At 13:00 headed back to collect our bags and head towards the port to await our ferry. It actually left on time and it was an 1.25 hour trip to Mykonos, where we had pre-arranged a driver to collect us and transport us to our hotel. All went smoothly.
After a warm welcome by hotel staff, and a quick check to see that our shower was bigger than our last one, (which it was), also noted we actually had a seaview from our room, and a great view over the harbour from the hotel terrace. We dropped our bags and headed straight into the town centre to start exploring. The walk from our hotel is only 5 minutes, BUT it is down a very, very steep hill, which means getting back will take a tad longer. There were some huge passenger ships sitting in the harbour with tenders bringing them ashore to spend part of the day. Our first impressions of Mykonos were better than expected - not crowded (but that could be the time of year), not really glitzy, very clean streets and buildings, people very friendly. Graeme kept looking for all the blue domed houses seen in pictures - but couldn't find them anywhere.
Weather is great, nice cool breezes off the water and around 26 - 27 degrees. Perfect !!
These windmills were built by the Venetians, mostly in the 16th century and used the wind to mill wheat. Mykonos was a very poor island and the milling of wheat was an important source of income. As we could attest they were perfectly situated to take full advantage of the wind power.
While having dinner a pink pelican strolled by twice, bearing in mind we are in the middle of the town, it turns out Petros is a celebrity in Mykonos. We asked why pink ? - because he eats shrimps !
A very comfortable town to explore, with the wind picking up a notch today especially along the water's edge.
Just luving the BLUE & WHITE in Mykonos
favorite coffe shop – favourite coffee shop. Do pay attention.
60s Lyrical: One of these mornings/You gonna be wiping your weeping eyes
IQ: My 60-page newspaper was missing the page 19 sheet. What other pages were missing along with that?
Apparently Mykonos has a bustling party scene, nightlife, and LGBTQ+ welcoming ambiance with beach clubs that rave throughout the night, often past dawn. I expect a detailed report.
lyrical – no idea
19,20,41,42
Yes – you wouldn’t want to be LGBTQ+phobic on Mykonos ! We went to bed at 21:30, but heard the neighbours return at 3:00 !
PS the neighbours weren’t LBGTQ+ ! Just normal straight guys from New York state.
I didn’t know the lyrical either. I was surprised to find out it was Mustang Sally.
As for the IQ test, I got the same answer as you, but it was not the given answer.
They are wrong.
Think I’m here for the food and Pink Pelicans