Honeymoon…and back!
Whoa – amazing how time has flown by after getting hitched. A month passed and we finally went on our honeymoon to Greece. Naxos and Santorini are the islands we planned to stay in. Now it’s already July and we are back home!
I am still not settled in and the room seems to be in a mess with piles of items to attend to. Real life items and digital items too, but I wanted to put down some of my initial feelings and thoughts before I forget and time sweeps me forward and away!
Wonderful variety of food - yum yum!
Naxos was a lovely island to visit for the history and sites, but also just quiet times together. We stayed at a very nice hotel and half-board was a good idea, because we always had to go back for siesta given the heat, have dinner – then head out again. The beach life was also very nice, although I think we aren’t very beachy people. Getting roasted isn’t that much fun, but small intervals proved to be very relaxing and we are just a bit more tanned now!
Lovely secluded beach areas in Naxos - Boating around from Santorini
While in Naxos we also took the ferry to Paros, which was much the same – maybe even a bit more quiet. We were told that mid-June wasn’t the peak of the season either, so less people in general everywhere. I am glad though, because peak season must be crazy. On the ferries I always felt like we were cows being herded around, to think when there would be more tourists…yikes!
Santorini was not exactly how I had imagined it…perhaps too many movies and my crazy imagination went too far. However, it was pretty cool and amazing to see the houses built on the mega steep hills. I do think it’s cooler-looking in photos than in real life. Weird!
Beautiful architecture and views - blinding white at times!
We had a fantastic time, many adventures and much aching of legs from walking too much. I always said, “hey, that beach looks better, it can’t be that far, right?” Hehe…I get myself into trouble I suppose.
Now I feel a bit odd to realize vacation is over. Back to the normal routine, although I can’t say that’s a bad thing – Italia is wonderful. Perhaps I’ve grown just a bit too comfortable with no schedule. Now when things really need to be done, it seems like a mountain instead of the mole hill that it is – I used to work a crazy amount of hours in Los Angeles after all.
Romantic sunsets...even though ours at home is pretty cool too 
Well, I’m a bit relieved to be home anyway…casa dolce casa, right? Back to good Italian food and real espresso coffee. Until later…ciao ciao!
Posted on July 2, 2009 at 12:04 pm | italy, wedding
2 Responses to “Honeymoon…and back!”
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hello linda! thank you for stopping by and visiting my site. the fishbowl is great! congratulations on your marriage! how very exciting to be living in italy also ~ love you pics
warmly,
kelley
Hello. Nice to meet you!
Thank you for leaving such a lovely message over at my blog.
Your photos are amazing- I went to the Greek islands two years ago and had an amazing time also!
See you in the fishbowl soon
Em x