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Europe 2022 – Mykonos Day 13

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Last full day in Mykonos!

Started the day by going to Dominos Pizza (to try it out because there was also one in Santorini, so wanted to compare. Tastes basically the same as the US). Also got a really interesting desert at a cafe that was basically like chocolate stuffed Baklava. Details are here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/08/07/cookie-smart-bakery/

Then we stopped by a local ATV shop to rent ATVs (for 5 people, it was $400, and rented it on the spot). The logic is that if we we’re going to take taxis everywhere, it is usually $50 per ride. (Originally we were trying to get a rental car, but they were all sold out).

The first stop with the ATVs was a beach club called Paradise beach club over at the southern part of the island at Platys Gialos. Really great concept. Basically there is no entrance fee, you can chill and dance / drink at the club part, or pay $35 for a day bed at the beach (or wait till 6pm where it becomes free). At the day club, got a bottle of Prosecco for only $40, and we were able to bring it in the beach (we stayed at the day bed part after 6pm).

Around 7:30pm we decided to Megali Ammos beach (near Mykonos proper) to watch the sunset since it is at the west part of the beach. Unfortunately we just missed the sunset since my ATV could not make it up one of the hills (we ended up putting it in neutral and pushing it up). We did stay at the beach for about 30 minutes to enjoy the post after-glow of the sunset.

Afterwards we rode the ATVs to Ornos to grab dinner at a restaurant that’s check has a Michelin Star, called Mykonos Social. This part of the island had resorts, and you could sort of tell it is the “richer” part of the island. Overall great food, and details can be found here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/08/07/mykonos-social/

Afterwards we pregamed at the AirBnb (played Shoot the dealer) for a night out in Mykonos Proper. Stayed out till 4am going to a place called Porta Bar (originally wanted to go to Lola’s, but they closed at 3am!).

Finally to end the night, got some late night food at this Souvlaki place:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/08/07/souvlaki-story/

And that concludes the trip! I flew out the next day (going from Mykonos to Athens, then taking a flight to JFK, then to SFO).

Europe 2022 – Santorini and Mykonos Day 12

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We started the day by leaving our AirBnb in Thira (Santorini), and heading to the docks slightly south of where we are staying over in Athinios (only cost $30 to bring all 5 of us).

I think the most interesting part about the the ride is that since the west side of Santorini is basically on a cliff, there is a road that descends I would say about 500 meters down. Pretty cool.

We then grabbed lunch at another Mediterranean place while we waited. Details found here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/08/05/athinios-restaurant-cafe/

Fyi, for the ferry, booked it the day before using ferryhopper.com. It was only $89. I would recommend getting there really only 30 minutes before departure (and it was easy to get in front of the line). Line was a bit chaotic, but going inside the ferry itself was fine (and seeing cars go into the ferry was kind cool). Also, the interior of the ferry was more upper scale than I expected. Definitely a good experience.

Along the way we stopped by the islands Ios and Naxos. Ios didn’t seem too interesting, but it did have more “rectangular” looking buildings, but still white and blue (but obviously judging the “interest” tfrom the boat isn’t the best). Naxos looked pretty cool though (looked fairly modern and lively). Think that may be a good place to visit next time.

When we got to Mykonos, we ordered an “Uber” (it’s a van contracted by Uber) to the Airbnb. Interesting thing is that Mykonos itself is a walking city, so the Uber can only drop you off to a street that is “close-ish”.

As we got dropped off, I did notice that Mykonos I less hill-y than Santorini, and a bit more upscale, but has more space (same crowdedness).

After going to the AirBnb, we ended up going to a beach nearby (Paralia Choras Mikonou) for about an hour. The beach had a bit too much small rocks (not super sandy). Probably wouldn’t go back to it (although it did have a wheelchair accessible beach contraption).

We then went around town to shop. I actually a couple of things. I got a Greek type shirt, and also some Ray Ban sunglasses (to replace the ones I lost).

Afterwards, we ended up going to a restaurant that is right below our AirBnb called Eva’s Garden. Details can be found here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/08/06/evas-garden/

After dinner, pregamed at the Airbnb (learned a game called shoot the dealer).

We then ended the night at Cavo Paradiso, where Afrojack played. Some key notes is that shirts and shorts are allowed in the club, DJ came on at 2:30am, and they don’t check ID. Also, grabbing a (didn’t use Uber) taxi costs $35 (although kinda got scammed since he said $25 initially). Overall, people were good to talk to, and had a great night.