November 28,2021 Post by :Ruoshui Chen
Turkey + Athens + Santorini, chattering very much ~ (combination of self driving and public transport)Days: 13 days
Time: October
With whom: with friends
Play: photography, free travel, self driving, humanities, food, petty bourgeoisie, shopping
The author went to these places
turkey
Istanbul
Kapadochia
Fethier
pamukkale
Izmir
Athens
Santorini
taksim square
Hagia Sophia
blue mosque
Strait of Bosporus
Spice Souk
Ortahisar
Hotel Zeybek
The Acropolis in Athens
Constitution Square
Acropolis
Apollo Hotel
Blue top Church
Kamari Beach
Red Beach
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Published on 2014-11-18 14:06
I promise I didn't put the milk tea, juice and pork beside the computer.
ok The reason why I chose Turkey is that I have a father who only knows five words in English, namely, beer, red wine, toilet, thank you and how much, but has taken my mother with me to tour nearly 40 countries. My dad said that Turkey is a place where there are surprises every day. But it's a pity that he didn't go to the balloon. So I'm going to sit in the hot air balloon for him (you know, the cost of this trip, of course, I'll ask my father for sponsorship, hehe).
Why did you go to Greece again? It's because the bull in Malaysia said, "it's short oil, it's great, I've learned to travel by myself, it's very close, just go together, and the Aegean Sea." then I looked at the map and found that it's not far away, so I crossed some mountains and seas. okay. Let's go together....
---------------------Well, the above part can be ignored. I'm the dividing line between nagging and text----------------
General schedule:
D1: transfer from Shanghai to Istanbul via Urumqi
D2: Istanbul
D3: Istanbul to kapadochia
D4: cappadoccia
D5: kapadochia to Fethiye
D6: fethier
D7: fethier to Izmir via cotton fort, Ephesus
D8: Izmir to Athens
D9: Athens to Santorini
D10: Santorini
D11: Santorini
D12: Santorini to Istanbul
D13: Istanbul to Shanghai
Visa information:
Turkey can easily handle e-visa online (www.evisa. Gov.tr / en /). The prerequisite is to have a visa from an OECD member country within the validity period. OECD member countries, please Baidu.
We expected to apply for Schengen first, and then wrote a situation note. We hoped that the Greek consulate could give me a visa several days earlier than the time of entry, so that I could apply for e-visa in Turkey. But I was ignored. Unfortunately, after getting Schengen, it happened to be the National Day holiday, and the time was a little tight. So we had to rush to apply for a Korean visa (because Smecta is a member of the OECD) and then e-visa.
All the above troubles Ctrip's friends. Thank you.
Flight information: (all fares listed below include aircraft fuel)
shanghai – Istanbul -- shanghai
China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Hongqiao T2, Urumqi transit, took nearly 12 hours. It's 4300 round trip（ It's really cheap, because I have a beautiful classmate who forcibly snatched the low-cost seats that other airlines haven't yet opened for sale. Thank you
Istanbul (S.Gokcen) - Kayseri
Pegasus airport takes 1.2 hours and costs about 236 yuan. Istanbul has two airports, one is an international airport, the other is a domestic airport. This flight takes off from the domestic airport.
It takes about 50 minutes to get to the hotel from Kayseri airport. Please arrange a shuttle bus in advance. A minibus will take more than 10 passengers to the hotel directly. It costs 20-25 lira per person.
Cappadocia - Fethiye
Metro bus takes about 11 hours (overnight) and the ticket price is about 288 yuan. Metro is the name of the bus company. Online ticketing doesn't support credit cards from other countries (I tried Chinese and Japanese credit cards, but they didn't work), so I asked a girl in Istanbul mentioned in many strategies to buy tickets with the help of a local agency, so I could choose seats. I paid the ticket money on Taobao, appropriately added some handling charges. With her screen capture information, you can download the PDF version of the e-ticket on the official website. There is no legendary WiFi in the car, and the USB port behind the chair can't charge. The car is very slow, there are many intermediate stations, and it stops every two hours to have a rest.
Izmir-Athens
Pegasus airport takes one hour and costs about 1062 yuan. This flight is not available every day, because I don't have time to pay attention to the ticket price every day, so this ticket is very expensive. This is a low-cost airline. If you pay more attention, you can buy about 500, 600 or even lower fares.
