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.

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...

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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