May 25 - Ferry to Santorini

View from our Pelican Hotel room in the morning. I highly recommend this hotel. The price was good, it was a short walk to Mykonos Town, though there was a fairly steep hill for the way back up. It wasn't terrible, but you need to be wearing comfortable shoes, no heels.



Goodbye Mykonos. We took a Sea Jets Catamaran to Paros and then transferred to the Blue Star Ferry. We had time for some baklava.



And chocolate pie, which is found all over Greece and is what Americans call cake. This tasted like a high end Hostess cupcake.



Paros.



The beautiful Aegean Sea. The water was so clear I saw two sea turtles swimming from the third floor of our cruise ship-sized ferry.



Naxos.







Eerie charcoal military ship.





Finally, we made it to Santorini. First, we passed Oia, the town we stayed in on the Northern end of the island.







Then onto Fira, the largest city on Santorini.



We splurged on our accommodations in Santorini, opting for a cave house in Oia. It had an amazing terrace, and this was our view. Pretty spectacular.



Lots and lots of weddings in Santorini. We saw multiple brides being photographed in the streets everyday, but this was the only wedding we witnessed.



Dinner at Melitini. The sign on the restaurant is in Greek. I didn't have an address, all I knew was that it was near the St. George church. We had almost given up when we stumbled upon it. So, yes, it's near the St. George Church, just a bit North of it on the street that the bus drives down (the street the final Oia stop is on). If you sit outside, there's a decent view of the sunset.

It's worth seeking Melitini out. It was our best meal in Oia and at a good price. The food was great, the menu was large and they have Donkey Beer which is brewed on the island by a group of people who came from all over the world to make beer on Santorini. And they are good at their job.



Sausages and pickles. When I order pickles, I don't think of eggplant, but this pickled, stuffed eggplant was a perfect pickle, and also oddly beautiful.



Tomato balls, basically cherry tomato croquettes, a Santorini specialty.



Some other fried concoction with cheese and mint. Very unique.



Innards.



The namesake melting for dessert. I don't really know how to describe these. I guess like a dense sugar cookie.



Oia just after sunset.







Going back to day for a comparison photo. The view looking south from our hotel terrace.



And at night.