Santorini

The view from the hotel of the beautiful blue Aegean.	The large hills which loom above Kamari Beach.	Getting ready to head to the beach.
Kostadis gives us our first tour of Kamari Beach. He instructs us to tell everyone that the Aegean is the bluest ocean we've ever seen. It is. Really.	The hilly end of Kamari beach.	Kostadis and Kartik enjoying themselves on Kamari Beach. (And perhaps some foreshadowing of the upcoming bachelor party...)
Marcin towers above the photographer (sitting on a beach towel).	Jay towers above the photographer (sitting on a beach towel).	Kostadis' family home, eclipsed by shrubbery, at the hilly end of Kamari Beach. Really quite amazing!
Just getting off the bus at Fira, the main town on Santorini.	Enjoying the view of the crescent gulf of Santorini.	The remains of the active volcano which many years ago turned Santorini into a crescent island (it used to be round) and wiped out the civilisation of the ancient Minoans.
A typical narrow street in Fira.	A touristy alley in Fira.	Fira and the famous cliffs of Santorini below.
Fira and the famous cliffs of Santorini below.	Fira and the famous cliffs of Santorini below.	Fira and the famous cliffs of Santorini below.
Dan and Jason in Fira.	Dan, Jason, and Jane's shadow in Fira.	Fira and the famous cliffs of Santorini below.
The old port of Santorini.	Cliff-front real estate in Fira.	Dan, Jason, and Jane (left to right). I think.
Jason in Fira.	The Doggy of Fira stares happily at the tourists.	The Doggy of Fira looks attentive...
Scary cliff-side cable car down to the old port. Hard to get a sense of depth from the picture, but it was quite steep!	Math or matchmaking?	Fira.
Fira.	The Cat of Fira (lounging on tourist merchandise).	Jason looks nervous.
The Pool Cocktail Bar... It's Magic!!	Staring down the cliffs from a coffee shop in Fira.	Sunset rapidly approaching in the crescent bay of Santorini.
Jason lounges in a random coffee shop in Fira.	More Fira. Really quite spectacular.	Sunset in Fira.
Afara, Marcin, and Dave enjoy Nescafe(tm) frappe in a coffee shop in Fira, overlooking the bay and watching the sun set.	Enjoying Nescafe(tm) frappes in a random coffee shop in Fira.	The sun has just set.
Sunset above the crescent island of Santorini.	After sunset, Fira is starting to light up...	It has gotten dark...
Moon over the volcano in Santorini.	What is Jane looking at? (I think that's the moon in the top left)	Blurry shot of Fira at night.
Fira after dark.	Fira after dark.	Jason takes a picture of Dan taking a picture of a typical touristy street in Fira.
A good portion of the NetApp crowd (plus Marcin, and a few other people who I obviously amused), waiting to hear Kostadis' sister sing.	Kostadis and Natasha get put on display in the front of the room, as we bide our time waiting for Kostadis' sister to perform. :-)	Kostadis' sister and the crazy pianist.
Kostadis' sister sang divinely.	Blurry photo of Fira after dark.	Hanging out in Fira after dark.
Blurry photo of Fira after dark.	The one and only photo of Kostadis' bachelor party and hopefully not too incriminating. Kostadis is covered in champagne and dancing on the bar at Santorini's famous Enigma nightclub. His cousin is coaxing him to take his shirt off. Meanwhile in the background, Kartik is already one step ahead, dancing on the bar in his undershirt.	The day after Kostadis' bachelor party, at Hotel Akis in Kamari.
The day after the bachelor party, at Hotel Akis in Kamari.	Heading off to the pre-wedding party. Doctor Marcin, Agent Dave, and Hawaiian Jane.	Movie: The wedding procession down the main street of Kamari...
Emmanuel takes Jason's picture, who takes Emmanuel's picture, who takes Jason's picture, who takes Emmanuel's picture, ...	John looks like he's about to give a speech... or maybe invite us to eat at his restaurant?	Jane chats with Ching-Ching ($$), with Kamari Beach in the background.
Kamari Beach, Santorini.	Taking photos, waiting in line to get into Kostadis' family home for the pre-wedding party.	Anawat, the proud father, and his daughter's Maclaren sports-carriage.
Anawat's daughter is practicing Greek.	Movie: Serenading the bride before heading off to church...	Bob looks like he's about to walk through the wall. Or maybe he's looking through it with his X-ray vision.
One of the cool statues at the ground floor of Kostadis' family home.	Extreme close-up!	Kostadis and Natasha get ready to be shown off at the pre-wedding party.
There they go...!	Getting ready to head off to the wedding...	A large basil plant (?)
The very tiny church.	The very tiny church.	The very tiny church.
Is that Galina? (in the very tiny church)	People packed quite tightly into the very tiny church.	Quite ornate. Cool gold leaf bible.
The best picture that I have of Kostadis' wedding. Priests to the left and right, and in the center: The Archbishop of Albania!	A blurry photo, but between Kostadis and Natasha's heads you can see the priest who I kept naughtily thinking of as "Gimli".	We'll need meat. Lots of meat.
The small cave at the hilly end of Kamari Beach, just above sea level along with Kostadis' family home.	Kamari at night.	Emmanuel tries to use his mind control powers. Kartik is having trouble standing up straight (foreshadowing of things to come).
Mike looks disturbingly content.	Help!	The wedding reception, in which Kostadis' family hosted anywhere between 500-1000 people, involved a temporary deck that they had constructed (below). Very impressive!
At the wedding reception.	Movie: Greek dancing! Feet, left to right: Vaso, Dave, Jane, Galina & Gustav... Jason films...	Kostadis' family wine label!