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Day three in Greece began with a very pleasant early morning taxi ride. Limited english from the taxi driver made it a quiet trip. No road rules appear to apply to taxis and we managed to overtake a police vehicle who had sirens blaring without any consequence.
The ride did provide a good opportunity to see more of Athens from the comfort of being seated rather then the tight squeeze of the bus.
Pireaus is a massive port. Home to some of the largest people carriers I have ever seen. Our driver dropped us right at our ferry and a friendly man in a suit explained everything we needed to do.
We boarded the ferry and were pleasantly surprised by the quality. Puts the Queenscliffe ferry in it's place. We enjoyed some Frappe's and a muffin. I had to have coffee flavor as that was all that was on offer. It wasn't too bad - nothing on a Gloria Jeans Tim Tam though.
Leaving the port provided another opportunity to admire the size of the port and the surrounding city. It really is a harbor of activity.
While aboard the ferry we played Where's Wally? I of course became addicted and it quickly became a heated contest. Ah, love finding Wally!
The ferry made two stops at other islands before arriving at Mykonos. This caused some confusion amongst English speaking travelers as the announcements weren't exactly clear.
On arrival into Mykonos the island was a bit bigger then we had imagined. The white buildings dotted hectically across the coast make for quite a grand entrance. We docked next to a large cruise ship that dwarfed our little ferry but it had served us well.
On disembarking the vessel we were greeted with a line of people vying for our business. We pushed our way past a number of people shouting Greek at us until we found a little man holding the name of our hotel. He couldn't speak a word of English but he dragged us off to his van.
'Hotel Princess of Mykonos' is the name of our lodging. It is located about 3km from Mykonos town with it's own quaint beach. The main facilities include a pool bar, gym and a fantastic restaurant.
The lady working in reception happens to be from Sydney. She sorted us with all the details and our room is right on the pool with glorious views.
We dumped our stuff and trekked into town. The roads are ridiculously narrow and we came close to being hit a few times. The walk in was quite long but allowed us to get a feel for the traffic on the island for when we go for a spin on the ATVs.
The town is amazing. So many little pathways through building that are almost leaning on each and littered with crafty stores. You could spend a day just wandering in the labyrinth that is this place.
We trudged back to the hotel and I took my first swim in European waters for the trip. It was ice-cold and I didn't last long. Maybe that is why some of the Greek statues are missing genitals.
Sallie lounged on the pool sofas and soaked up the sun while enjoying a Mythos.
The hotel offered us 30% off if we ate at their restaurant, so we decided to give it a go. We were the only patrons but the meal was superb. A delicious range of Mykonos cheeses, tarts and tenderloins.
The lights of the cruise ships departing the port provided a fitting close to a beautiful introduction to Mykonos.
Tomorrow we shall attempt to find out why they call Mykonos the Party Island.
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