With the recent cold windy weather, which feels like it has come upon us so suddenly, I thought I would share a few photos from my holiday in the summer (think of this as a part II to the Venice Photo Diary post).
As you know I went to Venice in the summer which was an incredible experience but very tourist-y (yep, definitely just made up a word but I'm okay with it) so for the second part of the holiday I was on a cruise and travelled to a few places.
The first (and best) place was Santorini. All my life I had wanted to go to Santorini and for some reason I just thought I'd would never get the chance to go so when I heard that it was one of our destinations I almost cried (true story). It's one of those places you just have to visit I think. If you're an avid Tumblr user like me then you will see numerous photographs of this beautiful place; it's white washed buildings with blue details, beige stoned walkways, the gorgeous pink flowers that stand out against the light colours of the place, the fabulous little houses and churches etc. I'm sure there's more I could say but I probably won't do it any justice.
When I went it was insanely hot but I tried to not let that affect me enjoying Santorini, a place I had wanted to visit for years. I'll be honest, I was not disappointed, it was just how I imagined it would be and probably one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited. I will be back for you Santorini, don't you worry!
The next day I spent relaxing on the ship, enjoying the free pizza, live entertainment and sunbeds (the cruise life is the best life). That evening we docked in Mykonos, another place in Greece that I had been excited about going to, not because I had heard about it from a travel agent or a friend but because I knew the Kardashians had been there for one of their holidays in the last few years. Possibly a bad way of hearing about it as I probably expected it to look exactly like Kendall's Instagram photos but I loved it.
Seeing a place at night gives a different perspective to it and it seemed to still have that Santorini Grecian vibe to it but it had some of it's own character and that's why I liked it. It was full of restaurants overlooking the water, all with lights strung up above them and candles on the table. It was so chilled and relaxing. There were a billion little side streets full of jewellery shops and galleries. There were hidden cafes and bars, still all covered in little lights and candles. The streets were perfectly cobbled as if no one had ever set foot on them before. It was just so lovely.
With a few days at sea we set sail to Montenegro. I had never really heard much about it, let alone heard of the place we were travelling to so I had no idea what to expect but it was beautiful. Kotor is a waterside town surrounded by mountains and water and it reminded me very much of Switzerland, but warmer. It was a lovely place but the real treat was when we were back on board the ship and we could watch the sunsetting from our dinner table...absolutely stunning. The colours were what struck me, colours of orange, blue and green. I honestly can't even describe what it was like...
Finally there was Croatia, not sure what to expect after it being war-ridden not too long ago really and I'm not going to lie some parts were not that great to be honest, but I think you get that with any place you go to, you get the bad with the good, don't you. Other parts though were lovely, there were old streets and grand old buildings with pillars and to a certain extent reminded me of being in Rome.
This post is way over due but life is hectic and I've only just got round to it! I had an amazing trip and I think that going on a cruise is a great way to see and explore different countries and places all in one trip.
Liss x