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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Mykonos

Our first island was Mykonos. We took the slow ferry. It left Rafina at 7:50 am and arrived 4 1/2 hours later in Mykonos. The ferry stopped in Andros and Tinos. Cost was €27 from Rafina to Mykonos.


We boarded the ferry 15 minutes before departure and the lounges were already full. We found a seat on the outside deck, which was better because we were able to watch the islands float by. 

We arrived in Mykonos' new port, 2 km north of Hora, the capital. The old port is 400 m north of town but is only served by small speed boats. The port was a zoo. I almost turned around and went back to Rafina. There were way too many people and this was late May. I can't even imagine how bad the island is in July & August, the height of the tourist season. 

Most hotels offer free transfer from the ports and from the airport so it's easy to get to your hotel. We hadn't notified our hotel when we were arriving and had planned on taking a bus. We quickly found out there was no easy bus to our hotel in Platys Gialos. I asked someone who looked like a tour guide to call our hotel and our hotel sent a van.


Iconic image of windmills in Mykonos.


Panagia Paraportiani, Mykonos' most famous church. It's a popular place to watch the sun set.


Hora is a maze of pedestrian streets loaded with shops, galleries and restaurants. When we first arrived in Mykonos, there were 3 cruise ships in port. We waited until 6 pm after the ships left to visit Hora and it was still crowded. I had to wait a while to get this picture without anyone in it.


I loved this.



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