Thira, Kamari, Perissa, Thirasia (Santorini)

it's a snow day here in london...the first in something like 18 years. naturally, it's a great day to be a teacher. Unfortunately the whole fan out system of closing schools/informing parents/teachers/etc is a lot worse than in michigan, where these days are a regular occurence. thus, i hopped on the tube at 7am only to hear that one foot of snow has closed many underground lines, delayed overground trains significantly and closed london buses entirely. wot! so i made it thirty minutes into my commute, called school to find out it was cancelled and hopped back on the tube southbound. now i'm snuggled up in bed with a hot water bottle watching the snow fall. ace.

and now i'm catching up with picture posting.

in so many ways this seems like a useless blog...i post so infrequently and i'm not sure if anyone is really staying updated this way. regardless, i'm still posting pictures from 2008. coming up: the rest of santorini, a day in brighton, the lake district, dublin, budapest and the snowy rooftops of london!

the rest of my greek photos are from around santorini--Oia (and the beautiful sunsets), Fira (and the huge caldera), the teeny island of thirasia (off the west side of the caldera) and the beaches of kamari and perissa. i know i've said it before, but santorini was everything i could have hoped it to be...heat, lovely beaches, lovelier people and amazing food. how could you go wrong?


jen, my fab travel buddy/housemate/friend, and me


drinking coffee AND ice cream with a spectacular view!


one of many churches down a narrow alley in fira


fishing boats in fira port


sunset over the caldera


pirate ship tour boat we took for 30 euros (took us to climb a volcano, swim in a hot spring, eat at a tiny little village and see the Oia sunset...best money spent, ever)


in Thirasia


lovely, lovely thirasia


approach to the "dormant" volcano


swimming to the hot spring (look closely for bodies in the water)


church bells in Oia


art shot, before the sunset


Windmill in Oia


sunset into the sea


our daily sustenance



black sand in Perissa


and back to Kamari beach


our last meal in our fav. little taverna with the best homemade baklava

i'm hoping for the return of summer one day. and i've just had word that our snow day might be snow days!!