Saturday, April 8, 2017

Report #98 Mykonos, Greece April 7, 2017 Friday Partly cloudy & 60 degrees Part #3 Of 4 74 Pictures

Hiking the city…..

 

 

Probably the most photographed church

 

Round trip ticket to the ruins at Delos was only 20 euro……good deal

 

Taverna Niko's – a wonderful place for lunch

 

Established in 1976

 

A unique display for the fish entrees

 

Another cute puppy…irresistable

 

Tables set for lunch if they have tablecloths

 

We like this beer – a Dutch brew and ½ liter

 

Old wine barrels

 

The bar was in the back

 

This was Mykonos in the old days

 

Inside Niko's

 

Saganaki – fried cheese…..so good

 

Fresh and sweet tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and olives

 

Oh my gosh, we have company!

 

The Dalmatian pelican named Pelos, we heard

 

His handler fed him a fish

 

OK, I want more fish

 

Wait for me……

 

Followed him like a dog

 

Right to his bakery

 

The pelican must live here

 

The bar inside Niko's

 

An oil painting of the restaurant

 

Soutzoukakia – meatballs in a tomato sauce with spaghetti

 

Greek baklava – so sweet and rich

 

Wall decorations

 

 

Pelos begging again

 

He wanted to go into the butchery of Niko's

 

He weighs 21 pounds

 

And is tinged pink

 

His lower beak works like a billows

 

The crate of peppers stopped him

 

Jim and Jessica getting pictures of Pelos

 

Local treasures

 

So touristy, but we enjoyed it

 

Go to the house with the blue doors….which one?

 

Most all the doors were blue

 

Windows were situated on the un-windy side

 

The old city was just opening for the summer season

 

Many different shades of blue

 

Now this is where we would live

 

Wider streets down below

 

Could be a school

 

Expensive shopping

 

High end stores are fairly new to the area

 

Another church

 

Finding our way out

 

Boutiques like Molton & Brown

 

Hotels in the area – easy access to the ferry boats

 

Church

 

Side alleyways

 

Watch out for motor scooters

 

Quaint old streets

 

Bet Maureen and Jim will purchase one of these

 

They collect art

 

Shop owners were doing a lot of touch-up painting

 

Open for business

 

Displaying the treasures on the walls

 

Getting ready for Sunday

 

Weren't we here already?

 

Ask him……..

 

Mando Mavrogenous Square and a bust of the island's heroine

 

Such wonderful scenery at every turn

 

Beachfront….there were two sunbathers in bikinis

 

Walking back towards the ferry landing

 

Much-photographed boat

 

Wildflowers of spring

 

Easy shoreline walking

 

Hillside villages

 

Entrance to a cove

 

New harbor for small boats

 

Most of these are hotels

 

Ship docked in the ferry pier