Athens, Mykonos（希腊米科诺斯岛）

22 - 24 May 2010

After Santorini Island, we heading to Mykonos Island.

Found this Chinese Store in Mykonos.

Chinese are everywhere in the world!!

Paradise Beach is very nice beach and you may see some interesting thing in this beach.
Why I said that? Refer to the photo below (^.^)

The main charactor in this photo, NOT me, is the guy behind me!
Yes, you are right! The guy is sun bathing with naked body.

This beach is famous for naked sun bath.

Beautiful beach!!

A lazy day in Starbucks~

Filling petrol for my ATV in Mykonos.

Santorini, Greek（希腊圣托里尼）

19 - 22 May 2010
Fly from Athens to one of the most beautiful islands in Aegean Sea (爱琴海),
Santorini!! (a MUST visit place!!)












Night view of Santorini.


Must enjoy a dinner at sea view restaurant with the beautiful sunset!

  Try a donkey drive, it should be fun.

In the island, ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) is a very common vehicle for the transport.
Hired ATV to go around was very fun! Must try!


Greek Pita Bread is a must eat food!! Cheap price and tasty!!

 A day at beach is the great and free activity to enjoy Aegean Sea.

We found a clear water beach just for ourselve without a crowded.

 While we explore around the Island, found this nice view along the route. 

Athens, Greek（希腊雅典）

17 - 24 May 2010

Next destination after Italy was Greek. One of the countries that I always wanted to visit.

Below picture took from airplane, that's Athens!! I am coming~~

Athens' street view.

Koulouri, one of the must eat bread in Greek,

they sell it everywhere on the street, tasty and cheap price.

Must visit place: The Acropolis of Athens,

 so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city

and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world.  

picture from: http://www.greece-athens.com/place.php?place_id=1

Site plan of the Acropolis at Athens showing the major archaeological remains

 source from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis_of_Athens

1. Parthenon
2. Old Temple of Athena
3. Erechtheum
4. Statue of Athena Promachos
5. Propylaea
6. Temple of Athena Nike
7. Eleusinion
8. Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia or Brauroneion
9. Chalkotheke
10. Pandroseion
11. Arrephorion
12. Altar of Athena
13. Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus
14. Sanctuary of Pandion
15. Odeon of Herodes Atticus
16. Stoa of Eumenes
17. Sanctuary of Asclepius or Asclepieion
18. Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus
19. Odeon of Pericles
20. Temenos of Dionysus Eleuthereus
21. Aglaureion 

The Propylaea

The Parthenon

Picture with "The Best Travelmate", Bernice!

The Erechtheum

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Also a great view from top of the hill

Vatican City（梵蒂冈）

One of the small city in the world, Vatican.

It has a gate around it, I am trying to climb it :p

St. Peter's Square

Yah. I am in now.

St. Peter's Basilica

Museum Vatican

The special round stair in the museum

Nice ceiling design

My favorite Mosaic pattern on the floor

Rome, Italy（意大利罗马）

One of the places i wanted to visit, Rome, Italy.
Know a fren from China in Rome Youth Hostel.

 

Trevi Fountain 特萊維噴泉

Helped a group of ladies took pictures, after that they asked us take pictures together.

Colloseum 罗马斗兽场

Bocca della Verita (The Mouth of Truth) 真理之口

-  know about the place from a old movie 《Roman Holiday 罗马假日》,

if you lied, your hand will caught it that mouth :)

Roman Forum 古罗马广场

Piazza di Spagna 西班牙广场

Police Open Day in Rome