Athens- Santorini – Athens
Aegean Airlines takes 50 minutes and the round trip fare is 1552 yuan. It's suggested to buy a single card. I'll buy more than one when I go. It shows that I don't support domestic credit cards, so I have to pay more to buy from the agent website. On the return trip, I bought separately and accepted the credit card. Aegean air luggage needs to be purchased, 25 Euro per piece, and 15 euro per piece online (at least 3 hours ahead of the boarding time). Hand luggage depends on the mood of the staff. If you want to weigh it, it can't exceed 8kg. As our travel time is near the end of October, many ships have been suspended, so we can only choose to fly back and forth. If it's summer, we can choose the slow boat for the night and the express boat for a few hours. There are business class seats, so we can sleep on the island.
Athens- Istanbul
Aegean Airlines takes 1.2 hours and costs about 605 yuan（ The staff of Aegean Airlines helped a lot because of our luggage problem. At the same time, I would like to thank JZ and Calvin, who were harassed by me in the early morning, for helping me inquire and process the relevant information. Thank you again. We have to invite you to dinner, watch the rhythm of the movie, make an appointment ~)
Hotel information:
Car rental information:
First paragraph: Istanbul.
Book through www.zuzuche.com. The rental company is: Circular car hire
The car is a gasoline version of auto transmission Renault fluence. The driving time is one and a half days. The fare is calculated as two days, 405 yuan + 100 yuan supplementary all risks insurance + HgS (similar to domestic etc) 5 Euro + 5 Euro tip + fuel charge + parking fee.
The girl has something to say about the car rental
1.When I do an activity at www.zuzuche.com (it seems that this activity exists all the year round later), I can rent Mandarin GPS for free with a deposit of 1000 yuan. The built-in software includes navigation maps of all continents. Basically clear direction, positioning coordinates, this is very convenient and efficient（ Hotel coordinates are usually attached to the booking confirmation form. You can search the coordinates of scenic spots on the Internet, or use the relevant functions of Google map to buy a local phone card with traffic. You can download a mobile app: waze or google map.
2.The way to pick up the car is meet and greet. A special person from the car rental company holds up the card with the name and arrives at the lobby at the airport. A tip, of course. We arrived at the airport in the early morning and bothered people to wait, so we gave 5 euros.
3.General car rental fee only includes basic insurance. There is a minimum standard for compensation. It's necessary to add all risks insurance (we bought it on zuzuche before we went out, 50 yuan a day). We had a flat tire in the process of using the car. We paid 300 lira when we returned the car. Now zuzuche is helping to settle the claim. As the staff who come to pick up the car usually don't take the receipt with them, they need to ask the other party to write down the details of the charge on the car rental contract and sign it.
4.We rent the car at the International Airport and return the car at the domestic airport. We charge a remote return fee of 30 euros. But when I came back, I checked the confirmation form zuzuche gave me and found that the fee had been included. After sending the car rental contract with additional charges to zuzuche by mail, we got a refund soon.
5.After adding Istanbul gasoline, I won't complain about the high oil price. So try to rent a diesel car.
6.Istanbul traffic jam and Beijing have a fight, more oil.
7.For convenience, we bought HgS. In fact, there was no toll in Istanbul. It cost about 1 euro.
The second paragraph:
Fethiye-Izmir
Book through www.economycarrentals.com and rent from circular car hire
Peugeot 301 is a diesel version with manual transmission. It takes two and a half days to use the car. It costs 160 euro, including supplementary all risks insurance + HgS (similar to domestic etc) 10 euro + fuel fee + parking fee.
About this car rental:
1.Pick up the car and send it to the hotel. When I got to the hotel, I called the car rental company, and the car arrived soon. I only drove a new car of 20000 kilometers, and the car condition was very good.
2.We have opened several cities for nearly 800 kilometers, and only about 2 euro has been charged for the tolls, so 10 euro HgS is too much.
Third paragraph:
Santorini
I didn't make a reservation. After I got off the plane, there were three car rental companies. Compared with Herz's models and prices, they were quite reasonable. I picked up the car directly (local tyrants can also rent small airplanes and yachts, which are of high-end and high-end quality ~ ~). Pick up the car and return it. It's all done in two minutes. Obvious scratches will be marked on the contract, some small scratches, staff and we said, directly ignored.
