July 2 2014 Mykonos Greece

July 2 2014

What a spectacular morning as we arrived in Mykonos, Greece.  It was so beautiful this morning upon arrival about 6:45 a.m.  All ashore was 7:15 a.m.  

Mykonos is the most famous and popular Greek island and attracts thousands of visitors each year.  The windmills on Mykonos are an important symbol.  In the past, the round shaped windmills worked with the force of the brisk breeze to grind wheat and flour.  But today, some have been converted into houses and private museums.  Additionally, of all the churches in Mykonos, the Paraportiani Church is the most impressive.  It actually consists of five churches rolled into one.  However, only one of the chapels on the ground floor is open to visitors.  Part of the church dates from 1425 while the rest was built in the 16^th and 17^th centuries.  Okay, enough about history…

The boys went to Super Paradise Beach today.  They said it was great.  When the DCL shuttle buses drop you off on the edge of town there are buses marked Super Paradise Beach.  They cost $10 euros round trip.  They run continually throughout the day.  The guys said that you can rent umbrellas and lounge chairs at the beach.  I think it was another 10 or so.  They said the beach was beautiful. 

Headed into the market.  The local farmers and fishermen bring their goods into the square each morning and sell to local restaurants and residents of the island.  Includes flowers, vegetables, fruit and fish.  The fish smell…well it smells really fishy…..

 

I then headed to this place that Jamie and I loved when we last visited.  It is called Gelarte.  The Homemade Ice Cream in Mykonos.  I had been waiting to have my fresh fruit waffle the whole trip for this morning.  They make the waffles while you wait and it was yummy!  They also have Baklava.  I also love their décor.  Especially the tshirt that says: “Life is like an ice cream, Enjoy it before it melts!  For those that have already asked on my Facebook post, Gelarte is located right on the waterfront right before the ferry location to Delos.  I am posting a picture of the waterfront.  At the end of the waterfront there is a church on the right, the ferry location is right there and the ice cream shop is on the left

After that I went on my morning walk and headed to the famous Windmills of Mykonos.  It is a leisurely 10 minute walk along the waters edge.  You walk through restaurants on the way that have tables outside.  However, I guess you need to be careful where you sit depending on the tide,  or you might get wet.

It was really breezy on the island today, but that helped make it feel cooler than it was.  I headed back into town through the back streets of Mykonos. I found not one, but two new greek boys to be my boyfriends….

I love the shopping district here.  There are so many tiny narrow streets with all different kinds of stores.  A shopper’s paradise  Also went by many churches on my walk.

Then ran into Maroly, Joshie and Rafael hanging out in Mykonos.  Got a picture with Maroly

Did some more shopping then headed back to Gelarte for my afternoon ice cream fix

Got back to the ship about 2 pm  All aboard was 2:45 pm.

Tonight is pirate night.  But there is no fireworks because we are too close to the Greek islands.  So we will be doing fireworks for July 4^th instead.  But we won’t be doing fireworks on July 4^th because we will be in Venice and the ship is not allowed to do fireworks, so instead we are celebrating the 4^th of July tomorrow, on July 3^rd and we will be doing fireworks tomorrow night.  I hope you followed all of that.  It is quite confusing.  So July 4^th is on July 3^rd here! LOL.

Went to Bingo tonight and took my Olaf for some good luck.  It worked!  Won $239 in Bingo!  Yippee!

Got some great pictures for pirate night along with some of the cast from main stage including Emma and Joey.

A great day all around.

Good night from the Disney Magic!