Mykonos, Greece

From Zakynthos, we took a flight to Athens, followed by another flight to Mykonos. There was no direct flight between Zakynthos and Mykonos. Our flight was delayed by an hour. As I have arranged with our apartment host to pick up us at the airport, I was very apologetic as I felt that I have wasted 1 hour of her time. However, the apartment host was totally chill about it. She simply told us to enjoy Mykonos. Looking back, it seemed that transportation delay is a norm in Greece as all our flights and ferries within Greece were delayed!

We had a good stay at Anemos Apartment at Mykonos. I was especially touched by the hospitality and friendliness of our host. This was life at Mykonos. Very laid back. Mykonos is well known as a party island. Unfortunately, neither I nor my friends are party animals.

Anemos Apartment

We took a bus to Mykonos town and were captivated by the blooming bougainvillea. Like all tourists, we took photos with the white and blue buildings. I was disappointed by the windmills and Little Venice in Mykonos was nothing like Venice. I was hoping to see the big bird, pelican, but it was nowhere to be seen.

Bougainvillea

Mykonos town

Where is my big bird pelican?

Windmills

Little Venice

This is life at Mykonos

Zakynthos, Greece

The planning of Greece itinerary has been particularly challenging. As Greece is made up of many islands, to get from 1 island to the next, we had to either take a flight (or 2!) or ferry.

Our first stop was Zakynthos, also known as Zante. We took Sky Express from Athens to Zakynthos. It was my first time taking a plane with propeller!

Sky Express plane

Zakynthos, which means many hills, was occupied by Italians in the past. This explains the influence of Italian architecture and cuisine on the island. We took a day tour with Nefis travel to visit the Shipwreck Beach, Blue Caves and Xigia Beach.

The Shipwreck Beach was a filming site for the popular Korean drama “Descendants of the Sun”. It was good that we went really early to avoid the crowd. Now that the Song-Song couple has broken up, I don’t know if the site will remain so popular.

Shipwreck Beach

The Blue Caves aren’t so impressive as they are basically hollows rather than actual caves. We jumped into the sea to swim at the Blue Caves but regretted almost immediately. The water was super cold and the current was strong.

Blue Caves

We also visited Xigia Beach. When in Greece, do as the Greeks do. We spent the afternoon suntanning / chilling at the beach.

Xigia Beach

When we were in Greece in June 2019, it was really, really hot! I conclude that the weather forecast in Greece is extremely inaccurate. It conned us into believing that the temperature would be 25-29 deg C when it felt like 35-39 deg C. On our first night, I heard thunder and it started to rain when the weather forecast stated 0% chance of precipitation.

If you like the sun, sand and sea, you will like Zakynthos. You can also go on a tour to see sea turtles at Zakynthos.