The model is: diesel version of the manual seat Ibiza, the car time is 3.5 days, the fare is calculated according to 4 days, 260 euro, including supplementary all risks insurance + 10 euro fuel cost + 0 yuan parking fee (Santorini Island has no traffic lights and parking fee). When filling up, it can be 5 Euro plus. The staff of the gas station are used to it.
Detailed itinerary:
Here's our roadmap for Turkey:
D1: transfer from Shanghai to Istanbul via Urumqi
You: none
Note:
1.About money exchange: before departure, apply for Huaxia Bank's bank card with chip. In the arrival hall of atutak International Airport, there are the counter of granti Bank (clover logo) and ATM machine. The first three transactions per day are free of handling charge, and each time can take 1000 lira. The face value will be zero and whole, which is very humanized.
2.About purchasing a phone card: we have purchased two SIM cards of mobile phones, one at the airport, Vodafone counter, 43 euro, and need a passport to board the plane. It will be activated 2 hours after purchase and 4 hours after activation, which is very troublesome. At the time of purchase, it claimed that it contained 700 minutes of free local calls and 4GB traffic, while the measured traffic was only 500MB. For the second time, I bought it in a small shop with Vodafone signboard. It was used on the spot. It was 100 lira. It was said that it contained local talk time and 2GB traffic. The measured traffic was only 1GB. Therefore, it is recommended not to buy at the airport. After purchasing at the roadside agent store, you must ask the owner to send a text message to clarify the call time and traffic（ Similar to our mobile phone edit SMS yecx to 10086, you can know the balance of a truth. Turkish is hard to understand, but there are always numbers and GB characters.)
This picture comes from Baidu.. Because it's better than me
宿:There is Home
57 euros per night. It's one street behind Taksim square. Very young design, hotel apartment. There are not many rooms, only one with a garden. Although I like it very much, I sent a can of Yanjing to the boss to thank him for waiting for us to check in at 2 am.. I admit that the stewardess of China Southern Airlines asked if they had any time to drink There is no restaurant in the hotel, so breakfast is not included. I don't have my own parking space. I need to park in a public parking lot. The parking fee seems to be 20 lira a night. But I still recommend living near St. Sophia's Cathedral. Because the city of Iraq is so congested, we go back and forth to Asia and Europe every day. It's crazy. Moreover, the vicinity of Taksim square is like the mountain city of Chongqing, up and down, the slope is very steep, and some automatic cars have great climbing pressure. There's also a scrap tire.
This picture comes from the hotel website, and the real object is consistent. This is the public living room and front desk of the hotel.
D2: Istanbul
Tour:
Topkapi Palace: Chinese audio guide, mortgage passport, free rent. Because I have seen too many luxury palaces in Europe, I don't think the palace is very attractive. Instead, there is an open-air sea view restaurant in the garden with a tall hat similar to a Taji pot. It's a bit interesting. It's good. It's not bad.
Hagia Sophia Church / Museum: the self-service ticketing machine is broken. There are too many people queuing up to buy tickets and visit. They don't want to queue up and take photos.
Sultanahmet Square: Turkey's ice cream is delicious and drunk after being "molested" by ice cream sellers.
Blue Mosque of Sultanahmet camii in Sudan: you can visit it inside. Girls need to wrap their heads and rent it free of charge. We didn't have much interest, but we met a local boy who was learning Chinese when we were resting in the square. We had a good chat for a while.
Note:
Istanbul is a city that never sleeps more than Shanghai. At 2 a.m., the lights are bright near Maxim square, and the Galata bridge is full of fishermen (yes, fishing! 2 am!) Originally, we wanted to use the night time to stroll, but we were completely lost in the traffic jam during the day. We just wanted to sleep in the room. So if Istanbul is just for the next few landmarks, you can stay near St. Sophia's church. There are many small hotels with warm design. Istanbul parking and driving are time-consuming things. It is suggested to use the public transport system more. It seems that we have done a good job.
