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Details from Oia Santorini

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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGkSdbGnpchswkeBE4Qn83KJ4M0eh12WWw7-9LFRIbGxsgxXldYJhhjo93Ynb03wxNBRVIWnSE8Ewil1HK5H4bkYlPjepZlCOiJqW1K5Aq9Pfj8qjOJysV8i_e3a2XJzCwVIPmrlPrxpl/s1600/DSCN5053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In my opinion, the best thing to do is to head through the village in the morning and down the 240+ very steep and long steps down to Amoudi Harbor, past this charming church and all the donkeys and the stuff they leave behind... <br /><br />We did it 3 of the 4 days we were there - both down and up.  My waist line thanked me later in the trip and I ate Saganaki (to-die-for greek fried cheese) guilt free the whole time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJ_kcxZxsUQZu8XCYh87mSHTc1Ce4RIPTTxyCrJ2qpWzzMaXF8or1y5lWyXkO3s8Ii65l5t5FzyPp0i8cl0fAbFWT9qeZZa4-LAD9rF_9726MtaSw-sjKJaWECfmML_g6uD4E6nIFthiI/s1600/DSCN5054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On your way back, you can have a late lunch at one of the taverns and enjoy fresh seafood and that fried cheese I mentioned.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGrbCUTewxTiv9cC7RGxeHtzhVIBOT04_ADpTEsHSr3nxemCP5uOnTIhPlIrbt9nKmat-c0TivZ0GOad8yI0IgRsyXcm1rgSjt7bnvnEedVnMNKKUibaCQF1Uvr34QHNZedWWA-fviRV_/s1600/DSCN5066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGrbCUTewxTiv9cC7RGxeHtzhVIBOT04_ADpTEsHSr3nxemCP5uOnTIhPlIrbt9nKmat-c0TivZ0GOad8yI0IgRsyXcm1rgSjt7bnvnEedVnMNKKUibaCQF1Uvr34QHNZedWWA-fviRV_/s1600/DSCN5066.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrZ9DFpr4xDl7OvIu2dZsdN2mCQG1Kny2_mBG2Z9l0W6wIxQ7iepKjmk0dh9IJV5p-bETL9blP5fICU2TU-cyTGSAOxapUnEogBRaK6dwaXKE7Wz8u03Y1i2_xnEQqdt-OzF41ttiGrWk/s1600/DSCN5052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Details from Oia Santorini

Staying in the beautiful village of Oia was on my bucket list - along with a million other people- but even in the midst of day trippers and...

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Greek Interior Design - Inspiration

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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have this book by John Stefanidis' home on the island of Skala - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847833186/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0847833186&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=UAXT4QHA5QBCNQ6K">An Island Sanctuary: A House in Greece</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0847833186" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.  Bought it back in 2010 when I first started dreaming about going to a Greek island. Full of beautiful images w/lots of inspiration, including a section on outdoor living and gardening. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUMCgeJaZQK2cVr8vvnt5hq_DHgGUVdR4BbJPzqY5VxC0q3EtOdDFuDZ1U04_mhKjkpdCHW3lAA2_jpMg-zh2UVLuzUh9DTv1BHSuagC6vGisl9I1T1xVgVr-t4PQlb2gHxO9Aej02Iqv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-07-16+at+10.19.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUMCgeJaZQK2cVr8vvnt5hq_DHgGUVdR4BbJPzqY5VxC0q3EtOdDFuDZ1U04_mhKjkpdCHW3lAA2_jpMg-zh2UVLuzUh9DTv1BHSuagC6vGisl9I1T1xVgVr-t4PQlb2gHxO9Aej02Iqv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-07-16+at+10.19.59+PM.png" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now I've come across this new one, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3836531704/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=3836531704&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20&linkId=DOZV5CHRMHJS4U3M">Living in Greece (25)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3836531704" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> - adding it to my book wish list. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD4mss1EUw7k3TgRhaS7akxSnzstjo0S2YjsSuT8pq5bJYIfUgQzXGPWuWHI5zAQg4m_k_SAO4l4z3ridqwnYl9vjGO6Hg48wcrQL_xMQCYuMsG6wsz5_TVDTwnQ13NW0pzoM27PlMQBn/s1600/DSCN5054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD4mss1EUw7k3TgRhaS7akxSnzstjo0S2YjsSuT8pq5bJYIfUgQzXGPWuWHI5zAQg4m_k_SAO4l4z3ridqwnYl9vjGO6Hg48wcrQL_xMQCYuMsG6wsz5_TVDTwnQ13NW0pzoM27PlMQBn/s1600/DSCN5054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amoudi Bay -  Oia, Santorini</div>

Greek Interior Design - Inspiration

The village of Oia in Santorini is a bit dreamy, cave houses carved into cliffs and everywhere you look, smooth white walls and stone work. ...

