Santorini Sunsets

...Are absolutely stunning.

Our apartment suite has an amazing view. I am envious that people take in this gorgeous scenery everyday from their homes. It seems like most days, folks just sit outside by the cafes and enjoy the sunset from the top of the mountains. What a life. You watch the sun and marvel at how it slowly changes over time, the rays of light bouncing off the water below. As nice as it is, I'm sure that after a while though, you would still start to miss civilization and city life.

The main drawback to living in the middle of nowhere is the curvy, windey, unlit roads. Narrow and dangerous as they were, we still rented a car and made our way around. We weren't sure whether we'd make it back after the sun set...but we're still alive so that's good.

What else? What else? Well, the people here are really really nice...it's very refreshing. We made friends with these twins, Andreas and Alkiv, that own a jewelry store and we chatted them up everyday. They were super-helpful. We also made friends with some girls from Calgary and went clubbing with them. It's like, gee...we knew the entire town already by the time we were leaving.

All the locals are really laid back and people take siesta for a few hours midday. Everyone knows each other and it's got a nice small-town feel. What I also noticed was that all Greek guys are universally cute (we didn't see ONE ugly man). However, none of the Greek women are lookers. Even the ones I saw on this awful Greek variety show did not impress. You would think they would at least showcase the few beauties on t.v., but I guess not.

Anyways, after some awesome meals at Nicholas Taverna (a great little hole in the wall), we really didn't want to leave. But onwards to the next destination. Hopefully it will be as fun as Santorini was.