Eurotrip| 6.3.14| Mykonos Day 1

6.3.14 - The boat departed at 7:30am and took about 5 hours to arrive at Mykonos. I was scared that I would get seasick but the boat was huge! We took a taxi to our airbnb spot in Kalo Livadi beach which is 20 minutes away from the main city and in a more remote area. It's nice to end our trip with some R&R after backpacking through Europe in such a short time period that we were just looking forward to doing nothing but sit by the beach. As soon as we arrived, our airbnb host helped up rent a quadro/atv as our transportation for our stay. We rented a quadro for $25 euros a day which I thought was a good deal. Wanting to make the most of our first day, we took our ATV to the beach below and then to the only small town around us for food. Mykonos is such a gorgeous island and the water is so clear and blue. Unfortunately, the weather felt like Paris and it started to rain as we were driving around in our quadro. Not sure if you've ever driven outside in the open rain, but when you're going 40 km/hr, those pellets feel like paintballs going straight to your face.

Also, remember to drive slow if you're driving home with eggs in your quadro trunk. We lost two out of six on the way back home.

Eurotrip| 6.4.14| Mykonos Day 2

6.4.14 - Weather was still cloudy with light rain. We went to the small town for lunch and supplies and rode our quadra around the island. It was a nice quiet day just what we needed.

Eurotrip| 6.5.14| Mykonos Day 3

6.5.14- Final full day in Mykonos and the weather was finally warm enough to go into the water. The airbnb location, Seaside Studios, was a nice choice but it was five studios right next to each other, not as much privacy as I would like but still worth it. I miss the beach already. 

Beach day wouldn't be complete without a sand castle

Eurotrip| 6.6.14| Mykonos Day 4

6.6.14-  We didn't leave Mykonos until 12:30pm, make sure to check times beforehand because we left the villa thinking the boat departs at 7:30am. We barely slept the night before because our room was infested with very small mosquito and as soon as Aaron would kill one, another flew down to attack us. There were 7 waves of them and one died on my shoulder as Aaron squashed it with his hand as I was sleeping. Since we didn't get to explore Mykonos city  earlier because of the distance from our villa, we decided to check it out as we waited for our boat. After Aaron took a 2 hour nap outside a bakery and me killing time by stuffing myself with Greek pastries so they wouldn't kick us out, we bought tickets back to Athens and had brunch at a cafe overlooking the ocean.


Once in Athens, we had dinner at the same restaurant and Aaron got the Lamb and potatoes again. Watch out for little gypsies selling roses. They claim they're free and will corner you, once you take one they flatter you by asking for your name and telling you how beautiful you are then beg for 1 euro. Thanks Aaron for watching me get guilt trip and hustled by a 7 year old. 

Eurotrip| 6.7.14| Athens Day 2

6.7.14- Started my day with an authentic Greek yogurt with strawberries and honey. This place is the real Yogurtland because you can choose your type of yogurt: light, traditional (sour), or rich and creamy (my choice), then your toppings! I might have to bring this to the States!

The Acropolis hike is a must go if you're in Athens. It only takes an hour at most and I made the mistake of going at noon when the sun was beating down making me race through the old ruins. It's 6 euros for reduced student and truly an amazing experience. Try to go in the afternoon around sunset since you'll be overlooking the city.

This concludes the end of my Eurotrip!