676. Day 26 | Sailing around Santorini on a Sunset Cruise

On our last full day in Santorini, we took a boat cruise around the island. We started off exploring the volcano, then it brought us to a hot springs for swimming (well I just stayed on the boat since I can't swim), then lunch, and finishing off in Oia where we watched the sunset from the boat. At the end of the night, the boat brought us back to Thira. We decided to ride the donkeys from the port up to the town. It was my first donkey-riding experience. I was pretty nervous at first but it was really fun. I really enjoyed the boat cruise overall and definitely recommend it if you go to Santorini!




At the volcano. It was an extremely hot day and I wasn't able to make it to all the different sites here.



I really loved the lunch!





The beautiful sunset. I mentioned this in my previous posts that it was my favourite sunset from our days there/that I've ever seen. It was the best experience to watch it from the boat with the live jazz music in the background. & we also had the perfect spot at the front.

The donkeys at Thira. The one I got was a small white one that kept cutting in front and trying to surpass all the other donkeys lol. I held on as tight as I could so I didn't manage to take any pics while on it.




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675. Day 24 and 25 | Sunsets in Oia

In my last post, I left off when we arrived in Oia after a few-hours-long hike over from Imerovigli. We arrived just minutes before the sunset so we weren't able to properly find a good spot to watch it.
Oia is quite different from Thira and Imerovigli. The streets here are lined with luxury boutiques and seems to be a better place for shopping (both fashion and souvenirs). In Thira there are better restaurant/dining options though.
As we arrived later than expected that first night, we ended up coming to Oia again the following day. We made sure to arrive earlier so that we got a good spot for the sunset, and to have a few hours to explore the town as well.

Santorini is well-known to be one of the best places to watch the most beautiful sunsets in the world. So that was what our days were structured around. My favourite was watching it from the cruise boat (which I will post about in the following post). It was the perfect view since we sailed right up to it, or as close to it as possible. We also managed to get the best spot on the boat (the tip at the front) so there were unobstructed views. Also there was a live jazz player so it added to the atmosphere. My second favourite was watching it from our hotel terrace lounge chairs. That was on the first night. Even though there were a few people at the neighbouring terraces, it felt the most private and peaceful. My least favourite was watching it from Oia with the hundreds of other people. It was a different experience altogether.












One of my favourite photos of us.




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673. Day 22 & 23 | Arriving in Paradise - Santorini!

We had finally arrived in Santorini! Santorini was a place I've been dreaming of visiting for a long time. I was most looking forward to it when we were still in the planning stages of the vacation but now looking back, I had such a good time at every single place that I loved them all equally..well maybe Santorini just a bit more. Sometimes when you look forward to visiting a place for many years, the reality of finally visiting turns out to be a bit short of your expectations. To be honest I was afraid that would happen here but in fact it was kind of the opposite. I loved it even more than I thought I would, from the very first moment I caught a glimpse of the sea.

Every day there is nice and sunny. Everywhere you look is extremely picturesque with the beautiful palette of white and blues. It was very clean everywhere and just seemed like a paradise. As I mentioned in my previous post, we arrived on the island at the crack of dawn. There was a bit of a drive to the main part where everything is situated. We arrived and were greeted with a friendly staff member of our hotel. He carried our luggage to the room as we followed behind..I was just so amazed by the views. I think at this point it was about 6:30am.


A short nap later, we were brought breakfast to eat on our terrace. The breakfasts in Santorini were the best I've had. Not because of the food (which was still good) but because we were able to literally just crawl out of bed and walk out to the best weather and views while enjoying a relaxing breakfast. I wish I could start my day like this every morning.



This was our tub!


We stayed at Imerovigli which in my opinion was the best area to stay. It's in the middle of the island so Fira and Oia were convenient to get to. All/most of the hotels where we were had really good unobstructed views of the sunset. Driving to either place takes roughly the same amount of time (a bit more to Oia) but walking to Fira was a LOT faster than to Oia.



Lunch was delicious!




We spent most of the day walking around and taking photos of literally everything, before heading back to our hotel in time to catch our first sunset of Santorini.




Then dinner.

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