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Odeon of Herodes Atticus
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39 degrees today, so the kids didn't like it
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ice cream reward in the afternoon
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the kids shared a bed in our adjoining rooms at Anasa Hotel
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next day at Acropolis Museum; Izzy was pretty interested in the exhibits
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with Parthenon in the background
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gyros lunch outside the Acropolis Museum
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we took the subway back from Museum and then to Acropolis Hill Hotel
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where we paid to go swimming
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had dinner with Walton Goggins at Ergon House in Athens
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after three nights in Athens, we flew to Santorini and stayed in Oia
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many beautiful photo spots
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looking back to the south from outside our cave house
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moussaka at Karma restaurant on our first night
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our private terrace beside a blue domed church
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sunset from our terrace
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Assyrtiko is the Santorini grape
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panoramic view including the Castle of Oia on the left
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Villa Ariadni cave house
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a few of the villas have small private pools
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the blue dome above our cave house
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early morning before the cruise ship passengers arrive
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famous 3 blue domes
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starting a walk down to Ammoudi Bay
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Lifang's cave house is the yellow one on the extreme right
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the view from Ammoudi Bay - a few fish restaurants, but they had crazy prices
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afternoon wine tasting at Santo Wines for just the two of us
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Fanfei lounging in our minivan return transport arranged by host Mario
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octopus at Roka restaurant on the second (final) night in Santorini
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crowded spot for sunset - we can't see it from our terrace
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blocking the rude lady behind me with our kids' signature gestures
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our last morning in Santorini
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visiting the Castle of Oia
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donkeys transport goods and people around the old town where no cars are allowed
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back in Athens for one night at Anasa Hotel; the door to the roof was unlocked this time, and this is the view from the roof
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Royal Caribbean cruise - day 2 stop at Fira, Santorini
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Fanfei and I walked up the steps (Lifang and kids stayed on the ship), but many people took donkey transport
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beautiful whitewashed houses here too
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Izzy climbing with Fira in the background; video climbing to the top
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fun soccer game we played a few times
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sunset in Santorini; Oia is on the right
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day 3 - Faliraki Waterpark in Rhodes
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we took a taxi because the ship cancelled their excursion due to lack of demand
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Lauren loved this slide
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everyone enjoyed the cool lazy river on another high 30s temperature day
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Izzy cartwheel in the Centrum
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Hey Jude by the Beatles tribute band; we watched the theatre's show each night
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day 4 - Limassol excursion to Choirokoitia, a Neolithic UNESCO World Heritage Site
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tour then went to a bee farm
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where we helped make honey pies
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we poured more freshly made honey on them to eat
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last stop was a winery for a tasting and a snack
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day 5 - at sea; us with our entry into the egg drop contest. We dropped from 9th floor down to 4th floor and it didn't break
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mini-golf on deck 13
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candy sushi making at Japanese restaurant
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the finished product
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The kids loved Centrum dancing: part 1 and part 2; the picture here is from a name that tune contest
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the kids enjoyed the theatre
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day 6 - excursion to Ephesus - Izzy especially did not like the heat
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toilets
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excursion ended with a sales pitch for beautiful handmade silk rugs; they are amazing but $20K USD each for a good sized one
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Izzy on the ship's water slide
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Fanfei and Lauren lounging before we leave Kuşadası, Turkey
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day 7 - excursion to Elia Beach in Mykonos
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we paid for a sunbed and umbrella
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walked around the old town of Mykonos after the morning at the beach; we had a full freshly grilled grouper
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in the streets of the old town
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delicious baklava the last night on the ship; I usually skipped dessert but I had two of these
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Izzy with a fig on the last morning of the cruise; they brought these out only on the last two days
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after the cruise we flew to Corfu; this is us relaxing on the top floor of the airbnb before dinner
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dinner on the first night in Corfu
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this was the sunset view from our balcony; video of a ship leaving port
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the small boat on the right took us to Sarandë, Albania
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in Sarandë on the boardwalk
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us at the Balcony Restaurant
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the view from my seat
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back in Corfu - built largely by Venetians, and the old town has an Italian feel
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singing APT
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beautiful Italian-like cobblestone streets in the Old Town; we could walk 2 minutes to get to touristy streets but our airbnb was so secluded!
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at Favela Nº17 for breakfast around the corner from our airbnb
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panoramic photo from the top of the Old Fortress - we hiked up with the kids
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Fanfei with the Old Town in background; video of a plane taking off
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we had many Greek salads, but this version was unique
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delicious lamb shank on our last night
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our purchases, mostly for colleagues
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