Delos Travel Blogs

David and I got up early..... we were excited because we would be going to Delos today..... our dream destination for several years.....  We walked through the back streets of town trying to find a restaurant..... then David said he smelled a bakery......  We wandered a bit and finally fo…

We decided to see Delos island because of ancient ruins which are made available for touring. We stoped near the harbor and we used pontoon to get there. We used not offcial way, so one Greek was ungry of that, because we destroy the acient ruins and we do it without permision. In fact around the…

Just a quick silly note to wrap up my blogging day.While on the beautiful island of Delos, just off of the coast of the larger island of Mykonos, we stumbled upon an artifact dear to my heart.  I love to cook, and this gizmo made one of my main ingredients.Can you guess?  It is really onl…

My first trip and cruise to France, Greece, Italy and Turkey. MY TOP 5 REVIEW: 1.Great way to see a lot of popular ports in a short time 2.Excellent way to experience the sub-culture of cruising (of locals and tourists alike) 3.You see A LOT of ruins/old architecture (if that is your thing) 4.You experience at least 4-5 different cultures in less than 2 weeks 5.Waking up to a different port every day is exciting (each view/port is dramatically different from each other)

Upon arrival in Mykonos, we were quickly transferred to a smaller boat and whisked off to our excursion on Delos.  I was very excited to see the island as it is the legendary birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.  Located in the Cyclades, it is said to be one of the most important mythologica…

On Friday we took a ferry to Delos. This island is the mythological birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, whose mother was tormented by a jealous Hera, who made it impossible for her to give birth anywhere. Eventually some other god took pity on her and raised up a new tiny little island, Delos for her…

During the night we could not sleep very well – as we expected – but in the end it was not too bad. We slept till 05:45, got woken up by the disco noise and slept till 08:00. We start to make our pack ready to go to Delos. Hat on and a lot of water with us, because there is not wind at all toda…