Mykonos

We just got back from 4 days in beautiful Mykonos, Greece with Dan, Stacey, Colin and Sean. We had an absolutely amazing time. The weather was beautiful and the beaches were amazing. Mykonos is probably the most well known Greek island, famous for its wild parties but with a 3 year old and a 3 month old we did not partake in the partying. We are so glad that summer has arrived in Greece and excited that this one will be our last. While we will surely miss our friends, the weather and the beaches it is time for a change. Enjoy the pictures.

Self portrait from our hotel room balcony

View from hotel of the Sea

Hotel

David at the Hotel

David and Dan by the hotel pool

View from the hotel pool

First beach we visited

David and his favoriet toy from the trip....a water gun

The famous Mykonos Windmills

"Little Venice" in Mykonos Town

View of the Windmills from town

Us at the waterfront

Famous Mykonos Pelican which Colin could not get enough of

Sunset

Day two at the Beach

Dinner on our last night. We all agreed that this was the best Greek food we had ever had. We liked it so much we had dinner here twice.

Us with Colin

Chick that we found inside a car on the ferry home...only in Greece!

Monemvasia

Last weekend we drove down to Monemvasia which is on the coast about 4 hours away from Athens and it was spectacular.  It is a little island and is closer to a large rock an than island which has an old fort.  We stayed in this little hotel with a great view of the sea and just walked around the little city and relaxed.  Below are some pictures from our weekend.

Sitting on our hotel room's balcony 

The wildflowers were in full bloom it was beautiful

Us after a hike to the top of the hill overlooking the city

Monemvasia from above

David on the hike to the top of the hill

Sitting on the city wall

View from the outside of the fort's walls

Walking through the village

Village square

View of the rock from the mainland

Coast and the Aegean Sea

Prague

We just got back from an amazing 3 day trip to Prague to celebrate our 2nd Anniversary. Prague is just as amazing as everyone says. It was pretty cold this time of year especially for us coming from having 50s and 60s this winter in Athens. We arrived around 6:30 on Friday night to without a doubt one of the nicest hotels I have ever stayed in (I would put it in my top 3). The service was amazing. Once we arrived we were given a short tour of the hotel which is small (only 19 rooms) but very cute and very well maintained and then taken up to the roof restaurant for drinks and a snack while the concierge talked to us about the hotel and gave us some suggestions for what we should visit while in Prague. We we got to our room there was a bottle of wine waiting and a cheese plate and not 15 minutes after the hotel brought us an amazing dessert (see below) to help celebrate our anniversary. That night we had dinner in the roof restaurant with a spectacular view of the city. On Saturday we visited the Prague Castle and walked around the old city. It was in the 20s which was pretty cold for us but we were pretty bundled up as you can see and we stopped frequently for beer and hot wine to warm up. On Sunday we did more sightseeing and walking and had the most amazing dinner at a restaurant made from a converted wine cellar. On Monday when we woke up it was snowing with about 2 inches on the ground and the city looked amazing. Luckily we didn't have any trouble getting out at the airport and back to reality in Athens. For a country that was occupied by Fascism and Communism for so many years it is amazing how well preserved everything is and how much they have embraced capitalism. Prague is truly a remarkable city and if you have the chance to visit Europe your trip would not be complete without a short visit.

Entrance to our hotel

Entrance to our hotel "The Golden Well" in English

Dessert the hotel brought to our room the first night to celebrate our anniversary

View of Prague from the Prague Castle

Changing of the Guard at the Prague Castle

Inside of St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle

Stained Glass in St. Vitus Cathedral

St. Vitus Cathedral

View of the city from Prague Castle

David enjoying one of the many Czech beers

Us on the Charles Bridge

Us on the Charles Bridge with a view of the Castle in the backgroud. Our hotel was looked at the foot of the castle

David on the Charles Bridge

Old Town Square

Old Town Square

Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square. Every hour "death" rings a bell and the 12 aposles parade pass the windows as the clock bells ring.

View from our hotel of a snow covered Prague the morning we left