The island is small and skinny enough for us
to be able to look down to the shore on either side at once. The island
was drastically altered by the eruption of its volcano in 1500BC. This
drastically altered Minoan civilization on the island as well.
They say that the legend of Atlantis came from the destruction of this
island.
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About ten tourists get off the ferry at
Santorini. I can only imagine what it is like in high season when all
these cafes are bustling.
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| The light is incredible. We walk along the
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Here is a bit of our path.
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Ahh, the light.
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This is a view down to the old port where a
funicular (cable car) runs every few hours. It isn't the port our ferry
used, so we had to wait for a hotel owner to scoop us up and take us to
his hotel.
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| We're accompanied by a dog on all stages of
our walk, stopping to sunbathe with us, and waiting outside stores and
tourist offices. He also entertains us by terrorizing the local moped
traffic and inspecting every dumpster along our route. By the end, we
feel like we've been given a personal tour of the city by one of its
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