So I'm now back at my home away from home; Oliva in Spain. I had a great week in the Greek Isles, Santorini is one of the most naturally beautiful places I've ever been to and we had a great time there. The main town, Fira, is set at the top of a steep cliff overlooking the ocean on both sides. We took a boat cruise to the centre of the volcano which created the nearby islands, and then went swimming in some hot (warm) springs. I was pretty glad to get out of Athens on the way back, I was almost pickpocketed twice on the train in the space of 10 minutes! My plan is to take it easy for a few days here and then fly upto Paris mid-week.

Here are some photos taken over the last few days on the Greek Islands of Mykonos. At last somewhere that looks as nice in person as it does in the postcards!

Most of these photos are from Athens and there's a few from the ferry trip. We only had a day in the Greek capital and the main attraction we saw was the Acropolis; it's a bit disappointing as it looks nothing like the postcards because it's covered in scaffolding and so on. Athens is not the prettiest city and I probably wouldn't bother going back again unless it was en route to somewhere else, like the Greeks Isles.