I don't think I've ever had this many photos in one post before, so enjoy!
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Our original plan for the morning of Day 2 was to take a scenic walk all the way from Fira to Oia, a roughly 10km hike that would have taken us a bit more than two hours, probably closer to three including photo-taking and snack breaks.
What we didn't consider was the extreme heat that we'd be walking in, so only a few minutes in we had turned into the five most cranky tourists in the world, each sweating gallons and already tired of the views. Needless to say, after less than 2km we stopped at Imerovigli, the next village along the way, and hopped onto the next bus that would take us to Oia.
Ah, God bless the bus' air conditioning!
Oia is pretty, I'll give it that. I don't think it's worth walking the entire way from Fira to get there, in a heatwave or not, so I'm glad we decided to take the bus. The views were nice, but the views are always nice wherever you are on Santorini.
There's the Church of Panagia in the main square, which is a classic example of a Santorini building. Stark white walls and a blue dome, and even a Greek flag in front, just in case you forget you're on a Greek island. It's definitely more than a normal building though, especially with its beautiful interior decor, and the peacefulness that surrounds it.
Back in Fira, we spent a portion of the evening walking down the Karavolades Stairs, around 600 steps down the steep cliff from the town to the port. There are donkeys at both ends of the staircase for those who don't want to walk it, and while they are tamed, walking past them was quite a terrifying ordeal. And they stink.
And their faeces stink too.
The walk was surprisingly pleasant, despite how it may sound. The steps themselves are really gentle, and once you get past the lines of donkeys and the smell, there are some amazing photo opportunities along the way.
And their faeces stink too.
The walk was surprisingly pleasant, despite how it may sound. The steps themselves are really gentle, and once you get past the lines of donkeys and the smell, there are some amazing photo opportunities along the way.
The port was a bit of a disappointment when we arrived, mainly because it was too late, so it wasn't busy enough to have a lot of the hustle and bustle it usually has, yet it was also too early, so no-one was around to see the sunset that would happen later. We took advantage of the quietness of the port to take photos without being tsked for being in the way, or having hordes photobombing every image, which was nice for once!
Being too lazy to walk up the stairs again, we took the cable car back to Fira and started our hunt for the perfect location to watch the sunset.
Then we found the perfect spot, to see the most perfect sunset.
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