Hi All, here's a quick post from Santorini. It's our last night here. Today we went to the Red beach and the White beach. While the trip was lovely and uneventful, it was quite the undertaking. More details as I have time but we're rushing the sunset and we're starving so I'll get to it later!Two things I need to talk about. 1) The super-fine sandals I bought our first night in Santorini. Yup, they rock. Bronze-colored leather delicate straps over the toes and snakey bronze leather straps to tie artfully around my ankles. Can I just say it? Woo-freaking-hoo! My feet are sore from wearing them but it's not stopping me, oh no.
2) Domatokeftedes: these are a local delicacy of devine origins. The loose translation is "tomato croquette". It's a wonderful, fried, concoction of tomatoes (local cherry tomatoes, fantastic, world-renowned, apparently), green peppers, mint and dill mixed into a slurry and drop-fried in hot oil. Served hot and fresh, in a little taverna hanging on the cliff in Oia after watching a perfect sunset is just more than I can describe. Neena's review on the domatokeftedes: brilliant! Carrie concurs.
The entire evening was inspired and included a fabulous bottle of local wine, which the nice taverna-people let us drink at their establishment despite not having bought it there. Neena bought another Greek traditional dessert, karydopita (walnus tort) in her effort to try all available Greek desserts. I can't but applaud her efforts.
Right folks, we're off for more fun in the setting sun. Keep well, we'll catch you all up from Crete.
4 comments:
How are you uploading your commentary, exactly? Local "internet cafes"? If so, what do they charge and how's the equipment? And where are the dang pictures?!
The mountain climbing (and, ahem, sleeping on the bench) did little to pique my going-to-Greece interest. But the domatokeftedes - now that could get me on a plane.
Sounds like you're having an awesome time. Great descriptions.
Hey, did anyone think to say "I don't practice Santorini"? Or maybe that's just dumb.
AARGH, this computer SUCKS! This is Irene commenting, sheesh.
TWM - first, I hope this isn't a duplicate. I'm working or really, ehem, crappy equipment and stuff occassionally loads and sometimes boots me off. To you comment, nope, we didn't think to say that. However, the domatokeftedes were eaten at a restaurant called "thalami", a beautiful greek word meaning "haven". Predictably, "thalami" caused a number of giggle sessions as we found all sorts of ways to play on that.
Ouzo F - crappy equipment, internet cafe, current one is also a very seedy pool hall and I'm wearing jewelry... Pix are forthcoming once the returning contingent gets home and decompresses.
Give us some pictures! Hope your enjoying your trip
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