Cats, Dessert and a Fedora

Last, but not least, the ship brought us to the Oia, the village at the northern tip of Santorini.  THIS IS WHERE ALL THE FREAKING POSTCARD PICTURES ARE TAKEN.  By God, I was getting discouraged about not finding the houses on the side of the cliffs and the numerous blue domes churches.  But here they were! 

When we were docked, Lianne and I walked….CLIMBED up the switch-back stairs up the caldera to the village.  I feel bad because we could’ve gone for a donkey ride, but I just wanted to save my money for other things….  Needless to say we stop at every turn ‘to take-in the scenery’ (we did…but it was really just to catch our breath!)

Once we got to the top, the narrow winding maze-like streets welcomed us with a variety of shops…  many, many, MANY were jewellery shops (AYE DIOS MIO!) and many more sold silk scarves and the obvious little souvenirs.  Lianne loves scarves so we ended up going back TWICE for a few items… I even found something: a wallet made up of silk patches; fancy schmancy! At one point though, Lianne blurted out, “I hate being a girl sometimes!”  Oh, I feel you homie G! Scarves, dresses, RINGS…  

Oh Mon Dieu!

I even bought a fedora…  It was supposed to be for someone else, but I fell in love with it, so I think El Fedora Is El Mine

It was still pretty hot around  6:30PM and we had 2 hours to kill until the sunset.  Did I mention that that was the reason why the ship dropped us off last in Oia?!  Mmhmm!  It is the prime spot to see the sunset --- the sun sets in the sea, as opposed to behind the usual mountain or house or octopus… I don’t know, you get the idea!

We went for DESSERT! At a pastry café and enjoyed our delicacies while taking in the view which including at one point…get ready for it! A cat by the iconic churches.  Mmmhm!  Wait ‘til I show you that picture! It is out of this world!

After replenishing ourselves with too much sugar, we headed towards the castle, at the very tip of the village to catch the sunset. 

Out of this World!

We made our way through the maze of Oia one last time and got on the bus that would take us back to Fira.  To celebrate the success and the end of our vacation, Lianne and I went back to Mama’s House for Greek Salad, Pastitsio and Red and White wine. 

BUENO!