The Greek Isle: Mykonos

On our last night in Athens, on recommendation of some friends that studied abroad in Greece the summer before, we ate a restaurant called Strofi. They had authentic greek food and even brought out shots of a Greek liquor called something like "tipura". It was supposed to be a traditional Greek drink from the grapes. The waitor got quite a kick out of us taking that, it tasted mostly like tequila. The restaurant had an amazing view of the Acropolis at night and we had a lot of fun. We ended up sitting next to a family from Miami, who gave us some pointers on traveling to Mykonos and Santorini as they had just gotten back.

The next morning we left our hotel at 6:15. I hadn't slept well the night before, so I was able to sleep the entire four hours on the ferry, which I desperately needed. Once we got to Mykonos,we checked into our hotel and headed into town. We ate a quick lunch and spent the rest of the day lounging on the beach. The view from our hotel is absolutely beautiful. It overlooks the ocean and there are constantly sailboats in front of it, which make for a picturesque view. I wish I could post pictures on here for ya'll to see! Last night we ate at Nikos Tavern, which the family from Miami told us was great. The meal ended up being very good and we then went to watch the USA soccer game. Unfortunately, USA lost, but let's just say everyone else in the restaurant was pretty happy about the loss. This morning we started off on the same beach again before deciding to adventure over to Paradise beach. This beach was apparently where everyone goes and there is a lot of partying there. It was actually pretty calm. We rented chairs and just spent the day reading in the sun. I could stay here forever haha.

I have no idea what we are going to be up to this evening/tonight, but tomorrow we leave for Santorini. This isle is supposed to be the one with all the typical white houses and blue roofs and very pretty. I don't know how you could get much prettier than this isle, but we sha'll see!