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To get to breakfast, which is by the pool we have to descend about another 65 steps. Valerie, after her fall in Noosa, was holding the railing for the sections where there was a railing, when suddenly her palm was coated with white paint. The staff had done an early morning paint job. Anyway, she had the thrill of having her hand cleaned by a good looking young Greek staff member. The staff here are all good looking and extremely fit from running up and down the stairs cut into the cliff face. There are no wheel chairs or walking sticks here and the town of Firostefani where we are staying is not child friendly, elderly friendly or handicapped friendly. It is an example of a town with natural selection of the fittest. We walked along the rock face to Fira, which we explored to a great extent last year when we were on the world cruise. In Fira, we took a taxi to Oia. We enjoyed wandering the cobblestone streets of Oia which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1956. It has been rebuilt since that date, but there is still evidence of the disaster. While Valerie and I tried on clothes in the silk shop, Bill and Tom discussed politics with the shop keeper. He seems to think that the strike will be for 48 hours starting next Wednesday. If he is right, we will have left for Paris the day before. We got the bus back to Fira, after missing our stop at Firostefani, and so had to walk up the hill to our hotel and then down the stairs again. There are several churches near our hotel and the bells of the various churches seem to answer one another each hour. They have the most beautiful sounds. Tonight, the four of us had drinks on our patio, as we watched the sun go down over the small island called “Little Santorini” and the Caldera. After this, we went to Mama Thira’s for dinner. This was Valerie and Tom’s gift to Bill for his birthday. We have had a great day enjoying some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.
To get to breakfast, which is by the pool we have to descend about another 65 steps. Valerie, after her fall in Noosa, was holding the railing for the sections where there was a railing, when suddenly her palm was coated with white paint. The staff had done an early morning paint job. Anyway, she had the thrill of having her hand cleaned by a good looking young Greek staff member. The staff here are all good looking and extremely fit from running up and down the stairs cut into the cliff face. There are no wheel chairs or walking sticks here and the town of Firostefani where we are staying is not child friendly, elderly friendly or handicapped friendly. It is an example of a town with natural selection of the fittest. We walked along the rock face to Fira, which we explored to a great extent last year when we were on the world cruise. In Fira, we took a taxi to Oia. We enjoyed wandering the cobblestone streets of Oia which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1956. It has been rebuilt since that date, but there is still evidence of the disaster. While Valerie and I tried on clothes in the silk shop, Bill and Tom discussed politics with the shop keeper. He seems to think that the strike will be for 48 hours starting next Wednesday. If he is right, we will have left for Paris the day before. We got the bus back to Fira, after missing our stop at Firostefani, and so had to walk up the hill to our hotel and then down the stairs again. There are several churches near our hotel and the bells of the various churches seem to answer one another each hour. They have the most beautiful sounds. Tonight, the four of us had drinks on our patio, as we watched the sun go down over the small island called “Little Santorini” and the Caldera. After this, we went to Mama Thira’s for dinner. This was Valerie and Tom’s gift to Bill for his birthday. We have had a great day enjoying some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.
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