Today we arrived at the port of Mykonos town and docked at the cruise terminal.
The cruise terminal is just a pier where cruise ships dock if they cannot dock at the port. One must take a water taxi - 2 Euros- to the main port or walk or take a taxi.
The cruise ship provided shuttle service to the bus depot in town as part of our cruise package.
Our ship was the only one in port so we do not expect large crowds of cruisers in town.
The weather is extremely hot and semi humid. We took bottles of water with us so we would stay hydrated.
Since we have been here several times our plan was to explore the town and head up to the windmills above Little Venice.
It was nice that there were no other cruise passengers in town so we could walk the narrow streets easily. Parts of the tourist area were busy with tourists who are staying at the local hotels or renting rooms.
When we arrived at the windmills we were surprised to find only a family of four there taking photos and so we had the place to ourselves to take photos. The family volunteered to take a few of us and we offered to take their photos but they declined. Turns out they were from Southern California and staying on the island for a few days.
After our photo session we headed back to the city center to find a place to eat. We stopped at one that was busy and had a good selection of entrees. The food was good but portions small. I forgot to get the name of the place so I could rate it on Tripadvisor. Made a note to look for another place when we come back in a few days on our return cruise.
Since it was so hot we decided to stop for a coffee and dessert at a local cafe before going back to the ship.
Pastry shops are few in Mykonos and the restaurants only serve non Greek sweets and Baklava.
Since we cannot find Greek desserts in the SF area we are constantly looking for a cafe that does serve them. This is my complaint about Athens and the places we have visited so far. I did not come to Greece to eat Baklava or chocolate mousse or cheesecake.
We went back to the bus station to catch the bus back to the ship.
I had a nice visit here and plan to find a better place for lunch on the next visit here in a few days.
The cruise terminal is just a pier where cruise ships dock if they cannot dock at the port. One must take a water taxi - 2 Euros- to the main port or walk or take a taxi.
The cruise ship provided shuttle service to the bus depot in town as part of our cruise package.
Our ship was the only one in port so we do not expect large crowds of cruisers in town.
The weather is extremely hot and semi humid. We took bottles of water with us so we would stay hydrated.
Since we have been here several times our plan was to explore the town and head up to the windmills above Little Venice.
It was nice that there were no other cruise passengers in town so we could walk the narrow streets easily. Parts of the tourist area were busy with tourists who are staying at the local hotels or renting rooms.
When we arrived at the windmills we were surprised to find only a family of four there taking photos and so we had the place to ourselves to take photos. The family volunteered to take a few of us and we offered to take their photos but they declined. Turns out they were from Southern California and staying on the island for a few days.
After our photo session we headed back to the city center to find a place to eat. We stopped at one that was busy and had a good selection of entrees. The food was good but portions small. I forgot to get the name of the place so I could rate it on Tripadvisor. Made a note to look for another place when we come back in a few days on our return cruise.
Since it was so hot we decided to stop for a coffee and dessert at a local cafe before going back to the ship.
Pastry shops are few in Mykonos and the restaurants only serve non Greek sweets and Baklava.
Since we cannot find Greek desserts in the SF area we are constantly looking for a cafe that does serve them. This is my complaint about Athens and the places we have visited so far. I did not come to Greece to eat Baklava or chocolate mousse or cheesecake.
We went back to the bus station to catch the bus back to the ship.
I had a nice visit here and plan to find a better place for lunch on the next visit here in a few days.
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