Pix of the Day - Santorini
Monday, February 05, 2007
I think I haven't told many of you all that the 2 days 2 nights trip to Santorini was totally last minute (as usual; a common William's action). Well, I have heard about Santorini before I reached Athens, Greece and I have been told by a Greek friend that this island is beautiful. Somehow, the initial plan with Songning and Grace didn't include this paradise. Ok, so while the rest went to the oracle of Delphi, I decided to be a little independent (or anti-social) and went to Santorini alone.
I got an overnight ticket on a slow ferry to Santorini for about SGD36. The 240km ride was super... cold. There wasn't a bed; there wasn't any enclosed room; just pure open seating with huge gust of sea breeze through the night. To imagine how cold it is, here's how I felt: I was wearing a fleece jacket with a windproof shell jacket* and I still felt cold. Naturally, I didn't really had a good night rest with the constant bad wind. To make matter worse, I was also carrying my laptop, my tripod, and my big camera big; three big thief-magnets.
At about 4am, I just couldn't take it any more and went into the first class lounge for some warmth until I was chased out at about 6am (just a bit more to Santorini). If you remember, I caught the sunset at Oia, but I haven't told you that I caught the sunrise at sea on this ferry!
*I was carrying these thick warm clothes in preparation to camp out on Santorini (A repeat of the Kiruna miserably-cold stint, maybe?) These are the clothes that I actually wore daily in the Swedish winter; except this time I wasn't wearing my woolen thermal. But well, found a nice, cheap guest house to stay in afterall.
P.S. Thank you, alexandr0s for the compliment.
posted byWilliam at 9:43 PM
Excellent photo of Fira