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 ^^