Well, we got to Naxos yesterday evening after a smooth ferry ride from Santorini. We were actually able to get one last look of Oia from our boat, and I snapped a picture, but it was a little hazy. And as you know, before we boarded the ferry, I was blogging away, trying to get caught up with everything we have been doing.
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| What I look like when I'm blogging..... |
Brandon and I have also done a little research about Naxos, and we are both very excited. It has a lot of history, and is tied closely with many myths. It is said to be the romping grounds of Zeus as a child. It is where Theseus abandoned Ariadne, and where Dionysus sees her tears, falls in love, marries and immortalizes her. It's the biggest and most fertile of all the Cycladic islands. It has the tallest mountain in the Cyclades, which helps trap rainfall for the island. Hence the potatoes. Naxos is know for it's potato growing industry. I'm not sure if they're in season yet, but we'll be sure to try some in Moussaka at some point. But I digress...
As soon as we got off our ferry we located our bus ticket office right away... just in time to miss the bus, though. I thought that the bus came every half hour, but later in the day it turns into every hour. We didn't dock until 1830, and with the rush of people and such we didn't get our tickets until 1900, which is when the bus came and went. Well, there was a little cafe right across the street from the bus station, so we sat with some coffee and waited the hour out.
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| Before we went to the cafe we "filled" up on bread and honey.... to save money, you know? We were tempted to get a pizza, but who needs pizza when you have this feast? |
It's a pity we missed the bus, because we were on the bus when the sun set, and it was beautiful. I rushed out as soon as we got to our stop (leaving poor Brandon with the luggage... sorry Brandon) and was able to get a picture of the after effects.
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| I hope all of our sunsets will be at least this nice. |
I got a pictures of our hotel, which is a really nice, family run business. The daughter, Marianna is the one who attends to us. I think her family asks her to help us because of her English speaking skills. We know she is in school because she offered to give me her number so I can call her in school if I have any problems. She might be around 16 years old, maybe a little older. No worries, I declined her cell phone number, and won't be bothering her in school.
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| The bathroom is one of two exceptions I'm making with hotel photos... You can see the sink on the right, shower in the middle, and toilet on the left. The entire place is very clean, but I must say, there won't be any problems having to go to the bathroom in the middle of your shower..... |
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| This is awesome! They have, and refill daily, a basket full of jams, honey, bread, coffees, teas, and HAZELNUT SPREAD! I won't have to buy dessert! |
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| This was my breakfast this morning, lovingly made by Brandon. It's a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato. Yum, huh? (It really did taste good, though.) |
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| The sunset tonight! It's nice we're so close to the beach, so we can get pictures without poles or wires in the way. |
We haven't done too much yet. Only as far as our beach and the grocery store. Tomorrow we plan a little more adventure!
Until again!
2 comments:
So much good food.
You must be referring to the bread and honey. ;)
But yes, the food is pretty good! We haven't found anything too different or crazy that we haven't been willing to try it. Which is nice.
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