The Riggs have been up to some fun over the past couple weeks. Check it out on our Picasa web albums:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Lee10383/HolidayFestivities
Love you.
Nov 30, 2007
Nov 8, 2007
Greece, Part II
On October 17th, we departed the beautiful island of Santorini and took a ferry to Naxos. This island was much more laid back and quiet. It was a nice break compared to the craziness of some of the other islands. We started our activities by going to a famous landmark, the temple of Apollo aka Ariadne's Arch. The temple is mostly in ruins and the arch is the only part remaining. Brandon, being the die-hard tourist that he is, had to take the famous photograph of standing inside the arch. This all took place despite the fact that the area was roped off... meaning do not enter. Little did they know, no chains or ropes could stop my husband from getting his photo! Our tour book said it was a must do. We also went to an archaeological museum and then concluded our evening by attending a traditional Greek music and dancing event. It was very entertaining. Our second day on Naxos consisted of renting a moped and driving through the countryside. So pretty! Our final destination was another temple... I don't remember the name, but it was fairly preserved and had a neat history. We then putted our way to the beaches, and eventually had to turn in the moped and catch our ferry to the next island.
Mykonos is the crazy island. It's where the cruise ships dock and the tourists pour out. During certain seasons there's probably more Americans than Greeks! The first day there we rented another moped and made it to the beach for a couple hours. The rest of the time was spent wandering the island, window shopping, going to the windmill museum, etc. Our second day on Mykonos we took a 45 minute ferry ride to the island Delos, one of the most important historical and archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. The island was abandoned during the Roman era which allowed it to remain "unspoiled." Since 1873 the French School of Athens have been excavating the island and an entire beautiful, preserved city was uncovered. The 2001 Greek census reported a population of only 14 inhabitants on the island of Delos. In other words, it's really only good as a day trip with a return ticket back to Mykonos. And that's exactly what we did. Not a whole lot of other activities occurred during our time on Mykonos; just relaxing and soaking in our final time in Greece.
The last portion of our trip was one final day in Athens. We went to the National Archaeological Museum which is supposedly "the best archeology museusm in the world." It had some very fascinating things in it such as ancient pottery, jewelry, weapons, utensils, an amazing Zeus statue, and some famous wall frescoes (paintings done on plaster or walls)... but my museum excitement level was dwindling at this point in our trip so we only spent 1.5-2 hours there. With only hours left, we did a little walking around, some shopping, some gelato (Italian ice cream) consuming, and then headed to the airport.
At this point the rest is history... a few minor complications occurred such as a one hour delayed flight for the 3rd time in a row, some lost luggage, the closed airport storage place where our other bags were being held, etc. But before we knew it, those annoyances were sorted out and we were back home in LA. Home sweet home!
Hope you enjoyed reading about our trip and maybe something exciting will happen in the next few days or weeks ahead and I'll write more then. :)
Mykonos is the crazy island. It's where the cruise ships dock and the tourists pour out. During certain seasons there's probably more Americans than Greeks! The first day there we rented another moped and made it to the beach for a couple hours. The rest of the time was spent wandering the island, window shopping, going to the windmill museum, etc. Our second day on Mykonos we took a 45 minute ferry ride to the island Delos, one of the most important historical and archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. The island was abandoned during the Roman era which allowed it to remain "unspoiled." Since 1873 the French School of Athens have been excavating the island and an entire beautiful, preserved city was uncovered. The 2001 Greek census reported a population of only 14 inhabitants on the island of Delos. In other words, it's really only good as a day trip with a return ticket back to Mykonos. And that's exactly what we did. Not a whole lot of other activities occurred during our time on Mykonos; just relaxing and soaking in our final time in Greece.
The last portion of our trip was one final day in Athens. We went to the National Archaeological Museum which is supposedly "the best archeology museusm in the world." It had some very fascinating things in it such as ancient pottery, jewelry, weapons, utensils, an amazing Zeus statue, and some famous wall frescoes (paintings done on plaster or walls)... but my museum excitement level was dwindling at this point in our trip so we only spent 1.5-2 hours there. With only hours left, we did a little walking around, some shopping, some gelato (Italian ice cream) consuming, and then headed to the airport.
At this point the rest is history... a few minor complications occurred such as a one hour delayed flight for the 3rd time in a row, some lost luggage, the closed airport storage place where our other bags were being held, etc. But before we knew it, those annoyances were sorted out and we were back home in LA. Home sweet home!
Hope you enjoyed reading about our trip and maybe something exciting will happen in the next few days or weeks ahead and I'll write more then. :)
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