2019 Incentive Trip – Mykonos

Today I’m sharing photos from our tour of the island of Mykonos, Greece. Neal and I joined a group of Stampin’ Up! folks to tour the lovely village of Mykonos and the ruins of Delos. at first our guide was commenting on how lucky we were that there was no wind, because Mykonos is known for being very windy. But it certainly started up before long. I gave up on trying to keep my hair in any sort of order. Besides it was very hot, so we were sweaty anyway. But it was a fascinating place.

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Mykonos

typical narrow street

The buildings, and paving around the stones, must be white, but the trim can be any color. Most people choose a shade of blue.

must have been laundry day

These traditional dried flower wreaths were everywhere.

Bougainvillea was blooming everywhereHey, look, another blue dome!

Neal and I got a quick pic in front of an old church. Did I mention it was windy, and hot?

We finally made our way to their Little Venice.

The colors were amazing.

nice view from a restaurant

Neal taking photos of a local cat

windmills (they had no fabric on the blades at the time)

our ship from the shore

After wandering around Mykonos, we took a ferry to Delos to see the city ruins. Unlike Pompei, which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, Delos was destroyed by people centuries ago. War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothin’ except destruction. The landscape looks pretty barren. Wherever you see green is where there is some underground water. Our guide said that in the winter (when it actually rains) the whole island is lush and green.

I didn’t actually take a photo of every cat I saw on the trip, but it was hard to pass them up. This is a mama cat taking a nap at the check in area of Delos….

…and these are her babies.

It’s amazing how much of Delos remains, especially since it’s been exposed to the elements for centuries.

an ancient cistern

Sorry for the wonky angle, but just look at that mosaic tile floor! The anchor in the foreground is in the entranceway. Of course, we weren’t allowed to walk on the mosaic.

A lot of the surviving relics are now in the museum in Delos, to protect them from the elements. These were lions that stood in a row like this outside.

Thieves stole some and all they left were feet and hind quarters.

Whoever carved these had never actually seen a lion, so they’re a bit stylized.

The feet aren’t too bad.

These are some painted plaster frescos that were still on the walls.

more cats taking a break in the shade outside the museum

I got a selfie with fellow demonstrator Julie DiMatteo, the Paper Pixie!

This is one of the little houses that archaeologists live in on Delos. The color is the same as many of the buildings would have been painted in ancient times.

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