Su: same as yesterday
D3: Istanbul - Cappadocia
Tour:
Ferry tour of the Bosporus: there are cruise ships every half an hour at the Emin ü n ü pier next to the Galata bridge. According to the need, there are long and short lines to choose from. We choose a 1.5 hour round trip. One side of the Strait belongs to Europe, and the other side belongs to Asia. It's just that it was too cold for us to go there. After staying on the deck for a short time, we couldn't stand it. We got off the first inner cabin and had a good understanding of what it means to swim in a cotton padded jacket, drink black tea and sing songs. It's a bit interesting for Turks to make tea and drink tea. When they make tea, they fold a small pot on top of a large pot, boil water in the large pot, and then rush into the small pot where the tea is put. After warming for a while, they serve it to the guests in a tulip cup. The standard configuration is two pieces of sugar (I think of Yida's advertisement, two pieces together are the best).
Spice Market: on the other side of the pier, you can walk to see many shops with light boxes, which read "Chow Yun fat's shop" and "Jackie Chan's shop". Never be soft on bargaining. Everybody knows.
Note: there are many wholesale outlets for small commodities on the outside of the spice market, similar to ours in Town God's Temple. It's a mess. The spice market has its own independent building (the boundary is not so clear). The shops in the building are well planned and can be visited. If you look at the decoration of each house, you can see the original pattern of the building. Some delicate shopkeepers keep the traditional elements and add the new design, and some just break the wall to open a shop.
Hostel:
Traveller's Cave Hotel
Tour:
10: From 30 to 19:00, we asked the hotel to take a taxi with Taida, selected and integrated the scenic spots of interest in the red line and green line, and went to:
Goreme panorama(esentepe)
Derinkuyu underground city (it's far from the hotel, half an hour's drive one way, and the tour time is about 40-60 minutes. There will be a wild guide in the underground city. The price will be 50 lira, and the bargaining price will be 40 lira. You can speak English and understand it slowly. It's very difficult not to ask a guide. You don't know where to drill, but you can't understand it. There are very few signs inside.)
goreme open air museum
Cavusin village,
pasabagi-monks valley
maximum castle
Finally, we arrived at Rose valleys (also known as sunset point) at about 18:00 to watch the sunset. Our driver teacher Fu was so nice. Finally, we accelerated the accelerator and ran all the way, so that we could catch up with the beautiful sunset.
It costs 200 lira (including car and driver, excluding scenic spot tickets) + tips. It is a 7-seater SUV with a USB port for charging.
For lunch, the driver was afraid that we couldn't get used to it. He first took us to the cafeteria full of tourists, and then, at our suggestion, he took us to a local restaurant again to eat all kinds of barbecues, which were delicious. He was busy eating and forgot his name...
Note:
There is a delicious local dessert, which is sold in spice market and barbecue restaurant. The general method is: in a small dish into the ground cheese, and olive oil, and then on the fire fried, constantly turn over to both sides of the brown. It should look greasy, but it's crisp outside and tender inside. It's not oily at all, and it's slightly sweet.
Su: same as yesterday
D5: cappadoccia Fethiye
Tour:
5: 20-8:30 hot air balloon
Hot air balloons (Royal, butterfly, Kapadokya) we choose k, which has the longest history, the best quality and reputation. The price offered by the hotel is slightly lower than the original price of 165 euro. The discount range should be adjusted according to the low and peak seasons. At about 5:20 in the morning, the shuttle bus picked us up at the door of the hotel, sent us to the office, signed the life and death certificate, and ate some biscuits and Turkish black tea. I followed my pilot up the mountain. Basically, 16-20 people have a balloon, each balloon is divided into five baskets, 4-5 people have a basket, and the pilot has a basket. According to the weight arrangement, he will try to keep balance. The flight process was very pleasant. The pilot was experienced and experienced. The balloon was controlled very smoothly. Sometimes it was high and low, sometimes overlooking the whole picture, and sometimes it almost passed the chimneys. Take off and landing are very smooth, almost imperceptible. Then, you can't describe it with words. You should feel it with your eyes and heart. After the completion of the flight, there will be a certificate issuing ceremony and a champagne celebration. Our pilots are very handsome and nice. After the balloon falls, we all rush to the balloon, step on it and push it. While playing, we drive out the air in the balloon. I see that other balloon companies are all staff members who are collecting balloons themselves. This is a novel experience.
10：00-15:30 JEEP SAFARI
After the balloon, go back to the hotel for a big breakfast. After that, he joined Jeep Safari, which is owned by the hotel itself.
