Our next stop on the island of Thira... Oia! Oia is a town on the northwesternmost point of the island. It is also located much closer to sea level than Fira. While we thought Fira was beautiful when we arrived on the island, it didn't quite knock our socks off like we had hoped. Well, Oia sure made up for all that. This place is absolutely spectacular!!! Sit tight, because this is going to be one long post! Picture smorgasbord!!!! Oia is too beautiful!
Oh, and in case you are unaware, you can click on any of our pictures to make them full-size!
Here is a view of Oia from the ferry into Thira.
We walked from Firostefani to Oia, which was a 10-km walk across the northern section of the island. Here you see the sign for the town of Imerovigli.
A view from Imerovigli. In the distance, right where the telephone pole is, you can see Oia.
Someone's private garden that we saw on the way to Oia. Notice the scarecrow family on a Sunday ride through the garden!
A cool shot of a hill into which the road to Oia has been carved out. When you pass around the hill on the road, you can see the volcanic rock which makes up the entire island chain of Santorini, as all the islands were once one large volcano, which exploded and made a few smaller islands.
Another cool shot of the road cutting through the hill. You can see all the layers of volcanic ash and lava!
A neat view from the hills of the west side looking to the low lands of the east coast. All the steps you see on the hills are actually manmade levels for agriculture.
Yay, we're here! Vanna and Pat presents... Oia!
The outskirts (non-cliffside) of Oia.
We saw this sign as we approached Oia, had a little chuckle!
The first thing you see when entering Oia via the 'highway' we walked there on!
Once we got into the town and got to the cliffside this was the first thing we saw. Heads exploded thusly.
Oooooh...
Aaaaaah...
Oh yeah...
Stefan, in a portrait with his future husband, if Oia were a man!
Oh.
My.
Freakin'.
Jesus.
This.
Place.
Is.
UNREAL!!!
Postcard shot courtesy of Stefan! Oia has three small coves on its coastline; this is the northernmost one, perhaps the nicest and most picturesque!
This is Oia as seen from the northernmost point looking south.
Ridiculous! This is a photo that is commonly seen on postcards of Oia...not hard to see why!
BALLS.
Santorini tomato balls! They are worth the trip to the islands! We are not sure exactly what they are made of, besides tomatoes, but we think there is a little bit of red pepper, onion, flour and a whole hell of a lot of goodness! They are deep-fried too, which makes them that much more awesome. We apologize for Cliff's face looking so hideous, but the balls are just that good that they put his face outta whack!
Oh, and by request of a fellow food lover, we also thought it was a good idea: we are going to include as many photos and info on all the great and new food we eat during the trip! Stay tuned for more Oia, and more food!
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