It’s All Greek to Me (Day Seven in Mykonos)

This is Monday.

This is Monday, September 9.

This is Monday, September 9, 2013, and today we are docked in Mykonos, Greece.

I have to repeat a similar mantra for each day we are on this trip, else I might lose my mind. I am thrown off by the whole waking up in a different port/ city/ country/ continent thing. I feel like I have been away from my family and my home for months at this point. If someone had a finite number of days on this planet earth, I would highly recommend they spend their last ones on a cruise ship. Time seems to double or often triple when experienced this way.

Day Six was spent completely at sea. We were excited for Day Seven so we could scream, “Land Ho!”
Coincidentally, that was also my nickname in college.

We have only a few hours in port today.

I’ll bet we spend some of it shopping. It never ceases to amaze me how much shopping my mom, sisters, and Kid A can do. Just when you think they’ve bought everything they could possibly need or want to buy, they see another store that they just have to browse. My dad observed in Spain that he was missing the art gene. If that is possible, then I am definitely missing the shopping one.

This port is incredibly beautiful. There is so much blue water, which is in stark contrast with all of the white buildings and white beaches. Mykonos has a very relaxed charm, despite the fraternity/ sorority row comparison (I am just being sarcastic…. I’m perfectly aware which is the chicken and which is the egg).

Someone mentioned wanting to rent a house up in the hills here, but I fear it may be a little too quiet for me to spend an extended vacation. I really wish we had more time to explore this city and see what it is all about, beyond the touristy stuff.

In the meantime, we are going to wander, window shop, stop for a most excellent Greek coffee, and take lots of pictures. Most importantly, I want to put my feet in the sand and let the water splash over them.. What a glorious day to be at the beach!

: One theory holds that the nine blue and white stripes on the Greek flag represent the nine muses which are goddesses of inspiration for literature, science and the arts.