The Capital of Santorini - Fira
>> Friday, 20 June 2008
After checking into our villa we decided to explore this awesome island. There is a bus stop about 5 mins from our villa, but the buses come like every 30mins or maybe more and they operate till 9pm only. That would be very inconvenient if you are planning to come back later. So...we decided to rent a quadbike.
We then drove all the way from Perivolos to Fira. It took us about half an hour at first but it gets faster when you get used to the bike.
Along the way to Fira, we stop at a nice place and safe place to take some photos with this machine. Who wouldn't do that?
Don't be fooled by its look. It is powered by only a 50cc engine. Fifty!! I really wish this thing could go faster! However, the roads are mostly curvy and some goes through hilly places so I wouldn't recommend anyone speeding with this thing.
The good thing about this is you are able to park anywhere in the town as long as you are not obstructing traffic.
So here we are in Fira, the capital of Santorini. There is a port in Fira which is known as the Old Port (notice the boat far down the cliff?). There are two ways to get to the port, either by cable car or by foot.
If you decide to take the walkway down you have to beware of the donkey poos :P Yes another alternative would be riding a donkey down which will cost you about 4-5euros. On the other hand, the cable car will cost you 4 euros. The cost is about the same so its really up to you. Just try not to think about donkey, going crazy, and the cliff. hehe.
This is a church at the top of Fira. That is actually the real colour of the sky.
If you notice the stairway going downwards? Yes lots of walking needed!
Surprisingly, towards the evening you are able to see the moon. Notice the white crescent in between the tower and the dome? That is the moon.
This is the interior of the church. I had to crank up the ISO as its pretty dark in there.
The Greece flag consists of white and blue so are the houses in Santorini.
The colours are simply amazing! You have to see it for yourself to believe it :)
Some hotel in Fira. I just like how they match the colours and the way they paint their stairs.
More photos coming up :)
11 comments:
Like a paradise!
WAH!!!! the skies...omg....u sure u didn't edit that colour..oh my......
and that stylo pose...GOSH! wait...did u use the remote or someone actually clicked it for u??hahaha
ah yuan: yeah its really nice. you should visit.
she3p: yes that's the original colour of the sky. before or after mid day you can get that colour.
haha of course not using remote :)
ahh.. so this is the place where u posted last time i said it looks fake.. iziT?
nice.. i also wanna goo...
kimmy: yeah last time i showed a photo from another site and you were saying it looks fake. Yes that's the same place :)
Very nice buildings! somehow the colour of the skies and the colour of the building does matches! :) You memang Vain lar! Poser! LOL..
No words to describe to all ur pix! is just so awesome!
sandra: thanks! yeah that place is amazing! haha first time riding that so just take a few shots :P I am sure you would too :)
The blue and white just made the whole place looked very peaceful and mythical!
amazing, i wish i can go there one day to visit. the sky is so awesome...nvr see anything like that b4...
mrbherng: yeah exactly...and that matches the greece flag too :)
gabriel: yeah you should if you get the chance..maybe on ur honeymoon? :)
hum....what a cool guy with ride pose!!
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