Kusadasi & Santorini photos

Kusadasi, Patmos & Santorini Cruise Days 9,10 & 11










Kusadasi: Was a sleepy fishing village, and trading place for camels, (unfortunately, I couldn't get a good trade for Sharon, so I kept her), but has now become a great place to shop because it's where the cruises come in, a real tourist mecca. Turkey is a beautiful place, with very friendly people. We spent a few hours in a cafe doing internet, and chatting with the owner He was a great source of info and a quick cultural lesson. In the Bazaar we picked up some nice things, but boy do they hound you, every step of the way, and at each store..

Patmos:
We didn't do a tour here, just wandered around the streets, a few arty shops
doing jewelery, other than that it was only going up the mountain to the Grotto where John was "supposedly" exiled to... who knows.... , a pretty boring place, but different.

Santorini (Fina)
This really is as amazing as the postcards show, even though we didn't get the clearest of days (as you can see by the pics). The labyrinth of streets and lanes held lots of exciting cafe's , artisans displaying their amazing wares. The glass products, the enameled jewelery, the silver, gold, and crystal was bedazzling. Soaking up the atmosphere, and the architecture and scenery was just great, we had a awesome day. As we were leaving, we overheard one of the business owners of a cafe say that his property, which is on the cliff face was worth 2 million euro (4 million NZD) not bad...