Tuesday 4 December 2012

Facing the Volcano


Fira, Santorini, Greece

12 comments:

Joop Zand said...

Lovely picture..... very good post again....i like such places.

greetings, Joop

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful place, with the white houses of the village that look like they're built right up to the cliff's edge!

Sylvia K said...

Hooray! I've been to Santorini!! And what an awesome place it is!! I spent several weeks traveling around Greece years ago and I loved it!! Thanks for the memories, JM, such a gorgeous capture!! Hope your week is going well!

Anonymous said...

been to other Greek Islands, not to Santorini. Beautiful view from where you were standing! It seems like the village is almost sliding down the cliffs!
greetings from Hilde

Diane said...

That looks like a really lovely place to go to. Keep well Diane

Anita Otrebski said...

Never been to Santorini, but really want to go!
Very nice shot JM!

Andrea said...

Incredible place and beautiful picture! I wonder what the buildings there would be if they have the conditions of the tropics!

Rohrerbot said...

It looks like another fantasy from a great book. Love the shot!

Lowell said...

Yikes...looks like a scary place to live! Very beautiful, though. That would be quite a walk down to the water! Or worse, coming back up! :-)

Joan Elizabeth said...

What a wonderful photos. Makes me wonder however why everybody is so crammed together when there is green space on the outside.

You must have been at quite a height above it to get this shot.

Tinsie said...

@ Joan Elizabeth: Probably as a protection from pirates (in previous times). The closer together you live, the smaller and more twisted the alleys are, the harder it is for the pirates to storm through and the easier for the locals to defend themselves.

Great picture JM, you must have been there in late winter/early spring for it to have been so green?

Anonymous said...

Amazing blog with wonderful photos!