Scenes from Greece

I’ve been dying to travel to Greece for the past 5 years and was finally able to fulfill that dream last month.  It was wonderful and beautiful and delicious and amazing.  (See photographic evidence below.)  However, I have a confession…  And, it’s an embarrassing one.  The main reason Greece has been on my must-visit list for years is because of a teenage chick-flick called The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.  I was 24 and way too old for such nonsense when that movie came out, but I’m a sucker for girly movies, so I saw it anyways.  I didn’t love the movie, but I fell head-over-heels in love with the Greece that Alexis Bledel’s character visited.  That Greece is Santorini.  Garrod and I traveled to Greece with my cousin, Lauren, and her husband, Ben (together, they are affectionately known as LaurBen due in part to their “joint” twitter account).  We spent 3 days in Athens and 5 days in Santorini.  The people were friendly, the views were spectacular, and the food was scrumptious.  Scrumptious, I tell you!

First, here are a few images from Athens.

The Parthenon:

The Parthenon - Athens, Greece

Garrod and me at the Acropolis:

The Acropolis - Athens, Greece

Accordian-playing boy (with moustache):

Accordian boy - Athens, Greece

And now for beautiful Santorini:

Santorini, Greece

The rooftop of our villa in Exo Gonia, Santorini:

Exo Gonia Villa

Picturesque cliffs of Oia, Santorini:

Oia Santorini Cliff

LaurBen, dining at Kastro restaurant in Oia:

Kastro Restaurant in Oia, Santorini

A cloudy, but beautiful sunset in Oia, Santorini:

Sunset in Oia, Santorini

The awesome black sand Perissa beach in Santorini (along with some cool flowers from our rooftop balcony):

Perissa Beach & Santorini flora

For a more thorough selection of photos (and a little history lesson), check out Garrod’s Picassa album. He was also very good about documenting the aforementioned scrumptious food.

I’ve got tons of photo sessions to blog, a senior model program to unveil, and a new boudoir website to launch, so stay tuned!

much love,
Adrienne

Eric Doggett - May 26, 2010 - 7:38 pm

Great shots! It looks so peaceful and relaxing!

Garrod - May 27, 2010 - 7:54 am

I want to go (back) to there.

Dana - May 27, 2010 - 9:38 am

Breathtaking! I, too, loved Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants AND the scences in Santorini!

Vanessa - May 27, 2010 - 11:40 am

Wow… beautiful pictures. I hope to visit one day (after the rioting is over!)

Liz - May 27, 2010 - 11:56 am

AMAZING pictures!! post more, post more:)!!

abby - May 27, 2010 - 2:13 pm

Don’t feel bad about the pants movie…we rented it when it came out on video a few years ago and the scenery in the movie was one of the ways I convinced B that Greece was the right place for our honeymoon! Our photos are nowhere as lovely as yours, though :)

Beth - May 27, 2010 - 10:22 pm

I think I need an intense photography lesson before we go next week- these are beautiful! They make me want to go even more…

Kari - May 28, 2010 - 8:20 pm

These pictures are gorgeous!!! What an amazing trip!

lance - June 17, 2010 - 10:27 pm

beautiful. post more landscapes. :)

Beth - June 20, 2010 - 8:47 am

I also took a picture of an accordian playing boy (without moustache) in Santorini- I’ll have to send it to you.

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