Natural Beauty of Santorini

We were lucky to have witnessed so much of Santorini's today. Today's adventure included a boat tour around the Caldera and hiking up the (active) volcano. Talk about a breath-taking view. The hike up was completely worth the view of God's beauty. After the hike, we were rewarded by swimming in a hot spring at the bottom of the volcano.  And finally got to swim in the perfectly blue water! Our boat then took us to an island that catered to the tourists from the boat tours by having a wide variety of restaurants right on the water. And somehow today was my lucky day because I found 50 euro on the ground. That kind of thing never happens to me, and I mean never. I'm usually the one losing money.

As if the day wasn't already full of enjoying the scenery, we then traveled to Oia, a town on the western side of the island to spend the remainder of the day and watch the sun set. Just like in Santorini, the shop keepers here speak a good amount of English, which makes it a little easier to communicate and get around. However, I don't think we will have the same luck once we are back in Athens because Santorini is a tourist town, so in order to have a successful business the shop keepers need to speak English. However, it is helpful that the shop owners are so nice and understanding that you are learning Greek if you even speak only a few words. As we've been walking around in small groups, it's easy to pick up some slang or phrases that the shop keepers will teach us. That's one thing I've noticed about the Greeks: even though their language is ridiculously difficult to learn, it seems to make them happy that a foreigner would even try to learn the language.
Just like everything else we saw today, the sunset was indescribable. Watching it with new friends made the moment even more enjoyable!

*Also, for future reference, I will be coming back to Santorini for my honeymoon at some point!