A delightful place called Mykonos

We spent our last day in Greece on the Island of Mykonos.  The ferry dock is lined with these beautiful wee fishing boats painted in the vibrant traditional colours.  We took the sea-bus  to old town and chatted with a couple of teachers from Toronto.  Romero and Rita I think… if you read this it was really nice talking to you and thanks for the tip on the virgin Mary’s house in  Ephesus, Turkey (will explain in a few days when we visit it).  Now back to Mykonos… it is by far the most cosmopolitan island we’ve visited.  In addition, people are free to be themselves regardless of sexual orientation- it was like being in Vancouver!!!  The shopping is unbeatable…name a designer and there’s a store dedicated to his wares.

Our favourite part was “Little Venice” where the buildings rose out of the sea and the windmills stood in plain view metres away.  Now our usual question… Where to eat in Mykonos.  

I’m recommending a place where the food sucks, the prices are high, and the atmosphere on the deck itself – dismal. But, and I do mean BUT all the “crappy” in the world can’t defeat the view from this spot.  Directly from our table is where the pictures of us against the sea were taken.  The sea pounding up and into the air two feet from us was exhilarating.  Watching it and taking in the surrounding view almost made me forget the food… almost but I was  reminded  of my meal  through the day and into the night.  As far as the old town itself the buildings are all white and the doors, blue.  The postcards are not photo shopped!!!  The airport is a different story- like a horror show… zero organization, zero information, yet it still functions efficiently- this observation is more a reflection of my narrow view of how things should be done than of the magical island.  By magical island I mean high end shopping centre with an outstanding setting.  Of course we didn’t have time to explore the less touristy areas so I’m sure the island has a lot more to offer than we had a chance to see.  Now we’re off to Athen’s again then… boom … Turkey.