Last July, we took a trip of mythological proportions to Greece and two fascinating Greek islands. We also spent minimal time in Athens, enough to visit the Acropolis to see the Parthenon and the ancient agora. We then ferried to Hydra, an island 90 minutes off of Athens in the Saronic Gulf. The amazing thing about Hydra is that the only motor vehicles are 3 garbage trucks. The only modes of transportation are pedestrian traffic and donkeys. It was a beautiful, quaint island. The next adventure we had in Greece took us by plane to the island of Santorini. Our hotel was right on the caldera in the village of Firostefani. While in Santorini, we walked the volcano, swam to the hot springs, visited the ancient ruins of Akrotiri, and rented an ATV instead of a rental car to explore the island on our own. Our exploration on ATV took us to Red Beach. Although we were told Greece would not be a good place to spend a lot of time, both Clinton and I beg to differ. We enjoyed our time there so much, and thought the prices of food were cheap in comparison to other countires we have been to. We pay more for a lousy gyro at Miami Subs than the real deal in Greece! Italy is a great place to visit, but Greece was awesome! As there is so much more to see there, we plan to go back and show this awesome place to our daughter to be- the lucky gal she is! To view photos of Greece click on the C & J Vacations link.