John flew home out of Santorini and we caught a ferry to Naxos. Originally it had not been on the itinerary, but we were so happy we ended up there. When we pulled into the port we had decided to look out for people from specific hotels that were recommended in our guidebook, so as to avoid the chaos we found when we got to Santorini.
Our choice of the Pension Sofi was perfect, and even better than the guidebook had said. The hotel owner's father drove us to the hotel, just a 5 minute walk from the port, and her husband sat us down, gave us raki melo (raki with honey, which is a specialty in Naxos) and a plate of tomatoes, cheese, and olives (all homemade/grown) and gave us an extensive description of everything to do and see on the island, which was mostly in Greek. Not even Leo was able to pick up on everything he said, so we just nodded and drank our raki.
After dropping off our bags in our inexpensive, big, beautiful room with a lovely balcony, we headed to the main street along the port. We were a bit dismayed at how empty the place was. But we found out that this was just due to it being Friday, during siesta, and things began to pick up later in the evening. We walked all around the port
then back to Appolon's Gate and watched the sun set,
then found a nice taverna for a quick meal before heading back to our lovely room for some much needed sleep.
Our choice of the Pension Sofi was perfect, and even better than the guidebook had said. The hotel owner's father drove us to the hotel, just a 5 minute walk from the port, and her husband sat us down, gave us raki melo (raki with honey, which is a specialty in Naxos) and a plate of tomatoes, cheese, and olives (all homemade/grown) and gave us an extensive description of everything to do and see on the island, which was mostly in Greek. Not even Leo was able to pick up on everything he said, so we just nodded and drank our raki. 
After dropping off our bags in our inexpensive, big, beautiful room with a lovely balcony, we headed to the main street along the port. We were a bit dismayed at how empty the place was. But we found out that this was just due to it being Friday, during siesta, and things began to pick up later in the evening. We walked all around the port 
then back to Appolon's Gate and watched the sun set,
then found a nice taverna for a quick meal before heading back to our lovely room for some much needed sleep.
2 comments:
All this looks so fantastic!
Olga
it was my favorite island
leo
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