Friday, November 2, 2007 Y 3:25 AM
We set off to Greece for our honeymoon after our wedding ~ 17th - 29th Oct
it's a very nice and exotic country..
We visited 2 Greek islands.. Santorini and Mykonos
and Capital, Athens..and another province, Delphi
the islands have breath-taking views especially in Santorini..
we rented a car for a day which hubby drove around the island.. it's a left hand drive...
our first experience driving in a foreign country ... on a left hand drive car and right hand car lane...hee! of cos.. getting lost initially but back on track after a short while....
we went to the volcano island.. we climbed all the way up ... very tiring.... but the view was magnificent!.... the caldera view all ard the volcano island...
we had our honeymoon dinner (Greek cuisine) at one of the restaurants which faces the volcano with a sunset view...a big challenge for us to hav outdoor meals in a cold weather with strong wind..but the sunset view in this island was breathtaking....
we didnt really hav good luck in Mykonos as it was turning winter and it rained often...but we enjoyed the experience of getting lost in the narrow labyrinth... and finding our way out again... =)
On the other hand, Athens.....the capital was ancient with ruins left many years back.. rocks and pillars in every ancient sites... one would wonder how the ancient ppl managed to craft the statutes or build those huge pillars ...weren't they great engineers, architects, interior designers ?
we also made a visit to the Olympic Stadium which was held in Athens in Year 2004..
the magnificient stadium onces held all competitors from all around the world.. =)
though we could get into the stadium, we couldnt get into the individual halls/venues for close up photo shots...
we went on a one day tour out of Athens into another province, Delphi...
a Greek lunch inclusive with a beautiful view of sea and deep valleys filled with olives trees..
It was an eye-opener for us.. a very different European country from which we previously travelled to..=)
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