Samos and Mykonos

After leaving Turkey, our first Greek Isle stop was Samos. We were only there for one afternoon and then we went on to Mykonos. Both isles were very beautiful.



Had to take a pic of a zen sighting in Samos.



Playing a little goldfish poker to kill time on the ferry.



Windmills and whitewashed buildings in Mykonos.




This man runs one of the windmill sites where festivals are held in the fall. He told us all about it and how wine is made in a nearby grape smashing pit (not sure what the technical name is for that). He let us feed his horse. She was pregnant. He hardly spoke any English, but somehow we were able to learn a lot from him. Really neat guy.



Looking down on Mykonos Town from our hotel up the hill in Little Venice. With everything was whitewashed the contrast of the flowers and blue and red paint on the window frames was magnificent. The sky was beautiful too.

We really liked Samos, even though we were only there for an afternoon. We were in Mykonos for 2 nights, which was plenty. Mykonos was rather pricy and the type of tourists were a world apart from ones we met while in Turkey. The tourists in Turkey who we encountered seemed much more down to earth and relaxed. Mykonos was swarming with people who seemed very concerned with thier image and just a little uptight, overall. Also, the shops in Mykonos were filled with either high-priced designer label clothing or mass-produced souvenir junk. Maybe we were just spoiled by Turkey, but it seemed the souvenirs and shops there were filled, in comparison to Greece (especially Mykonos), with more unique items. I did like a lot of the clothes and trinkets I saw in Greece, but I didn't travel abroad to go on a high-fashion shopping spree. So, that is just my take on it.