First, we were welcomed by loud blaring of music from the saxophone. Cool huh? We paid 99 euros, so of course we deserved it, ain't we?
1st island: Hydra
The port was full with small private boats docking along. The water is as blue as azurite gems. We felt like jumping into the water, unfortunately we did not know how to swim. The weather was so nice that we could capture a few of breathtaking photos. Hydra is famous with donkeys. We were approached by a few donkey owners with an offer of 10 euros per ride per person for 10 minutes. For me, the price is not reasonable as they are not much to see there and we could even have nice drinks or souvenirs with that money. I went crazy a bit when browsing for book of postcards. Although they are quite expensive, but it worth the money and energy. So I don't have to find any postcards later. Smoothies had became our favourite drinks these days. We stopped at the very end of shop street to buy a strawberry slurries. The taste was wonderful and we got high a bit when sipping the slashed ice to quench the thirst. Once we were on board again, most of the cruise passengers had already started having their lunch at the lower deck. The buffet menu was awesome as we had given the opportunity to try Greek's specialties such as fish in special made sauce, vegetables dishes and roasted meats. Of course we just had vegetarian meals as the meats were non halal. The taste of the fish was sweet and fresh. I love it. We sat at the middle deck to enjoy the scenery to the next island. The breezy wind added to the pleasure of the cruise enjoyment.
2nd island: POROS
There is not much to say here but I would say this is the most beautiful island among those three that we visited. But we were given the shortest time to stay at the island. We did not have much time to discover the whole walking distance coast so we just went shopping for souvenirs at the local shops. When we mentioned our country origin, one of the shop owners started listing name of places she went during her visit to Malaysia, i.e Penang and Kuala Lumpur. After getting postcards and fridge magnet, we headed up to the cruise ship again, waiting to be transfered to the next station.
3rd island: Aegina
What would be on your mind when hearing the word Aegina? Is not it sounded like medical term? Haha. Aegina is the biggest and the closest islands among those three. We opted for a bus panoramic tour but the bus went fast that we could not take capture nice still photos. What a waste. The tourist guide was mentioning about the traditional Athenian house, the one with white walls and blue doors and windows. She did mention about The Goddes Aegina when we passed by her green copper statue. The island was named after her. Her son gave the name Aegina to appreciate her mother, as the island was given to her by his late father. After finishing touring at the coast, we went up to see the hill parts of Aegina. The heart of Aegina was surrounded by farms of olive and pistachio. The pistachio was first brought from Syria. It was then planted in bigger mass as to support the locals living. We stopped at the monastry of Santa Sophia, a church which had been inaugurated on 1994. The dome has not yet done as to give chance to the eraction of an hospital. The marbles come from different areas of Greece and funded by the richers. The two levels above the ground floor are only opened for women two days per year, so there will be big celebration at the christian ortodox church to celebrated those days. As to sum up the short tour, we were brought to a shop to have a taste on local pistachios.
The port was full with small private boats docking along. The water is as blue as azurite gems. We felt like jumping into the water, unfortunately we did not know how to swim. The weather was so nice that we could capture a few of breathtaking photos. Hydra is famous with donkeys. We were approached by a few donkey owners with an offer of 10 euros per ride per person for 10 minutes. For me, the price is not reasonable as they are not much to see there and we could even have nice drinks or souvenirs with that money. I went crazy a bit when browsing for book of postcards. Although they are quite expensive, but it worth the money and energy. So I don't have to find any postcards later. Smoothies had became our favourite drinks these days. We stopped at the very end of shop street to buy a strawberry slurries. The taste was wonderful and we got high a bit when sipping the slashed ice to quench the thirst. Once we were on board again, most of the cruise passengers had already started having their lunch at the lower deck. The buffet menu was awesome as we had given the opportunity to try Greek's specialties such as fish in special made sauce, vegetables dishes and roasted meats. Of course we just had vegetarian meals as the meats were non halal. The taste of the fish was sweet and fresh. I love it. We sat at the middle deck to enjoy the scenery to the next island. The breezy wind added to the pleasure of the cruise enjoyment.
There is not much to say here but I would say this is the most beautiful island among those three that we visited. But we were given the shortest time to stay at the island. We did not have much time to discover the whole walking distance coast so we just went shopping for souvenirs at the local shops. When we mentioned our country origin, one of the shop owners started listing name of places she went during her visit to Malaysia, i.e Penang and Kuala Lumpur. After getting postcards and fridge magnet, we headed up to the cruise ship again, waiting to be transfered to the next station.
What would be on your mind when hearing the word Aegina? Is not it sounded like medical term? Haha. Aegina is the biggest and the closest islands among those three. We opted for a bus panoramic tour but the bus went fast that we could not take capture nice still photos. What a waste. The tourist guide was mentioning about the traditional Athenian house, the one with white walls and blue doors and windows. She did mention about The Goddes Aegina when we passed by her green copper statue. The island was named after her. Her son gave the name Aegina to appreciate her mother, as the island was given to her by his late father. After finishing touring at the coast, we went up to see the hill parts of Aegina. The heart of Aegina was surrounded by farms of olive and pistachio. The pistachio was first brought from Syria. It was then planted in bigger mass as to support the locals living. We stopped at the monastry of Santa Sophia, a church which had been inaugurated on 1994. The dome has not yet done as to give chance to the eraction of an hospital. The marbles come from different areas of Greece and funded by the richers. The two levels above the ground floor are only opened for women two days per year, so there will be big celebration at the christian ortodox church to celebrated those days. As to sum up the short tour, we were brought to a shop to have a taste on local pistachios.
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