Mykonos, Greece

Today we visited the playground of the rich and famous, the island of Mykonos, Greece. It seems that the vacation and second home “hula hoop” of the Jet Setters is now Mykonos. I can certainly see why. Mykonos is an absolutely beautiful island with lots of beaches, which Corfu and Santorini did not have. We have noticed that each one of the three islands that we have visited is so different from the others. Each has its own distinct personality, architecture, flavor and atmosphere. Mykonos is much like Santorini in that there is very little vegetation and very limited height to the trees that are growing. There are more threes here than on Santorni, but not nearly the lush areas of Corfu. The climate is very hot and arid, not nearly as humid as Santorini or Corfu. With so many differences, it would be impossible for anyone to visit one and say that they had “seen” the Greek Islands.
We covered a lot of the island on our tour…saw some very nice homes (one of which is pictured) and observed their gorgeous beaches, again, which Corfu and Santorini did not have, which I am sure is one of the reasons this place is so popular. The shopping area was also delightful with streets that were narrow, but not too narrow, and fortunately, not very crowded at all. The streets wind around in all directions and were purposely laid out that way many centuries ago to confuse the invading pirates. At times today I felt like one of those pirates…confused. However, in the end we had a delightful time and so far, I think I enjoyed Mykonos the best of the three we have visited.