A view of Pothia, the port town on Kalymnos island, from an approaching ferry
Category: Greek Islands photos
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Syrtaki dancing on the Mykonos waterfront
Skandinavian Bar posted this photo on its Facebook page today with the caption: “World record in Syrtaki dance now in Mykonos!!!”
This photo of the line of syrtaki dancers was posted on Facebook by Kelly Goletsou
This video of the syrtaki dancing was posted on Facebook by Maria-Antonia Georgakopoulou
This video was posted on YouTube today by Ioanna Samiotaki
Meanwhile, Hotel Jason posted this video on its Facebook page today …
… along with this photo showing the dancers from a different perspective
This video was shot from the same vantage point as the photo above. It appears on the YouTube channel for John van Lerberghe.
And this photo was posted on Facebook by Ioanna Samiotaki
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Pic of the day: Gorgeous Grikos Bay on Patmos
We enjoyed this panoramic view from our balcony at the Hotel Golden Sun at Grikos Bay on Patmos during our Dodecanese holiday in May 2010. Below is another Grikos Bay photo we shot from the hotel. Click on the pictures to view full-size images.
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Pic of the day: A quiet cove on Mykonos
A solitary umbrella casts its shadow on a sandy cove below the Saint John Mykonos resort at Agios Ioannis beach on Mykonos
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2012 Greek holiday: Mykonos visit winds down
The view from the hill: A panoramic view of Mykonos Town and its harbourfront and Old Port areas on May 21 2012. Click on the photo to view the image in a larger format.
Monday May 21 2012
Familiar patterns: Things weren’t looking very promising for my final full day on Mykonos. The weird up-and-down weather hit another “down” cycle, bringing overcast skies in the wake of a gorgeous sunny Sunday. Good thing I had not been planning another beach day, because I would have felt pretty bummed out by all the clouds and the threat of light rain. But I didn’t need more beach time and was content just to start walking and see where I would wind up.
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2012 Greek holiday trip report: Mykonos Part 5
Mighty masts: A view of the Windstar cruise yacht Wind Spirit anchored near the Mykonos Old Port on a clear, sunny morning May 20 2012. It was perfect weather for a day at the beach.
Sunday May 20 2012
Beach weather: May 20 brought us a beautiful bright and sunny morning and the promise of perfect weather for the beach. Since I had only two full days left on Mykonos, I decided to take advantage of the sunshine and spend my Sunday beach hopping. My destinations would be Kapari beach, which I had never been to before, followed by Agios Ioannis and Ornos beaches, which I had previously seen.
I walked from Hotel Tagoo to the Fabrica bus depot where I was one of only five people waiting to board the Ornos/Agios Ioannis bus. By comparison, there were at least two dozen people lined up for the bus to Paradise, and even more standing beside the one going to Platis Gialos. I took the lack of a similar lineup for my bus to indicate that the beaches I was about to visit might be exceptionally quiet. Maybe the limited bus service explained why more people weren’t going to the same places as me. At this time of May, there were only 8 return bus trips per day to Ornos/Agios Ioannis, with the last bus returning to Mykonos Town at 18:45. Although the last bus back to Town from Paradise was scheduled for 19:00, service from Platis Gialos continued until 21:00.
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