Jeep Tour:
Ibrahim PashaOrtahisarvalley Mustafa Pa şa pancarlık valley Love valley Zemi valley
About 6 people in a car, with a tea break and a simple meal (bread and barbecue)
We are tired of seeing strange rocks and valleys the day before, so we are not interested in today's scenic spots. There is a section of safari in the middle of luanshishan valley. It's really a high car dumper. Our surprise is that although there are four cars starting at the same time today, the driver we assigned is actually the same as yesterday. It's so lucky that we like this old master very much. Although we are old, we are full of emotion. We are far ahead of other young drivers. We drive where there is injustice, where there is water, where we go, swing the tail and drag the car. We are crazier than other young drivers. The Korean girl in our car was shouting "Agassi - fighting - fighting" all the way. It was a great experience.
The last stop is a ceramic workshop. If you are interested, you can experience making pottery. But after all, they are Chinese. They have seen more exquisite pottery and are not very interested in the handicrafts in this workshop. I just had a random visit.
The fee is 40 Euro (including car and driver + lunch, no ticket for the scenic spot) + tip.
19: 00 to Fethiye by bus
There are many restaurants near otogar (bus station), and one or two recommended in LP book are also nearby. We chose one of the companies mentioned in the netizen's introduction and tried the famous pot beef. Although it is called pot beef, there are chicken, mutton and beef to choose from. Because we have many people, we still feel that the beef tastes best after tasting it all. Of course, people in the South and the north have different tastes. So when I first looked at the strategy, I still referred to where the author was from.
D6: fethier
Tour:
It turned out that it was a day when I was just in a daze at the seaside to do nothing. Unexpectedly, it was full of surprises.
Fethiye has a small town called oludeniz, which is generally called Dead Sea town. This dead sea is a little different from the dead sea where Israel can float people. Here is a Mediterranean coast with broad beaches and green pine forests. It has a unique terrain. The Mediterranean Bay is divided into two parts by a long and narrow coast. Due to its narrow area, the water inside is as calm as a pool of stagnant water. On the other side, there are waves. The water is green and blue, and the beach is fine and white. If you have time, throw away your mobile phone, watch and slippers and bask in the sun.
Also because of such a beautiful terrain, so here is the holy land of paragliding. I'm too timid, and I didn't "tempt" my friends to fly once. I'm not willing to. After asking the local people along the way, we decided to drive up the mountain to see the take-off place of gliding mountain: babada ğ。 The road is easy to recognize. The main street leads to a lonely mountain road, and the end is at the top. Back and forth 30 kilometers of mountain road, basically are continuous sharp turns, the pleasure of manual control, you know. I don't have rich driving experience or experience in winding mountain roads. I suggest that you don't drive up on your own. This mountain is very dangerous. On the top of the mountain, the sun is shining, the coffee is drinking, the lamb chops are gnawing, and the dead sea is overlooking by the way. Sum up as: very cool very abnormal (ER.. This is the original words of the group members who are responsible for driving.
Meal:
Back to the hotel to rest, lying on the balcony facing the sea, watching the sunset sprinkle CALIS beach with sands. After writing a few postcards with inspiration, we set off for fish market. As the market closes at 7 o'clock, we can only find food in the nearby restaurants. We don't recommend specific restaurants. Everyone's tastes are different. Moreover, we are sentimental and pay more attention to the environment. We choose a restaurant where several old artists form a live band. The local crabs are delicious, and the fish is just the same.
Accommodation: Delta Hotel 65 euro per night. Cost effective. New hotel. It is located at the beach of CALIS with the most beautiful sunset. The parking is free. The hotel rooms are all facing the sea (of course, you have to book the sea view room first). The service is very good. Because the restaurant downstairs is an Italian restaurant, and there is a small bar next door, I indicated that I would like to have a high floor when I made the reservation, which was also arranged. As our arrival time is not up to check-in time, the guests in front of us have not checked out. I explained to the front desk that we took the bus all night and wanted to use the restroom of the restaurant to wash our face and brush our teeth. Unexpectedly, we arranged a temporary room for us to take a bath and rest. I'm sorry to say that it's not a sea view room. I'm so moved. There is a charge for the beach chair beside CALIS beach. When the hotel saw us coming downstairs with bath towel, it took the initiative to change another color of bath towel for us. Then the beach chair is free.
