HONEYMOON_PART II.

 skiathos is a small greek island in the northwest aegean sea. the island's main  town is skiathos. 
 the film mamma mia was partially filmed on skiathos and nearby island skopelos.  
 the town has an airport which has a very popular runway to watch flights land and take off.  
 the runway is very short so the planes are landing low. it is a little bit scary but also exciting.  
 the houses here are small in their majority, built close to each other. they are built of stone 
 while their external walls are whitewashed. 
 there are over 60 sandy beaches on this island, including the beautiful koukounaries beach. 
 koukounaires was named after the stone pine forests which are typical for this area. 

 

after a 4-hour bus trip on winding mountain roads we are boarding our ship 'africana' 

which took us to skiathos.  

the weather was great the whole time, it was very-very hot. the open sea was beautiful. 

we didn't see dolphins or sharks, not even one fish, but some nice yellow jellyfish appeared. 

i love them. ^^

we spent 2 hours in this lovely town. we had lunch in a restaurant. the food was delicious, 

but we missed the greek dishes. they are serving mainly western european cuisine - probably to comply with the taste of tourists. but one can always find some greek specialities like 

grilled fish, deep-fried squid, octopus in vinegar, fried shrimps, roasted lamb...

 

from skiathos we sailed to koukounaries. we stopped halfway and had an opportunity 

to jump into the water from the boat. it was exciting, we had a lot of fun. :)

 

*the beautiful koukounaries with it's golden sand and turquoise water*

 

*the coast with the pine trees*

*view from the bus*

PART III. COMING SOON ^^

HONEYMOON_PART I.

paralia is a village in the eastern part of the pieria regional unit, greece. 
we spent there a beautiful week with our best fiends. we were on our first honeymoon ^^, 
but for rita and bence it was their second, since they are married for 2 years! :)

paralia is one of the most popular resorts of the olympos riviera. 
this little town is living from the tourism. after a long and tiresome journey we went to map 
the area. of course the sea enchanted us, we tried the water immediately. 
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bence, rita and peti found some nice little shells on the shore. i was lazy to hunt for them.
the beach was sandy, so the shells were hiding under the sand...
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*the four of us* 
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the sea and the coast were beautiful. what i missed were the typical greek houses 

with white walls and blue jalousies. there were hotels and apartments everywhere. 

and we didn't see too many greeks. the people who are working there are mainly 

seasonal workers and we met a lot of foreign people, who came to live there 

from distant countries.

 

*pure happiness* 

 

i made patrick star {spongebob squarepants' character} from my husband. :D 

 

*my man* ^^ 

 

the beach was always crowded. there were countless bars on the shore and every 

of them had a number of deck chairs. we always chose the chairs in front of the 

sugar bar, where in exchange for the chairs and the sunshade we had to order

 something. their frappé and cocktails were really delicious. ^^

 

it was a little bit unpleasant to have our swimsuits, shoes, clothes, hats, ears, noses, 

mouths etc. filled with these teeny tiny grains, but as you see, the sandy shore 

had it's positive side as well. :D

*big shell, small shell*
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one morning we went to see the sunrise. the sun came up at 6.30 and it was strange
to me, because here in slovakia the sun used to appear on the sky so much earlier. 

 

it was cold in those early hours... nobody was on the coast except of us.
there were seagulls flying above the sea and little fishing boats floated by
in front of the sun. the waves were the only thing that broke the peaceful silence.

PART II. COMING SOON

xo

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