Greece Adventures Day 6 (4/7/17): Saying Our Goodbyes

Day 6, the last day. What a holiday it has been!

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I'd converted my friends by this point, and instead of me being the one insistently telling them we needed to have a 'beach holiday', they were the ones who demanded we visit the ocean one last time before we leave Naxos. And I'm glad they did. We woke up bright and early in the morning to slot in some time for photo-taking there, something we didn't do much of in the past few days - expensive cameras, sand, and water don't mix well!

After 'de-sanding' ourselves the best we could (we all know that once you visit the beach, there's sand following you around forever), we had a quick breakfast by the port, whilst keeping one eye out for our ferry.

As soon as it arrived, we ran over, probably looking like we'd just escaped from a mental asylum. All five of us, flying past in a storm of flapping clothes and wide-brimmed hats, whilst dragging our suitcases, which were bouncing up and down on the cobbled floor, behind us. The whole island and all its neighbours may have heard us, but hey, we got on the ferry at least!

Once back in Santorini, we milled around for a few hours before our flight. Seeing Santorini again was like reading old news - we'd had enough already (hence the lack of photos!).

There was a little museum that we decided to visit, the Museum of Prehistoric Thera, a fancy name for a frankly average, borderline boring, museum. It had some artefacts that were taken from Akrotiri, the town we visited on Day 2, which was alright. There was also a small live lizard/gecko that had found its way into the museum and was scuttling around on the floor.

I'm telling you, lizards are getting smarter by the minute! They're already showing interest in humans - they'll be taking over the world soon and we'll all be bowing down to the lizard gods!!

Anyway, I'll end this here before I go too crazy! The flight was okay, I was so exhausted that I slept for quite a lot of it. I also never realised how much I missed my bed at home whilst away. There's just nothing better in life than your own cosy bed :)

Greece was one of the best holidays I've ever had. Not only was the location perfect (you'd have to be blind and in denial to tell me Greece isn't pretty), but I also shared this experience with the people I love, making each moment that much more exciting, beautiful, and special.

Ok, I'm leaving before it gets cheesier than this. There's practically delicious, golden, melted goo seeping off the page and slowly dripping down your device as you read...

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I love you

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Greece Adventures Day 5 (3/7/17): Castle, Cats & Coasts

Exploring the Kastro and having fun on the beach, welcome to Day 5!

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In the morning we visited the last site we had planned to visit, the Kastro. It's a fairly large area consisting of narrow roads which surround the castle itself. The castle isn't very big and exciting (there's actually just a museum inside now), but the surrounding grounds offer some lovely views in all directions, and the winding paths are so beautiful.

This is the Roman Catholic Cathedral which is tucked away inside the Kastro. It's a tiny building, but pretty nonetheless.

We decided to take it easy on our last full day in Greece, so we took the bus to a beach 20 minutes away from Naxos Town, Agia Anna beach. Compared to Agios Georgios, it's definitely busier as it is more popular, however, the water is deeper so there's more room for swimming (which is basically impossible to do at Agios Georgios), and the waves are slightly larger. Georgios is a nice quiet beach that is most suitable for families with small children, but we wanted something a bit more exciting, so to speak.

Some Ancient Greek literature - a classic...

For the entire three days that we had stayed in Naxos, we didn't actually go to the main town square until the night before the day we left. We had made friends with a jewellery-shop owner in Old Town,  and she recommended to us a restaurant that her brothers own.

And that reminds me - everyone in Greece is so gosh darn nice! The people are so unbelievably helpful and jolly, and there's always something 'on the house'. It was quite a change from English stiffness...

Anyway, I diverge. The restaurant is called Scirocco and is similar to the restaurant from the day before, Oasis, in that they're both very cosy, yet busy. We had to wait a bit for a table to become free, but it was worth it. The seafood pasta I had was perfect, not lacking in both quantity or quality of the 'seafood' aspect. It's definitely a place I can recommend to anyone!

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I love you

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Greece Adventures Day 4 (2/7/17): Portara, Naxos Old Town & the Beach!

A day of good times and good food. Enjoy Day 4!

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The best thing about staying in a hotel so close to the town was that everything interesting was within 20 minutes walking distance. The Portara, the giant doorway to an unfinished temple dedicated to Apollo (or Dionysus, no-one's really sure) looked tiny in the distance, however, it was only a 15-minute walk from our hotel along the seafront.

The doorway itself, though impressive in size, isn't much to look at, unless you're a marble-slab enthusiast. It leads to nowhere, though seeing as it's so old and you can't go right up close to it, it could very well be a portal to some alternate universe, and take you back 2,500 years ago when it was built.

Not very probable, but my imagination likes to run a little wild sometimes...

It's hard to show with only these photos how enormous the structure actually is, especially when the chunks of marble look like lego blocks! The doorway stands 8m tall - that's an elephant giving a piggyback ride to a giraffe.

And that's definitely the best way to describe it, yep.

(I think that sugar rush from the chocolate I had earlier hit me whilst writing this paragraph!)

The Old Town is one of the most strange yet peaceful places I have ever been to. The narrow paths are beautiful, and all different from each other in unique ways. The cobbled path and whitewashed walls were the only constants linking each road to the next. For some reason, it was quieter here than on the seafront a few metres away, so it felt like stepping into another world, far away from Naxos' busy port.

We headed to the beach in the evening, to the nearby Agios Georgios beach 5 minutes away. I love beach holidays, they've always been a favourite of mine, and this one was no exception. The water is extremely shallow for quite a distance out as the beach is in a bay, which also means that there are no waves. No wave usually equals to not so much fun, but it's amazing how a few friends can turn the smallest wobble in the water into such a fun experience!

That evening we had dinner at the Oasis restaurant, another fantastic restaurant that had amazing food. It was obvious from the full tables that it's a popular place to eat, and I doubt we would've had a chance if we didn't reserve a table the night before. Whilst the Antamoma restaurant was all about fancy food and aesthetically-pleasing plates, Oasis served hearty meals in a homely environment.

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I love you

xxx