As announced, the weather broke down. Admittedly, like many things in Greece, the breakdown came a bit later than the forecast, but it changed our tourist plans quite effectively, anyway.
The all-day trip (cruise to Santorini) got canceled and moved to a later date, because the storm at sea made it impossible to sail.
We have to come up with some entertainment on the spot. How long can one look at a rough sea?
The choice of the way of this year holidays was caused by several factors: post-pandemic fatigue, exhaustion with emotional involvement in our local political situation and the war in Ukraine, took away our energy to invent and undertake a more ambitious tourist trip.
We took the easy way and turned ourselves into the hands of the TUI office. The "all inclusive" offer was attractive, and the October dates allowed for an extension of the summer.
We are going to tell you what our everyday existence here looks like.
"All inclusive" means that you can eat and drink in unlimited quantities from morning to evening.
The wristband (in our case in the color of old gold) entitles us to use anything that our hotel offers.
Four (!) meals a day in the buffet system. Countless dishes for carnivores and vegetarians.
Traditional Greek dishes and everything else.
Three days a week – Asian cuisine.
Cakes, creams, ice cream, fruit - in quantities to choose from and suit the taste and colour.
Juices, soft drinks, wines (local and uninviting), beer (local and thin, but quenching thirst), coffee, teas etc.
Apart from that, bars open from 10:00am to 11pm, serving various cocktails based on local strong alcohols.
A bit of fun is watching some tourists (mostly 80+) from Germany, France and Great Britain having huge appetites and serving themselves big portions.
Most of the tourists are in organized groups, where everyone knows each other and loves talking to each other. Maybe, it is because of age (poor hearing) or national characteristics that these conversations are very loud regardless of the place. Most often all the people speak at the same time. At the dining table as well.
Can you guess which nation it is about?
Hint: the French!
The dining room is huge (500 seats?). The organization of meals is excellent. Waiters are busy clearing tables. Nothing is missing for anyone.
The tip jar – half empty, though!
Although we serve ourselves in small portions, we decide to skip some meals, as the regularity in eating can end badly for our bellies!
