之前兩晚雖然住在Oia,但享受的是它的氣氛，白天多在島上其他地方遊玩。上午起來後用車載了行李換酒店後就開回Fira還車了，回去時間20多分鍾而已（朋友提前走了，從另外條更遠的路邊開回去邊拍照，我睡覺遲起，就不這麽走了。他的路，景色沒有特別，不過能感受人文的氣息。兩天租車110歐元。最大幫助是搬了牛重的行李，如果不環島遊可以省下來用到住宿或者其他地方。環島的目的是感受下其他的次要景點（反正都來了），但不去也沒有什麽損失，畢竟聖島就Fira和Oia是精華。

還車後又逛了下Fira，畢竟商店很多，第一次到歐洲還是有東西逛的。然後坐公交大巴回去Oia.大巴站只有一個在是中心，來回經過好幾回了。1小時1班人挺多，有站著的。車下面放大件行李，沿途幾個站都是當地人上車到Oia的。不難受，大約40分鍾到。票價2~3歐元而已（比租車便宜50倍）。回到Oia就回酒店休息洗衣服。晚上到朋友的酒店享受（4個人，我們先訂的酒店最好，有獨立觀海院落和套房；他們後兩晚訂的酒店次之，但有能看日落的院落，所以我們兩晚的貴房費換來4晚好酒店的享受）。由于Oia不大，所以酒店也就步行十幾分鍾的距離（不過懸崖上上下下比較累）。這天晚上主要拍晚上的街道，建築和教堂的景色（三腳架,長焦）。

去年辭職後打算去一次旅行才找新工。友人多年前去過一次，大力推介，也就决定來一次少有的陽光海灘美食自由三人行。行程包括雅典、羅德島和Santorini。

友人追我要相片已年多，就讓我好好處理吧。

Hong Kong-Bangkok-Athens

Two of us set off from HK.  The third person flew into Athens from London.

Black Rainstorm Signal was hoisted on 7 June and there was a road traffic standstill.  Although we ordered a taxi in advance,  the taxi driver was trapped in CLK and could not come back to town to pick us up.  

Two of us arrived in Athens early in the morning on Sunday 8 June and took a taxi to the Art Hotel(I will probably get round to writing about this homely cosy hotel in detail later).  This was my first impression of Athens:  a lot of smoking,  a lot of graffiti,  very dry and hot.

Then we went to the Monastiraki Flea Market before dropping by the new Acropolis Museum and visiting a delightful confectionary (to be reviewed separately)  before dining at a very touriste roadside restaurant Neon.  Neon is a chain restaurant without much character and should be avoided if possible.  We only went there because when our friend finally reached Athens from London,  it was already very late and we went to Neon as it was close by.  Therefore I will not write about it in details. 

After the first couple of days and a bit of warming up,  the trip became more enjoyable and exciting. But before then....