just beautiful. It was magic right up there what a view..
LikeLike
Sorry to hear that The Earl was feeling under the weather in such beautiful surroundings!
LikeLike
As much as we loved cruising, that ship big was a bit of a spoiler. A lot of passengers were coughing and not isolating themselves so the bug spread
LikeLiked by 1 person
One hears the same story quite often – I think recently a ship in the Caribbean was quarantined with a measles outbreak?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Good Grief!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Indeed: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/06/scienology-cruise-ship-measles-quarantined-passengers-tested
LikeLike
Thank you – very interesting, Moral of the story – get vaccinated
LikeLiked by 1 person
Interesting pictures and information. I am not sure I would enjoy living on such a steep hill cheek-by-jowl with my neighbours 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
We South Africans love our open spaces 😁
LikeLike