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Mykonos

Sandals of Sparta

[ Sept.2013 ] This is a photo of the sandals I bought in Mykonos. Apparently the Spartan people were wearing them in the 8th century BC. I bought these from a man who designed them…

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Power of Uniqlo

When we walked around the town of Mykonos, I saw one Oriental woman wearing exacly the same Uniqlo T-shirts I was wearing on the day at a distance. I can understand that if this happens…

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Hotel in Mykonos

[ Sept.2013 ] We stayed in Adonis Hotel in Mykonos.The room was spacious and clean and generally it was not bad.But as other hotels in Mykonos, the lift to and from the port or the…

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See a play at Apollo Theatre

[ Sept.2013 ] There is a theatre called Apollo in Ermoupoli in Syros. I heard that it was possible to visit, so we went in, which cost 4 euro. Then we understood that there was…

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Urchin salad

[ Sept.2013 ] This is the photo of urchin salad.It was just sea urchins.I love sea urchin, so it was a feast for me.I ate this at a restaurant called Allou Gialou on the Kini…

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Ano Syros

[ Sept.2013 ] Ano Syros is an old town on the hill behind Ermoupoli, the main town in Syros island. Venetian people built this as a part of Duchy of Naxos in the beginning of…

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Church with El Greco painting

[ Sept.2013 ] One of the places we looked for in Ermoupoli in Syros was a church called Kimisis tis Theotokou, which has got a painting by famous painter El Greco. His religious painting itself…

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The town where people live normally

[ Sept.2013 ] In Ermoupoli in Syros island, ordinary people live normally. There are many islands where the tourists are the leading characters, but not here. This is the capital of Cyclades Islands and the…

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Lovely hotel

[ Sept. 2013 ] The Apollonian Palace Hotel in Ermoupoli in Syros was wonderful. We booked the room called Delux Sea View, which …