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Sunset and music

[ Aug.2013 ] The last destination of Santorini inland tour was Oia. This is the famous place with its sunset. After a short walk in the town, when we arrived at the west edge, there were…

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White maze

[ Aug.2013 ] The second place we went with the Santorini inland tour was a town called Pyrgos. It is a town on a small hill with a lot of white houses on top of each…

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The life of the guide

[ Aug.2013 ] Our guide for the first tour in Santorini was a German woman. But the people who joined the tour were 6 Italians, 2 Russians and me, so she guided in Italian and English….

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Pastoral village

[ Aug.2013 ] We joined a tour going inland of Santorini, away from Fira which was full of tourists. First, we visited a village called Mesa Gonia where our guide lived in summer. Here we…

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Price of cappuccino

[ Aug.2013 ] Santorini in Greece is very beautiful, but things are expensive. In Fira, we ordered cappuccino and croissant in a stylish cafe in the morning, and found that a cup of cappuccino cost…

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Volcano festival

[ Aug.2013 ] The day we arrived in Santorini happened to be the day of their Volcano Festival. Fireworks were displayed from the small volcanic island of Nea kameni situated opposite of the main island….

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Arrive at Santorini

[ Aug.2013 ] In our summer holiday in Greece, next day after arriving at Mykonos, we left for Santorini. It took about 2 and a half hours by speed boat. I had been worried about…

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Stranded

[ Aug.2013 ] This summer we had a holiday in a few islands in Greece. First, we landed on Mykonos. Because it was already dark, we planned to take a taxi to the hotel. But…

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Sadness in Knossos Palace

We went to see the famous Knossos Palace in Crete. There were not only the actual ruins they found, but some buildings were added according to the imagination of the discoverer. There are people who…