After a much needed day of relaxation, we found ourselves docked at the Greek port of Mykonos. Mykonos is one of the many islands that make up the Greek Isles. It is the perfect quintessential Greek island, complete with white washed buildings, narrow streets, and brilliant blue doors! I fell in love with this island!
We chose to not take a shore excursion in Mykonos, as it is just a very small tourist town. We wandered the beautiful winding roads, and were awed by the pure beauty of the island.
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| the front door to an apartment |
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| in the courtyard of a residential street |
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| just another residential street |
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| more residential |
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| restaurant, with apartments on top |
We explored the beach front, and found ourselves along the 5 windmills along the shore. It makes for a wonderful backdrop to a perfect little town!
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| the windmills along the shoreline |
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| so pretty! |
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| playing on the beach in front of the windmills |
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| the water was COLD!! |
After strolling along the beach, we stopped for coffee at one of the restaurants lining the shorefront. We found a table that was backed right up to the water, and enjoyed the views.
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| the view from our table at the restaurant. Notice the fisherman?! |
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| our table, and Greek coffee, yummy!! |
While we were taking in the beauty of the island, we noticed that we had a visitor, IN the restaurant! Mykonos is home to the famous pink pelican named Petros. He is like the island pet, and just wanders around the island! The locals take good care of him, which is why he doesn't fly away! He waits at the port in the mornings for the fishermen to bring him breakfast, and gets food throughout the day from the locals!
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| He is actually a very friendly pelican! |
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| he even likes to be pet! |
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| it looks like Petros is enjoying that! |
Petros must have been hungry, he walked right inside the restaurant and started screaming! When no one was feeding him, he started knocking things off the shelves with his beak! It was quite entertaining! We were mesmorized by him!
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| no wonder he liked this restaurant, look at the daily special! |
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| just sayin' hi to some buddies! |
We only had a half day in Mykonos before we set sail for Istanbul at about 1:00pm. In the afternoon, mom and I enjoyed the on board wine tasting, which included 6 different wines selected by the Maitre D'Hotel. We enjoyed a lovely dinner in the Bordeaux dining room, then decided to spend some time in the casino for fun. Jeremy entered the blackjack tournament, along with about 200ish other people, and won the final round of $500!!
We had a wonderful day in Mykonos, and I highly recommend anyone to go there in the future! It is the most beautiful town I have ever seen! I will be back to the Greek Isles!
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| Greek Orthodox church in the heart of Mykonos - there are many small churches on the island |
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| more apartment lined streets |
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| all of the streets look like this! |
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| a path to another street |
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| another church |
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| Back to the Island Princess! |
Look out for tomorrows adventures in Istanbul, Turkey!
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