Day 8: Morning stop was in Crete. It's more of a city/island. Had a walk around and found a little market with a beautiful jewellery shop. Bought heaps of silver jewellery and some presents. Back on board by 11am then cruised to santorini. Had a tour bus to with Georgina. Oia was amazing, just like all the postcard pictures. But we only had an hour so it was a bit rushed. Then went into Fira the capital city. Was very touristy but great spot to see the subset...

Day 7: Arrived this morning at kusadasi, turkey. Was a bit apprehensive about going to the bizarre but it was so cute. So man Turkish men calling out to get you to come into their shop. You want to look ... You don't have to buy ... Ooh you break my heart ... You can't break my heart ... Where are you from ... Oh Australia, very beautiful. They were so smooth and slick. Very charming. Second stop is Patmos. Did an island cruise that took us for scenic tour wit...

Day 6: This morning we met Alessandra, the cruise guide. She is a gorgeous Italian who was so helpful all thru our cruise making sure everything was ok and our tours were organized. The cruise terminal was chaotic but we got thru fairly quickly then we were on board. As usual the cruise is a bit cheesy love boat style. Had lunch in the buffet and met our lively egytpian waiter Tarek who took me by surprise with a paper rose. Afternoon day trip was to Mykonos...

Day 5: Leaving Paris this morning was sad, but nice to know we'll be back. We were picked up be airport shuttle and taken to Charles de gualle airport for our flight to Athens. Such a huge airport. We had gate 64. Had cafe au lait and croissant for the last time. Bought iPhone charger so I could finally charge my phone. Posted some postcards at La Poste, 4 euro for 5 postcards. Really had to work on my French for this ... Carte stamps for australie sil vous p...