Mykonos
Mykonos was a short, but fun leg of our trip. While it's not really our style (more centered around night life, partying, ect) we enjoyed some serious people watching (Super Paradise Beach!) and had fun hanging out in Little Venice.
We had ferry delays getting out of Paros, but a driver was waiting for us upon arrival. Dragged our luggage off the gangway with hundreds of other eager travelers and quickly found the guy with our sign. Hopped in the van and we were off a few minutes later.
Mykonos has a pretty cool port...it's right near the main part of town (typically refereed to as Mykonos Town, or Little Venice) with hills directly above. The road we took to our hotel went over these hills and gave us an awesome view of the island below.
Checked in and relaxed for a moment before tossing on the suits and hitting the beach. Nice room....more basic than the others, but practical and in good proximity to Platis Gialos beach.
Like everything in Mykonos, the beach was crowded, but after a quick lunch, we found two open chairs and laid out for the remainder of the afternoon
I've seen lots of pictures of Little Venice and the windmills, so I was eager to get into town. We left our place by late afternoon, but not before getting "jazzed up" for the evening. After all, this is Mykonos! Below is a photo shoot of Kevin...gettin' into the groove ;)
With popped collar and aviators in hand, we set out for the windmills to watch the sunset. Pretty views, but very crowded.
Down in Little Venice, we made our way through the narrow streets and wandered through the small shops.
We settled in at a bar with amazing view of the town and sea!
Over to our right, large yachts passed every few minutes and once in a while, they would cause some huge waves...we got a kick out of seeing people get soaked :) Would have been fun sitting down there, albeit a bit wet!
Left the bar and headed out for dinner. We read about Queen, a high end champagne bar, but prices were outrageous and all tables reserved so we moved on.
Settled on Coco, a swanky, but delicious sushi restaurant!!
Cruised around town after dinner then headed home to wake up early for a full beach day, or so we thought!...
Instead, we got back to our hotel and decided to stroll the beach. The market was still open, so we grabbed some beer and headed to the water. It was perfect! Stars were shinning above and it was just us, a sea of empty beach chairs, and the lapping of waves...silence and perfection!
Our evening ended around 4am when we quickly remembered the sun would be rising soon!
Next morning it was off to Super Paradise beach...the epitome of Mykonos ;)
Headed back late in the afternoon and took it easy since we had a plane to catch in the morning. Overall, a short but great time in Mykonos!
We had ferry delays getting out of Paros, but a driver was waiting for us upon arrival. Dragged our luggage off the gangway with hundreds of other eager travelers and quickly found the guy with our sign. Hopped in the van and we were off a few minutes later.
Mykonos has a pretty cool port...it's right near the main part of town (typically refereed to as Mykonos Town, or Little Venice) with hills directly above. The road we took to our hotel went over these hills and gave us an awesome view of the island below.
Checked in and relaxed for a moment before tossing on the suits and hitting the beach. Nice room....more basic than the others, but practical and in good proximity to Platis Gialos beach.
Like everything in Mykonos, the beach was crowded, but after a quick lunch, we found two open chairs and laid out for the remainder of the afternoon
I've seen lots of pictures of Little Venice and the windmills, so I was eager to get into town. We left our place by late afternoon, but not before getting "jazzed up" for the evening. After all, this is Mykonos! Below is a photo shoot of Kevin...gettin' into the groove ;)
With popped collar and aviators in hand, we set out for the windmills to watch the sunset. Pretty views, but very crowded.
Down in Little Venice, we made our way through the narrow streets and wandered through the small shops.
We settled in at a bar with amazing view of the town and sea!
Over to our right, large yachts passed every few minutes and once in a while, they would cause some huge waves...we got a kick out of seeing people get soaked :) Would have been fun sitting down there, albeit a bit wet!
Left the bar and headed out for dinner. We read about Queen, a high end champagne bar, but prices were outrageous and all tables reserved so we moved on.
Settled on Coco, a swanky, but delicious sushi restaurant!!
Cruised around town after dinner then headed home to wake up early for a full beach day, or so we thought!...
Instead, we got back to our hotel and decided to stroll the beach. The market was still open, so we grabbed some beer and headed to the water. It was perfect! Stars were shinning above and it was just us, a sea of empty beach chairs, and the lapping of waves...silence and perfection!
Our evening ended around 4am when we quickly remembered the sun would be rising soon!
Next morning it was off to Super Paradise beach...the epitome of Mykonos ;)
Headed back late in the afternoon and took it easy since we had a plane to catch in the morning. Overall, a short but great time in Mykonos!
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