Greece 2011: 6/20/2011 Mykonos/Hotel Tagoo, sightseeing in town, Greek night at our hotel

Breakfast buffet. Only scrambled eggs available-no egg station-but they're fine. Toast, fruit, orange juice, coffee.

Breakfast buffet

Ready to start exploring Mykonos town. Downhill walking into town is easy. Can't get over these views! First stop-ferry office to buy our ferry tickets for Santorini. Sea and Sky Mykonos. Hellenic Seaways Flying Cat 3 from Mykonos to Naxos. Then Blue Star Naxos from Naxos to Santorini. Cost 86€/$123.90USD for both of us. Since we're going to be doing a lot of walking I bought 2 bottles of water for us.

Bust of revolutionary heroine Manto Mavrogenous who was awarded the rank of General for her victorious battle against the Turks on Mykonos during the War of Independence in 1821

Where we bought our ferry tickets for our next stop-Santorini

HARBOR FRONT. Busy. Photogenic. Taxi boats for the island of Delos leave from the quayside here. The island's mascot Petros the Pelican may be seen near the quay hunting for fish.

Small Agios Nikolaos-Greek Orthodox church

Fruit, vegetable, and flower market

PANAGIA PARAPORTIANI. The most famous church on Mykonos located in the Kastro-the oldest part of town. Name means "standing next to the entrance door". Built on the site of a postern gate of the medieval fortress. Made up of 4 chapels at ground level with another above. The church of Agios Efstathios is the center of this complex surrounded by the churches of Agios Anargyros, Agios Sozon, Agia Anastasia. The top church is the church of the Virgin Mary which looks like a dome. Part of it dates from 1425-Agios Anargyros-while the rest was built in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Entrance

CATHOLIC CHURCH. Virgin of St. Rosary. Built 1668. Only Catholic church on Mykonos.

LITTLE VENICE. From Kastro the lanes run down to this area. Artists' quarter. Tall houses with painted balconies jutting out over the sea.

WINDMILLS. There were once 30 windmills that were used by families all over the island to grind corn. Only a few remain. The 16th century Vonis Windmill is by the Folk Museumm.

Back by the harbor front I decide to do some shopping. Greece hat 12€. I'm looking for a caftan to use as a beach cover up and I find one but there are some brown spots on it. It's so pretty-orange and gold. Lady says she will try to get the spots out and instead of the 36€ I can have it for 18€. I'll return tomorrow and if the spots are out I'll have a new caftan! I am hot and tired so it's the taxi back to our hotel-4€.

Back at the hotel we relax by the pool. For lunch we split a turkey, cheese, tomato sandwich. Coke for me. Cost with tip 7.5€.

GREEK NIGHT AT OUR HOTEL. It's 9:00 pm. For a light supper Anna has made spinach and cheese pies for us all. Anna and Yanni then give a demonstration of Greek dancing, teach us the steps, and soon we're all dancing. What fun. Around 20 people here. All talking, having a good time. After the dancing we all get shots of ouzo! What hospitality from this family run hotel. We also order Mythos beer and coke. A truly lovely day. Tomorrow we take a day trip to Delos!