Here’s the skinny on Mykonos. And you can trust me on this, I spent three days there. I’m like a Mykonos encyclopedia.
Apparently the first tourists came to this sun-kissed island in triremes. Now they come in cruise ships. This resulted in a lot of laid-off galley slaves, whose descendants all work the tourist trade.
Holy Church of Panagia Paraportiana. (That’s it: If you think I’m gonna make fun of organized religion in this town, forget it.)
Little Venice. (No canals or gondolas, but enough bars and restaurants to sink the whole island.)
The best thing about walking through the ruins of Mykonos Castle are the photos of life back when.
The view from our hotel. I made two people get up from their chairs so I could take this photo.
The streets of Old Port Mykonos are twisty and narrow. At times elbow to elbow. Which can be a bit of a bother when the cruise ship tourists come through en masse.
You can get anything you want at Alice’s Res…I mean in Mykonos.
The celebrated lions of Delos. (Eurasian lions, not African lions, thank you very much.)
The celebrated cats of Delos. (Point of origin uncertain but they all act like they’re from Egypt.)
I’m just gonna say this. You run into the most interesting people in Mykonos. But it’s still hard to get a head.
People from all over come to take photos of these windmills. But as far as I can tell, they mill no wind whatsoever. I have no explanation.
The Aegean Sea. Which, I am reliably informed, is pretty much all encompassing around here.
Look through any window. Knock on any door. This is a very cool town in which to pass a few days.
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