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Making a splash at Little Venice

June 7, 2012 / / 0 Comments
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Little Venice Mykonos

A mother leads her two children along the seaside strip of cocktail bars at scenic Little Venice in Mykonos Town on the windy afternoon of May 15 2012 …

 

Little Venice Mykonos

… then carries her youngest child across the slippery surf-sprayed walkway so they don’t get soaked when the next big wave strikes the shoreline

 

Wind and waves: The seaside strip of cocktail bars in Little Venice is usually packed with cruise ship passengers and other travellers enjoying a drink or lunch at one of the most popular tourist attractions in Mykonos Town. But on at least two days during my May 2012 holiday in Mykonos, strong winds and high waves made it impossible for visitors to sit anywhere close to the sea — unless they happened to be wearing wetsuits.

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Greece holiday pic of the day

June 7, 2012 / / 0 Comments
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Skaros Rock and Imerovigli Santorini

This sea-level view from Athinios port on Santorini shows a cruise ship at the base of square-topped Skaros Rock (left), whitewashed buildings in the island’s highest village, Imerovigli (center), and some of the rugged steep cliffs of the world-famous caldera (right)

 

 

Top 6 memories of my Mykonos holiday in 2012 — #5: An unusual mix of wacky, weird weather

June 4, 2012 / / 1 Comment
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Agios Ioannis beach Mykonos

Agios Ioannis beach and bay basked in brilliant sunshine on May 20 …

 

stormclouds above Rinia

… just two days after a massive thunderstorm system moved across the Aegean, soaking Mykonos with heavy morning downpours

 

Sunshine & storms, wind & waves: I arrived on Mykonos in warm, brilliant sunshine on May 14 … and that’s exactly what the weather was like when I left the island eight days later. But during the days in between, there was an incredible variety of weather conditions unlike anything I’ve experienced on Mykonos before.

On my seven previous visits to Mykonos, the weather had been predominantly sunny and warm. Some days were windy, some mornings and evenings were downright chilly, the sky was hazy on a few afternoons, and there were two brief rainshowers between dawn and breakfast time on two separate mornings back in May 2006. Overall, there was excellent weather for sightseeing, hiking and beach activities during each of my holidays. This year, Mother Nature made sure I experienced Mykonos in just about every kind of spring weather condition imaginable.

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Top 6 memories of my Mykonos holiday in 2012 #6: the striking sea and island scenery

June 2, 2012 / / 0 Comments
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Elia beach Mykonos

Villas cling to a steep mountainside above Elia beach on Mykonos

 

Stark contrasts: On Mykonos, I have always loved the stark contrast between the arid, rocky island and the blue sea and sky that surround it. The rugged brown landscape seems to make the Aegean Sea’s shimmering turquoise water look more vivid and vibrant, especially at beaches, than it does at other Cycladic islands, where it has a pronounced cobalt hue.

This trip I did a lot of walking on Mykonos, as usual, but also saw many parts of the island through the windows of buses and cars.  I never got bored of the scenery, and always found it exhilarating whenever the vehicle rounded a corner and gave us a glimpse of a horseshoe-shaped bay with alluring blue and green water sparkling under the blazing sun.

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