One of 5 Cyclades islands, Mykonos was mostly a support island to the much larger and wealthier island of Delos. The island did not become popular until Aristotle Onassis and his buddies started partying and breaking plates there back in the 1950's
We got off the boat and were met by a fierce wind that just got worse as the day went on. According to the locals we talked with, the wind blows about 300 days a year. I can believe it as one of the obvious landmarks are the old windmills which are everywhere.
The town is quite a tourist trap but still a lot of fun. To celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary, we shopped for a new ring and had plenty of great choices. As I may have mentioned before, the Greek people often speak English fluently and the salespeople are especially well versed
I take a keen interest in salesmanship everywhere we travel. The Greeks (Turks too described in the next post) are outstanding salespeople. Culturally, it is custom to offer drink and food to customers and is not a form of obligation. Needless to say, we walked out with a very nice piece of 18k jewelry.
We had a terrific lunch where we got to select our very own fish! Expensive but worth the price.
Next to Ephesus tomorrow!
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