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Back from Europe & Life Changes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm-G83SdZ-9q5UakwZjabxsYwVFNJRVai2BgxAIkQJ_H6-KxNB8j3aOQtqW04aLrwyTyYlnz1ozrH7CHBX5ca77cvDAD7Q2rVFkuIpy4_lckRCJs3xjXdZYYI5RIdtyl5CNlpHqMzh3fB/s1600/DSCN5051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm-G83SdZ-9q5UakwZjabxsYwVFNJRVai2BgxAIkQJ_H6-KxNB8j3aOQtqW04aLrwyTyYlnz1ozrH7CHBX5ca77cvDAD7Q2rVFkuIpy4_lckRCJs3xjXdZYYI5RIdtyl5CNlpHqMzh3fB/s1600/DSCN5051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We're back from an amazing 16 days in London, Oia-Santorini, Rome, Florence & Venice - a trip the four of us will long remember for all that we saw and did!  Have to admit - it's very hard adjusting back to real life. Which only makes me think that I'm not interested in returning to it exactly as it was.<br /><br />I like to think of a vacation as <u>vacating your life</u> as you know it;  leaving behind old routines and opening new doors.  On this trip I really noticed the routines and habits of my back-at-home life that are more of a burden than a joy and the things that matter more to me now that I'm close to turning 50 :) <br /><br />Here's a few of the changes I'm making:<br /><br />- a lot less time on the internet<br />- saying yes to opportunities  that just pop up.  Just said yes to a  week up in the Thousand Islands, the pre-vacation me would have turned it down<br />- focusing more on staying in touch with extended family and friends<br />- returning to the book project I started this winter.  It has nothing to do w/design or this blog but it's something I'm really excited about it.  More on it in August.<br /><br /><br />Hope you're been having a great summer.  Curious, has your vacation time got you thinking about any life changes?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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11:55 AM

A Greek Diversion

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWtz_aM8bRPs0XbBifrJ-UrEHm4epAw3d2iI_h14BoRy7mnPrsC23AUf0zlDgcqO6iGbx9Xup7qGzRQQmSa9joxF7TRzERlSuu0kDPL-ZUxxrqiT75QMmxNklIYkULtVDZMK62RWAZ3E/s1600-h/htoelaig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362609306074396082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWtz_aM8bRPs0XbBifrJ-UrEHm4epAw3d2iI_h14BoRy7mnPrsC23AUf0zlDgcqO6iGbx9Xup7qGzRQQmSa9joxF7TRzERlSuu0kDPL-ZUxxrqiT75QMmxNklIYkULtVDZMK62RWAZ3E/s800/htoelaig.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I have more to post on Fredericksburg but here is some Greek color and design that recently caught my eye. After taking a virtual vacation visit to the blog <a href="http://www.oiasantorini.com/">Oia Santorini</a>, I happened upon these photos of the <a href="http://www.aigialos.gr/">Aigialos Hotel</a>. The colors & composition in the first photo bowled me over.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzllsU5b1dokbZXUG2KWlbVBEdu-rFAuggJsnPTXMFo8MqRoS6RF-Yj-4rOHl2bsM8iz8TToYYO46GpCW36RYLHweuJbLURqUaEUZ9CMsixhdBEwwbx1lYdXALmZYjKWVfcHPwyz1A6js/s1600-h/hotelaig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362608616208067298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzllsU5b1dokbZXUG2KWlbVBEdu-rFAuggJsnPTXMFo8MqRoS6RF-Yj-4rOHl2bsM8iz8TToYYO46GpCW36RYLHweuJbLURqUaEUZ9CMsixhdBEwwbx1lYdXALmZYjKWVfcHPwyz1A6js/s800/hotelaig.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Love the color combination in this room...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpPlZqVWb1ai_tDOsesQlzfkLfZUT2GiQ2uxZi2LiqU734vFXxJToSwtHXgpGfeuCk5jnmkPOb6VnTZN3glQ4tTVx-petJnzUyIkEHUMKOxHJ-mPM7EvsHocKruSuQrdLQGJzGdG_sZQ/s1600-h/hotealaig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362608488603728514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpPlZqVWb1ai_tDOsesQlzfkLfZUT2GiQ2uxZi2LiqU734vFXxJToSwtHXgpGfeuCk5jnmkPOb6VnTZN3glQ4tTVx-petJnzUyIkEHUMKOxHJ-mPM7EvsHocKruSuQrdLQGJzGdG_sZQ/s800/hotealaig.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW8zMLqw0zcGXdQTEIVy_6Aj7MLBHmYzb8CgEHAYJKX6_6a_dO1lQUBqTv-5rWE_qYrM8jbbJHm-Cu79R080p9DQcmqk5VTtDkIJhc89DMBOr_SYkNNoiUdPNj7oslb8XH57_seSjyQE/s1600-h/hotela.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362608327122900626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW8zMLqw0zcGXdQTEIVy_6Aj7MLBHmYzb8CgEHAYJKX6_6a_dO1lQUBqTv-5rWE_qYrM8jbbJHm-Cu79R080p9DQcmqk5VTtDkIJhc89DMBOr_SYkNNoiUdPNj7oslb8XH57_seSjyQE/s800/hotela.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVF8tj8BHbP4rmKAPiNgK2GNsQVxoBBECEiRfYK1Ou69xJd7jvrpDIpgv4axdIuvq12_bWmtuldlC9QhLYBRTnLWkPn610y293mxkzXXsY3ynCwy4TjqLzTT6057bC_6giWYycve50KM/s1600-h/htoelaa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362608159124455954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVF8tj8BHbP4rmKAPiNgK2GNsQVxoBBECEiRfYK1Ou69xJd7jvrpDIpgv4axdIuvq12_bWmtuldlC9QhLYBRTnLWkPn610y293mxkzXXsY3ynCwy4TjqLzTT6057bC_6giWYycve50KM/s800/htoelaa.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> and these rooms too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_5fxdQ3ssQcj4cGcbCqdLlP9r-AS0qfLO1A-bkeGc2Rwxd5A5WWtTibb2DjCODfxa20JeLhF2VKqI8YveQy8KAyCbuvUgi72G_ZslKV6Up2EHw9t3Z-k9GxTVK8xjmZTBiqKatq_v0M/s1600-h/hotelaigialos.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362608070730831970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_5fxdQ3ssQcj4cGcbCqdLlP9r-AS0qfLO1A-bkeGc2Rwxd5A5WWtTibb2DjCODfxa20JeLhF2VKqI8YveQy8KAyCbuvUgi72G_ZslKV6Up2EHw9t3Z-k9GxTVK8xjmZTBiqKatq_v0M/s400/hotelaigialos.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> </div></div>

