Hello Santorini
Quite emotional coming back to Santorini and this location after a long time. I think it’s the wide open expansive, elevated Santorini views that hit you when you get into ur accommodation high upon the cliffs. Really good to connect with a familiar place. Big thank you to Kerstin Masson (KCM Travel in Husrtbridge) for organising our trip of trips………all connections and bookings have been seemless, and there have been some great hotel surprises. We were last here at the Petit Palace in 2014. Lots of stairs, although the installation of a lift was a nice surprise. Endless gazing at the ferries and liners and local fishing boats. Clearly the ocean liner traffic has increased substantially since we were last here. A bit of a balancing act for the local authorities with taxis and buses and retailers doing quite well during the tourist season, but at what cost? Our taxi driver indicated that four liners on some days equates with something like 9000 tourists coming into the town for the day. Still hard to reflect on Santorini and how the island was formed, with the centre of an island/ mountain like volcanoe cratering into the ocean, leaving only the sides to be seen, and a submerged hole (Caldera). Historians and other specialists have suggested that this part of the world that disappeared under the water was in actual fact the lost city of Atlantis. Interesting. A look at the town of Thira shows considerable development since we were last here with regard to shops and bars and restaurants. Apparently the brewery side of things has expanded, along with a number of wineries. Impressive but wasted on us. Very hot. Thankful for the pool here at our accommodation. A luxurious second last stop on our journey, but there you go.
gazlington 
accommodation looks incredible G!
Yes Sam……all of our accommodation has been great, but we are finishing on a high here (4 star) and in Athens for 2 days (will be 5 star) ……mind you its going to be 36 or something in Athens and we’ll need to really chill the fuck out before the long haul back to DUBAI THEN BACK TO GOOD OLE FUNKY TOWN.
You both look super chilled so Euro70 is well and truly delivering – Cheers SLL.
Lo, yes it has been great. A nice stop here at the lost city of ATLANTIS and a further stop in Athens (2 days) before the long haul back.