The ferry was 2 hr from Iraklio to Santorini. I was told that the view when the ferry was approaching Santorini was awesome, but guess the overcast weather had played it down. Not as spectacular as I expected but I was optimistic that we would certainly enjoy some nice weather during our 3-day stay.
Upon arrival, the sign written “LIM CLARENCE” was waving at us. We followed this uncle to his mini bus and had a scenic ride up to Blue Dolphin at Firostefani. This port transfer didn’t come free – 15euro per way.
( Clarence: When we alight from the ferry, I immediately saw the guy with my name on the piece of paper he was holding. Wah the feeling not bad man, like VIP like that hehehe…first time got people pick me up. I expected a car to pick us up, but it was a mini bus! And it’s only for 3 of us! Hurhurhur…the journey to our hotel was up the winding road to the top, then then a 10 minute drive to the town of Firostefani, where our hotel was located. I’m quite scared of winding roads one leh, not because of nauseousness, but i’m scared of heights…the part when the bus swerve around the bend with my side on the vertical drop…I feel like peeing…hehehe…so it’s like wanna pang jio, then don’t wanna pang jio, then wanna pang jio, then don’t wanna pang jio…
When we reached our hotel, we had to walk down a flight of stairs. But the view ahead of us was beautiful! We were really sort of on the cliff edge, and the blue Aegean Sea is below us! Very nice! I don’t really know how to describe that feeling to you, but it’s really really nice. 200 Euros per night leh! It better be good! Lucky the website didn’t bluff us…hehe )
Wow~ The beginning of our Santorini experience.
The room was not ready for check in, it didn’t bother us as we were busy snapping away with my cameras. We awed when we saw the amazing view of Fira town and Caldera. 200euro per nite lor but comes with free car for 2 days. It’s a steal!
I could recognize those yellow chairs and white tables, I saw them on their website. Though the weather was overcast, still, we were all grinning.
We had a large apartment with private balcony! How good does it sound? I have to say the layout of this room was a little strange. The door opened to a room with queen size bed, behind it was a shower room with no door, just a partition next to the shower area. I can already see myself showering here! Nevertheless, it has a toilet with a door for some privacy 
Clarence’s room was an attached bedroom with 2 single beds and its own private bathroom (with a door).
We walked around admiring every corner. Even the switchboard was cool. It was camouflaged with a picture frame. How clever! We were told about the switchboard cos we need to turn the switch half an hour before shower for hot water.
We took the walking path along the caldera and walked towards Fira town. But we were starving so we stopped at “The volcano flame” restaurant. The food menu pricing was more expensive than a few others nearer to Firostefani. Pastas 10-12 euros , coke 3 euros! (On the coke can, it was written: Suggested retail price: 0.70 euro) Clarence and I had pastas while Eric took up their special of the day- fish, which includes a Greek salad and drinks, all for 15euros. You have no idea how good he is when it comes to eating fish with bones. He is an expert.
We asked for the bill and uncle came and whispered, “40″. He not only undercharged us, he even gave us 3 cans of coke! Do we look like poor student backpackers? Maybe…..but who cares? Another nice uncle.
( Clarence: The walk from our hotel to the town of Fira is about 20 minutes. But the view along the way is simply superb! Every 5 steps we snap. So nice! I told myself tamade if I get married, this place confirm will be my honeymoon! CONFIRM! Though it’s a hot day, the breeze from the sea is chilly and I don’t feel scorched at all. I can sit on the white-washed parapet, face the sea and just stone…but cannot, ‘cos we hungry liao. We passed by a few restaurants along the way from Firostefani to Fira, but we always tell ourselves to check out the next one. In the end Eric and Nicole buay tahan liao, too hungry liao. So we stopped by this small taverna (a small restaurant in Greece) and had our lunch. Quite ex…but nehmind lar, i’m sort of prepared for the price liao. I forgot what I eat liao though…
After lunch, we had 2 choices. One was to continue our walk down to Fira and look look. Second was to hit the beach. But we could only get the car the next day, so going to the beach was out of the question. So I told them why not we go back to the apartment and sit at the balcony and sun tan? In the end we decided to follow the second option. So we popped by the mama shop and buy beer hehehe. )
(Don’t be vain, no heels on Santorini. You will regret it!)
Our initial plan to hit the beaches had to change. We decided to suntan at our own balcony instead 
Hmmmm…. just enjoy the moment. We named it our “Blue Dolphin beach”.
In the evening we walked to Fira town for dinner. Our first choice Nikolas was packed and we didn’t want to join the long queue outside the restaurant. We see the power of LP recommendation. So we headed for our 2nd choice – Stani.
Later that evening, we chilled out at a Jazz bar before we called it a day. The walk back to our hotel was no joke. As we walked, the wind was howling right besides my ears! I am serious! You sure need a jacket, else you will regret big time.
