Back to Work

Well the vacation ended last Tuesday and I was back to work on Wednesday. It was a great trip and very relaxing. We are now in the process of going through all of the pictures and going to make a photo book. With digital cameras you definately do take a lot more pictures. We have some 600 total pictures for the trip, so the sorting will take a little bit of time.

I have also started a new blog this one is for the Star Tribune. I am blogging as one of their field reporters about fishing. I am going to concentrate mostly on fly fishing and fly tying. The blog is at the Star Tribune's new outdoor club page. I hope you go to the blog and read it from time to time.

Athens

Yesterday we flew from Santorini to Athens and arrived in Athens in the afternoon. It was a nice partly cloudy day around 70F. So after checking in to our hotel near the Temple of Zeus we walked tothe Acropolis. It is really amazing seeing the Parthenon built high on the hill. We toured the parthenon and took in the view of the city all around us. From there we walked to the Ancient Agora and then down the market streets of Monastriraki and back towards the hotel. We stopped on the way to the hotel and ate at a little place that had traditional greek music. The diner was delicious and it was very entertaining.

Today we are going to see the temple of Zues and wander the city some more. Tomorrow we fly out in the morning local time to JFK airport in NYC and then to MSP getting in around 8:30 tomorrow night.

Fira

A church in Fira next to our hotel.

Oia

Sue enjoying the sun in Oia, Santorini.

Santorini

We arrived in Santorini, Greece on Monday evening it is off season here and some shops and hotels are still closed. After one night in Kamari we decided to switch hotels and stay in Fira, which overlooks the caldera. The city is amazing hanging right on the top edge of the cliffs with the bright blue water below. The last couple of days there have been large cruise ships coming in bringing a lot of people to the little towns.

Yesterday we rented a Smart car and drove all of the island. It was a red and black Smart car with 2 seats. The car was a lot of fun to drive and surprising good pick up even on the hills. We drove to Santos Wine and did a wine tasting that overlooks the caldera. The wines were great! There specialties are white wines and Vin Santo.