Mykonos was a shorter day. We were not on the island for long, but it was a gorgeous place. We saw the windmills for which the island is famous. We also went into this little gift shop, and the owner talked with us about some of the paintings he had for sale. He told us that the students from the local art school painted the pictures, and he sold them in his store. It was very cool to look at them as you could see the same scenery in each painting, but there was always a different interpretation of the items in the painting. The paintings were beautiful. I bought one to put on my desk at work.
We walked through what is called “Little Italy,” and in that section, they paint the areas in between the stone sidewalks white. It looks amazing, but I cannot imagine the upkeep. We also saw people painting houses to keep them the bright white color that Greece is known for. We finished the day with a quick visit to the very rocky beach. We put our toes in the water and just admired how clear the water was.
After getting on to the ship, we went up to the concierge lounge – like always – and the concierge and the staff had a surprise waiting for us. They made us drinks – chocolate martinis – and wrote happy birthday and our names in chocolate. They also gave each of us a piece of cake with a piece of chocolate on top that said Happy Birthday. The crew in the lounge was AMAZING.