Santorini Greece

Santorini is one of over 2000 Greek islands (only 160 of them are populated). It boasts the traditional blue and white buildings that Greece is known for. We started our tour learning about the main exports of the island: pistachios, wine and olive oil. We strolled thru the town of Oia and discovered many terrific views and shops along with cute stray animals (cats and dogs) at every turn. Our tour guide explained the traditional Greek Orthodox Church buildings and icons which were present in all five Greek cities we visited. A visit to a black, pumice sandy beach showed us how fine and nice the sand was (it would have been terrific if it wasn’t raining, oh well). Next we had a terrific lunch with lots of traditional Greek dishes and, of course, baklava. Afterwards we visited a wine museum where they demonstrated how they made wine and we were able to try a nice red wine, white wine and dessert wine (which was our favorite). The weather wasn’t really cooperating with us on one of Greece’s most beautiful islands, but we made the most of it and enjoyed our time there – and our cruise ship stayed afloat! See our pictures from Santorini here.