Greece - Santorini

Spent 10 hours 'flying' from Brussels to Santorini. Actually majority of the time was just waiting for transit which was really painful. Reached Santorini airport late at night and glad that my villa host came to fetch us from airport because everywhere was pitch dark with no bus or taxi at that point of time and we would have no idea how to get to our villa.

Day 1 - Rise and shine, literately SHINE, I mean the sun felt as if it will burn your skin in minutes. Took bus to Fira, the so called city center of the island. 

After spending the afternoon there, we took bus to Oia for sunset (the place that appears on google images when you google Santorini). We lost our way walking back from Fira due to a wrong turn, and it was a bad idea to wear one layer as the night was really cold with the strong wind. Everywhere was pitch dark and we were feeling so helpless that we began waving for cars passing by. Thankfully, one friendly local stopped for us and took us back to our villa.

My favorite photo of Santorini

Day 2 - Booked an ATV (scooter but 4 wheels) so that I can drive around the island, NOT! I didn't bring my driving license and it requires one, oh well not fated for it. So we took bus to Kamari Beach which supposed to be a very happening and crowded beach...during the peak period. It was close to empty, with a few angmohs here and there lying under the umbrellas for sun tan. 

Went to Fira again in the evening as there is really a lot of shops to see. As it was still early, we walked down the donkey trail and headed to the Old Port of Fira. It was quite a walk down the trail full of donkeys and feces. Fortunately, the view at the Port was really beautiful. In the late evening, we took cable back up to Fira for sunset and dinner.

                                Walking down to Donkey Trail                   Roaming around Fira

Sunset at Old Port

Day 3 - Went to Perissa Beach (opposite of Kamari Beach) and once again it wasn't happening at all. Took bus to Oia again in the afternoon and spent rest of the day there as there was nowhere else to go.

Sunset at Oia

Day 4 - Glad that we took the afternoon ferry to leave for Athens instead of the midnight one as there is nothing much left to see in Santorini.

Passed by another nice island along the way

Overall takeaway: Great place for couples, girls like it more than guys, bring your driving license, 3 day is more than enough to cover the island.