A Greek Diversion

I have more to post on Fredericksburg but here is some Greek color and design that recently caught my eye. After taking a virtual vacation ...

7:23 PM

A cave, a view & a dream

<div align="left"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339940027610881650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eFrA9WFIArI2xoC-n0pWqbmJY3sTa93rZUhTH69ynQAX7-IdiEqNYM93wxlCpWVgP_WckMtUJoE5oDxNChk0mE03om2qzMB7xr8GkFv742zaiqcgaqN7wPa-3DI_XsjioBq_NjzmO44/s800/untitled4.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A very interesting email arrived... "I too was a management consultant for 20 years but left it all behind to renovate a couple of caves on the cliffs of Oia-Santorini." It ended with <span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Wave from the cave~</strong></span><br /><br />Renovate a couple of caves? Leave the corporate world behind? You see Michael of <a href="http://www.oiasantorini.com/">Oia Santorini </a>had a dream that spanned over 20 years, a dream to wake up each morning to a spectacular Santorini view. Above is one of the two cave homes he and his family are renovating.  Love this blue door.  Below is the spectacular view of his dreams. </div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgFanQC50HRueaWntky9fUA3Pfr2JNDeb7vLt2TRoKvjEYJMUZ4KzVdugN9r1LUxYO3ESx9Qt8o6PJl63ONpPX4ZYQoDYCkFmY5-dEIIw8hz31r-tCqKhyphenhyphenXGu7OJ-LkzJNuZaR31dnQg/s1600-h/untitled5.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339939927415317506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgFanQC50HRueaWntky9fUA3Pfr2JNDeb7vLt2TRoKvjEYJMUZ4KzVdugN9r1LUxYO3ESx9Qt8o6PJl63ONpPX4ZYQoDYCkFmY5-dEIIw8hz31r-tCqKhyphenhyphenXGu7OJ-LkzJNuZaR31dnQg/s800/untitled5.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzTSoMg0tmGkaNE4b4pxI8YHfjrmXqE8wrcq7QzfZwROxxCxbUeFUjv1ufKCGpKh8vGDU88oNeC7OLw4zpwplfLniNJvrm6FII-vpmcbW1zeWZLwK0lgd9_WK_380M3Wb6GrVMnnioFA/s1600-h/untitled2.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339939821942704290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzTSoMg0tmGkaNE4b4pxI8YHfjrmXqE8wrcq7QzfZwROxxCxbUeFUjv1ufKCGpKh8vGDU88oNeC7OLw4zpwplfLniNJvrm6FII-vpmcbW1zeWZLwK0lgd9_WK_380M3Wb6GrVMnnioFA/s800/untitled2.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> His blog, <a href="http://www.oiasantorini.com/">Oia Santorini</a>, is about "adventures, trials & tribulations, sheer joy, wonder, frustration, inspiration and self discovery..." Below is a picture of the mules who move away the dirt and the rocks, bag-by-bag.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAFgGtNlAqVHLXbufKokjJOcoohqmANfe0o9Bqpa-cn_f0NHCyukUJfvFQI6RS3KhNNFulVmuB-0k_GV3JzagIDf4Oq9i8SoMuFkjnnAPvfDK9DCnX1guDbj7oy71NovaJ19bydS6TbY/s1600-h/untitled3.