We have mixed feelings about being back in England. Don't get us wrong, we love it, but leaving Greece was devastating! After our post in the residential island of Naxos, we went on to Mykonos. For the first night we stayed in Paradise Camping which was located on a beautiful beach and lined with beach bars. Although we enjoyed the atmosphere, it wasn't high tourist season, so there weren't many people around and it was quite far from Mykonos town. Luckily we befriended some locals (Sidrit and Jianis) who were kind enough to drive us into town and show us all the hot spots of Mykonos. They also enjoyed teaching us Greek swears - ones which we were then forbidden to use in public! The second night we decided to relocate ourselves to the middle of town and spent a while trapsing around with our huge packs trying to find a cheap place to stay. We were laughed at multiple times when we said we only had 12 euros to spend each while the going rate for rooms was about 90 euros. Oh, the joys of being on a gap year! Zooming all around us were crazy Greek moped-ists, and to add to our struggles, one of them happened to run over Camilla's foot. We managed to limp up a hill and put on good puppy-dog eyes to talk Kostas, the owner of a hotel, down from 95 euros a night to 25. Camilla's bloody foot probably helped. Our room was really nice; the only peculiar feature was the shower. If you could call it that. There was simply shower head stuck to the wall, with no floor or wall to contain the water which managed to spread throughout the entire bathroom.
We spent the rest of the time in Mykonos going to idyllic beaches, having cappucinos with locals, eating delicious pastries and going out to the Scandanavian Bar at night with our new friends. Our friends recommended that we try a white Nutella crepe ( a specialty of Mykonos) which was basically white chocolate Nutella and was incredible. We've also found a new love - BAKLAVA! There is no parallel to the Grecian baklava - piles upon piles of crispy dough and nuts dripping with honey. When we finally had to leave Mykonos, we sadly boarded a slow ferry to Athens and stayed overnight there in our favourite hostel, the Pagration Youth Hostel. Now, we're back in England and are preparing to go to Tanzania tomorrow evening, which we are both excited and nervous about. At least we know that the weather will be better than here!
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| Our 6 euro beach hut in Ios |
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| Our cute little ATV on a country road in Naxos |
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| Camilla and Jianis |
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| Elena and Sid |
This sounds like the most perfect movie. Minus the injured foot part, but hey, it can't be a legit adventure without some blood and gore!
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Makes me want to go to see "Eat, Pray, Love". Well, there's the pastries, the cappucinos, the baklava, and the Grecian hunks, now what about the "pray?"
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