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Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea, Santorini Favorites 1

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Santorini Arched Doorway

As promised on Monday, today’s Fun Photo Friday is dedicated to the wonderfully, whimsically colored doors, window shutters, and other architectural details that help make Santorini a photographer’s delight.

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Santorini Storefront in Yellow

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Santorini Balcony

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Church Bell Overlooking the Aegean

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Santorini Shutters

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Santorini Fruit Stairs

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Santorini Door

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Santorini Door

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Santorini Doors in Yellow

54 Days at Sea — Santorini Part 2

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Santorini panorama

One of the neat things you’ll notice as you stroll around the inhabited crater crest of the Santorini caldera are the really neat ways people decorate their homes, even the rooftops:

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Santorini rooftop decoration

Even the Santorini street vendors are colorful, such as the turquoise jewelry lined up on this sun-baked wall:

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Turquoise for sale

Of course, being built upon the remains of an exploded volcano means that dramatic, sheer cliffs abound everywhere:

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Santorini cliffs

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54 Days at Sea — Santorini Part 1

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MS Prinsendam (background) and Norwegian Gem (foreground)

MS Prinsendam arrived off the coast of Santorini on April 27, having left Athens (port of Piraeus) the day before. This was our first trip to Santorini (also known as Thera; see: ), so both Ursula and I were very excited to be here. As you can see in the photo above, the ships anchor inside the collapsed and now flooded caldera of a volcano — the same volcano that caused major destructio...

Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea, National Archaeological Museum 2

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Next week I return with my usual blend of text and photography, as I’m now well rested from our latest travels. Until then, here is one last look at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens:

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

54 Days at Sea — National Archaeological Museum, Athens Part 4

 

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Additional views of exhibits from the wonderful National Archaeological Museum of Athens:

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

54 Days at Sea — National Archaeological Museum, Athens Part 3

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Just a friendly reminder that I’m taking a bit of a post-travels break, so last week and this will be pretty much a text-free visit of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea, National Archaeological Museum 1

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

54 Days at Sea — National Archaeological Museum, Athens Part 2

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Yet a reminder that this week and next will be relatively text-free as I take a bit of a break. Continuing our visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens:

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeolog...

54 Days at Sea — National Archaeological Museum, Athens Part 1

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Well, everyone, I’m going on cruise control for the next two weeks and taking the easy way out. I just got back from a month out of the country, and I desperately need a rest. So, for the next two weeks I’m going to take you on a relatively text-free tour of the magnificent National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

As you can see, even the exterior of the museum is quite the si...

Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea, Acropolis Part 2

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Porch of the Caryatids

Ancient ruins just seem to look best in black and white. As such, today’s Fun Photo Friday look at the Acropolis will emphasis that look.

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Acropolis Silhouette

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Athens Blue

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Ancient Greek Masonry

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Ancient Window to Modern Greece

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Columns and Clouds

For some tips on getting the most out of converting color photographs to B&W, see:

Black & White Photography—It’s All in the Color!

More Fun with Color Filtering for Black & White Photography

Black & White Filtering After th...