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339939377361714146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAFgGtNlAqVHLXbufKokjJOcoohqmANfe0o9Bqpa-cn_f0NHCyukUJfvFQI6RS3KhNNFulVmuB-0k_GV3JzagIDf4Oq9i8SoMuFkjnnAPvfDK9DCnX1guDbj7oy71NovaJ19bydS6TbY/s800/untitled3.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> A special application of plastic and mesh prevents moisture problems that can cause the interior paint to peel away in the winter.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnE6be3NXCNMqbRICmHsp9BpYlLV7yfm0dFlKo7qHcO4uW-D7hyVuWVDLabCorYlL8CuYS4ABTsjYxsoERWAMeQKebJwhwWTc_9EqwlBmcUS9FvKB9SE6TH3SO7EcJjClZeUqmSEdL2xQ/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339939261988605442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnE6be3NXCNMqbRICmHsp9BpYlLV7yfm0dFlKo7qHcO4uW-D7hyVuWVDLabCorYlL8CuYS4ABTsjYxsoERWAMeQKebJwhwWTc_9EqwlBmcUS9FvKB9SE6TH3SO7EcJjClZeUqmSEdL2xQ/s800/untitled.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I'm looking forward to following this blog as the renovation continues and to vicariously enjoying these incredible views along the way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2U428Rtb4Vt-le4wWdkDgFtgSU_2wpqJ5nAYstK31hnKoyW8xuA_6hyphenhyphen60Rip5AOKQ58j96qwaH1P6Nxw1ssnlTBaV3K7-Y3fgZ8XBhfa4Bfu8cH9BjHtploZgprOQNxJpNGEpK9wOck/s1600-h/untitled1.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339939573871973570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2U428Rtb4Vt-le4wWdkDgFtgSU_2wpqJ5nAYstK31hnKoyW8xuA_6hyphenhyphen60Rip5AOKQ58j96qwaH1P6Nxw1ssnlTBaV3K7-Y3fgZ8XBhfa4Bfu8cH9BjHtploZgprOQNxJpNGEpK9wOck/s800/untitled1.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFFURshRp8WP9a6AA8zpzfF4N0Gw9aBMp2rurnxQgzGEl4bt3SZXacMF2NSyHwQMlheevcaKm7AGY7xU1CnxRyDip7ZsWu6t3HMb9hbC-EV26txupB15xTWtfbyUj2tFQgn6qDhseF_Q/s1600-h/untitled8.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339938979349798690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFFURshRp8WP9a6AA8zpzfF4N0Gw9aBMp2rurnxQgzGEl4bt3SZXacMF2NSyHwQMlheevcaKm7AGY7xU1CnxRyDip7ZsWu6t3HMb9hbC-EV26txupB15xTWtfbyUj2tFQgn6qDhseF_Q/s800/untitled8.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk7o8rY7zg5OmXZ2C29AHixN52pIh_fDBspNkL7VjinOmIk4ISY2QMtUlq9eavfF4faQ6NewmbDai8ZMEt2IfF5p0e2FMWkzUZThg21nIIl9Ud67r6UZLUfr8nRhQ8xitGW9rgAE1spE/s1600-h/t8.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339935608427291874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk7o8rY7zg5OmXZ2C29AHixN52pIh_fDBspNkL7VjinOmIk4ISY2QMtUlq9eavfF4faQ6NewmbDai8ZMEt2IfF5p0e2FMWkzUZThg21nIIl9Ud67r6UZLUfr8nRhQ8xitGW9rgAE1spE/s800/t8.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Cheers to dreams, to paths contemplated, to journeys taken!</strong></span> </p><p><span style="color:#666666;">(all copyrighted photos posted with permission, <a href="http://www.oiasantorini.com/">Oia Santorini</a>)</span></p>

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