Sunday, June 15, 2008
the stories of Oia (part i)
we'll just keep this post simple. i love Oia. Santorini's beautiful. it's a great place to vacation, the people are uber friendly and are absolutely willing to help you and show you around their wonderful island, the cliffs are a marvel to walk, and the seas and skies are a perpetual endless sapphire blue. not to mention the sunrises and sunsets (not the most beautiful ever, but certainly breathtaking, plus you get front row seats everyday). i could wax lyrical about Oia forever, but i'm lazy and it's easier to let my photos do the talking (note: in the midst of travelling right now, so photos are unedited for now)
walking along the streets of Oia on the first night
our amazingly awesome hostel
my first sunrise in Oia
view from outside our room
the streets of Oia by day
me and Oia
random shot of door
even more random shot of donkey
and the madcap scenery shooting begins: we embarked on a 10km hike through the mountains, from Oia to Fira
rented a car, drove back to the port in Oia to catch the sunset (and swim, and seafood)
sunlight off the water
random shot of Oia from the port
first sunset in Oia
the port by night
Oia at night, quiet, tranquil, beautiful
and thus ends the first day in Oia, Santorinistay tuned for more! when i get bored.
wen was dreaming at 4:39 PM
Saturday, June 14, 2008
almost done with europe!
hi all! i know it's been a long while, and hardly anyone comes to visit anymore, but just a quick update that i'm still alive, and have done berlin and greece since the last post, currently in budapest, hungary. i'd love to go on about my travels, but i suspect i might get hate mail, so here's a quick summary: berlin was more of a historical tour plus lots of socialising (apparently a whole bunch of singaporeans decided to pop by around the same period of time, must be something in the air), and my strongest memory of it was a day spent at the berlin zoo. athens was okayyy, nice people, nicer food, and even nicer was the fact that we chanced to be there on green day, when all attractions were free! oh, and my CF card died in berlin, hence the lack of many photos (hopefully for now), and i spent a day in athens trying to find a cheap new card (just for the sake of santorini, no regrets there).
in berlin
at the zoo (or the aquarium, rather)
tower of the winds in athens (everyone photographs the acropolis and parthenon)
pistachios, almonds and macadamias in the markets of athens
en route to santorini, oia(i'll need a whole new post just for this)
next up, santorini, the island of calderas, mythical atlantis, ancient civilisations, or as i call it, the place where every shot is postcard worthy (and my little slice of paradise)
wen was dreaming at 4:24 PM