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.
Garrod and me at the Acropolis:
Accordian-playing boy (with moustache):
And now for beautiful Santorini:
The rooftop of our villa in Exo Gonia, Santorini:
Picturesque cliffs of Oia, Santorini:
LaurBen, dining at Kastro restaurant in Oia:
A cloudy, but beautiful sunset in Oia, Santorini:
The awesome black sand Perissa beach in Santorini (along with some cool flowers from our rooftop balcony):
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