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54 Days at Sea — Santorini Part 4

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Santorini Donkeys heading down for more tourists

Even though today isn’t a Fun Photo Friday, I’m going to concentrate this article on color, because Santorini is practically synonymous with colorful images. Just take a look at these backyards:

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Santorini backyards

Or this ceramic store with brightly colored wares on display:

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Santorini ceramics on display

Below is an image I captured of a Greek Sphinx against the blue backdrop of the Aegean inside the Santorini caldera. The Greek version of thi...

54 Days at Sea — Santorini Part 3

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Santorini cliffs

Many major destinations have an iconic view — a structure or scene that is so striking that it is captured over and over again. For Santorini, that iconic view is of the three blue domes that can be captured together in one image:

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The famous Three Blue Domes of Santorini

In the background you’ll note two other blue domes, and there are dozens more dotting the landscape. But it’s the image above that seems to draw most everyone. Here are more Santorini churches:

 

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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...