Booked a boat tour. Tour got cancelled due to thunder storm. Ended up just exploring the many shops around Fira. Had a lovely lunch at a cafe where at the end the waiter toasted us with some complimentay Oozo. For dinner we (Ron, Penny and ourselves) caught a cab to Oia to see if we could catch the sunset again. No luck unfortunately as it started to rain so it was too cloudy to see. We did some shopping and got a few photos up the top before deciding t...

This morning we woke up and it was raining outside. I guess this is one of those 5 days a year that it rains here. While we were at breakfast we heard that all the boat tours were cancelled for the day due to the weather. After breakfast Ron came by and asked if we wanted to join him and Penny on a driving tour of the island. He had hired a car for 24 hours. We said yes and as it was raining we decided to try and find as many of the islands wineries as pos...

Ferry Athens to SantoriniToday we got the Blue Star Ferry Naxos to Santorini Island. The trip took approx 6 hours which is why this ferry is more like a small cruise ship. It has economy and first class and therefore separate first class and economy lounges, about 500 airseats which are big seats like you are in a plane but with a lot more room. There are also cabins on board for those who want to sleep during the trip in private and a cafe/bar, a separate bar...

This morning we left London to fly to Athens. We got to Heathrow in plenty of time and spent a couple of hours in the duty free area. Our flight was due to leave at 10:40 am but we didn't get given our gate number until 10:30. We headed straight there only to get to the gate, sit down and then be told that they had mixed up the gate numbers and we had to go to another. When we got there we were all loaded on the plane pretty much straight away. After sittin...

This morning we flew from Dubai to London. The sun was still rising in Dubai as we headed to the airport. Tony must have looked suspicious at the airport as he was pulled aside so his bags could be checked at the airport before we could actually check-in. We got a pretty good view of the palm islands from the plane and Tony got a few snaps as we were climbing. Got to London mid-afternoon and headed straight to our hotel at Hyde Park just near Queensway. Our ...