Santorini, Katakolon
and more ship photos
Page 7
Venice Trip & Cruise 2011
     


 
  MapOfSantorini-Physical Santorini,
Greece
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The majestic cliffs of Santorini, once called Thera, the volcanic island that blew itself apart.
The map above shows the parts of the island that remain. The rest of what used to be an almost perfectly round island
was pulverized in one of the world's largest known eruptions 3,600 years ago,
destryoing the Minoan civilization at its height.
For a very cool 3D graphic of the island, click here (then use your Back arrow to return).


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The main town of Fira at the crest of the caldera.


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Looking south, the curve of the volcanic cliffs continues.


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Fira Chruch at top of cliff


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Arriving tourists have a choice of either the cable car (pictured here), or riding a donkey
up the steep, slippery and smelly, zig-zag path seen two photos above.


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The "rock pile" behind the ship is actually lava, fairly recent, because the volcano is still active, most recently in 1939-41 and 1950. In 1950, an explosion blew the acid rock plug to the southern foot of the dome, opening a vent for the new magma which began to pour out. This was punctuated by intense explosive activity which spewed tephra 1000 meters into the air, and dropped lava fragments within a range of 850 meters all around.


View to the south over Fiira
View to the south over Fiira


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The main town of Fira, seen from our lunch restaurant.


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Boden at lunch restaurant


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Another view from the restaurant.


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Ships from top of cable car line


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This and all the remaining photos are of Oia, the picturesque village at the north end of the island,
about a 15-20 minute drive from Fira.


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Boden and bougainvillea in Oia


Oia - close-up of buildings
Oia - close-up of buildings
   




 
  MapOfOlympia Katakolon
(Olympia)
Greece
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2011-901-Katakolon-Waterfront
The tiny town of Katakolon is only 3 or 4 blocks long. It was scheduled as a port on our cruise
to allow those interested to visit nearby Olympia.
We did not, having seen much better ancient ruins elsewhere.
We stayed in town, shopped and had lunch at a seaside restaurant.

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  Our ship,
the Nieuw Amsterdam
 
 


 
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Our ship, the Nieuw Amsterdam, docked in Venice.
Black & while is cool sometimes, isn't it? Gives a time warp feel to a photo.


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The "Lido Pool"


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Retreat Cabanas
We rented a cabana to better enjoy the upper deck and views they afforded, which turned out great. There were attendants specifically assigned to the cabanas to serve whatever we wanted. Best perk: Every day after 3:30 we had complementary champagne and chocolate covered strawberries in the cabana or on the adjacent balcony where we enjoyed port arrivals and departures with camera and champagne in hand.


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Every once in a while, something in me says "There's a good shot of nothing much."


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Okay, this is not our ship, but I took this from our veranda as we docked in Venice at dawn on the last day. Sigh.
What a great trip!
   


That's all folks!
Buona sera!

 
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