Monday, July 25, 2005

Map of Greece. The numbers indicate the locations of the islands that we covered in the Cruise, on the Anna Maru. We'll have to come back, specially to see MORE ISLANDS, like Santorini, Crete, but not in July/August, it too hot !
Satellite view of Piraeus, where our hotel was and where Anastasia's wedding was, and where we picked up the cruise.

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Aegina Island

Floating fruit market on the main harbor road
floating Fruit market on Aegina
Typical Bizantene style Orthodox church
Freshly barbecue-ed Octopus
Anyone for octopus barbecue ?
Aegina is known for its Pistachio.
Pedestrian roads on the island
Typical fishing boats @ harbor
Details of the bell tower
Little tiny Orthidox church, right in the middle of be pier, on Eagina
Nets in the harbor of Eugina island

Hydra, by favorite Greek island

Goodbye Hydra (my favorite Greek island so far)...
Typical window blinds, closed during the day.
Typical windmills of the area.

Swimming in the crystal clear waters of Hydra

we just had to dive in...
That water is sooooo tempting...
...most didn't mind swimming in the deep end.
View of the harbor entrance @ Hydra
Swimmers in the Crystal clear waters...
Crystal clear waters on Hydra island
Stairs from main (only) road
The harbor of Hydra
Downtown Hydra
No cars allowed on the island, the only way of transport is on Donkey back, or use your feet !
Cafe at the Hydra Harbor
Our cruise ship, anchored at Hydra island

Foros (or Poros) island

View from the hill of the harbor... (also see http://www.greekislands.com/poros/)
With this kind of weather, clothes dry very fast !
Typical streets of Foros
The Foros lighthouse in the background, next to an olive tree.
Johannie and I by the Bell tower, with a fantastic view of the bay (in the background)
View of the bay from Foros (on the way to the Bell tower)
The small port of Foros island
Entrance of the bay by Foros island.
Greek traditional dancing class, on the lower deck of the cruise.
Johannie, enjoying the terrific greek weather, on the deck of the cruise ship.
Itinerary of our cruise
Then at 9am (a few hours after the end of the wedding party) we took off on a cruise around the Saronic Sea...

The wedding party

more traditional dancing
It's traditional to pin money on the bride & groom.

Vasilis' Sister

Vasilis' sister watching the traditional dance...
The table of honor...

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Ice-cream wedding cake !
the cake needed to be cut right away, else it would have melted.
The ice-cream cake
Vasilis signing his life away...
Almonds enrobed with sugar, given as a souvenir of the wedding.
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