I had to wear two pairs of jeans the day before to protect myself from the cold of the balloon.
After a day can wear a small hot pants on the balcony in the sun.
(it's said that there are only code words now. They are not fragrant and beautiful. No one reads them. It's hard!)
D7: fetsier - Fort cotton - Ephesus - Izmir
Tour:
Cotton Fort + Yifo
Fetsier - Cotton fort, about 200 km, depending on the speed. Because we are playing in the off-season, there is no water in the cotton Fort (the water in the cotton fort is manually controlled, and the huge row of faucets determines whether the cotton fort is beautiful or ugly), so it is not good-looking at all. I have a deep feeling that the fairy tales are deceptive. Maybe it will be beautiful in the peak season. Cotton fort has three entrances: South, North and walking. The parking lot at the entrance is free, but it's a long way to go uphill. The entrance to the top of the mountain is usually from this side, which is relatively close to "terraces" and historic sites.
Note: the stone of cotton fort is not cotton. If you want to have a good time, it is recommended to bring pure white thick socks. Socks and shoes of other colors are not allowed in. Of course, wearing socks is still very painful. Who makes my feet tender.... If there is a Buddhist shrine in the itinerary, the historical sites here can be omitted.
The closing time of the temple is 19:30. The audio guide is in Chinese, and the rental time is 18:30. The shocking degree of this relic is absolutely worth taking time to appreciate. On the one hand, we arrived late; on the other hand, it was rainstorm, so we didn't visit seriously. It's a pity.
Ephesus Izmir, about 85 km. It's only 85 kilometers, a few kilometers is a gas station, no less than 20 gas companies. In contrast, in China, PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC, and then there are few.
Stay in Izmir just to catch a plane the next day. Hotel zeybek45 euro per night. As a transfer to catch a plane the next morning. It's worth it. Hotels and restaurants in the area one by one. The hotel is very new, simple and modern in design, but the rooms are very small. You can park at the gate, but there are not many parking spaces. There are restaurants on the front and back streets downstairs. There are many kinds of breakfast.
According to the strategy, Turkey is enthusiastic. It's really a day for us to experience. On the way from Fort cottonwood to Ephesus, you pass a PTT, which is the post office. So we stopped to send postcards. My colleague "tasted" a cup of famous fresh pomegranate juice before, which led to stomach discomfort and vomiting (pomegranate juice is not what you want, you can eat it if you want). So I got out of the car and had a rest on the side of the road when I was in the gap. I felt like vomiting again. The boss uncle of the roadside small restaurant saw this situation and immediately brought a bottle of water to show us to wash our face and mouth. After finishing everything, I found that it was time for dinner. There was a picture of rice and soup hanging at the door of uncle's restaurant, which made my sister's appetite open. So I decided to give thanks by the way. Uncle boss can't speak a word of English. He opened the refrigerator and showed us all the ingredients for us to choose. After half a day's hard work, he made four bread sandwiched barbecues and served us yogurt and black tea. Finally, I paid. I couldn't make it clear. I just took out 20 lira from my pocket and pointed it out to us. It's too cola. yes. It's only 20 liras. It's 4, 50 lira compared to what we usually order... It's really simple and lovely. I especially like this kind of casual, light happiness on the journey. At this time, the language is no longer important, and the laughter in the eyes and corners of the mouth has brought each other's hearts closer. Finally, thank you for the travel translator app. A "gorousuruz" (Turkish goodbye) makes each other happy all day.
D8 Athens
Tour:
The original perfect plan is: after checking in at the hotel, go to the Acropolis of Athens, visit Constitution Square, watch the handover ceremony of the last gendarmerie at 19:00, and finally celebrate the most exciting moment of this trip on ermou street! However, the ideal is full, the reality is backbone...
The actual itinerary is: the scenic spots of the Acropolis are scattered in all corners of the mountain, all on foot, if you need to seriously stroll, it will take a lot of time. It was a stormy day in Athens, and the 4 Euro umbrella in the scenic spot turned into a big trumpet in less than 2 minutes. Seeing a sunset red tour group, the guide looked at the weather and gave everyone a disposable raincoat. He said helplessly, "OK ~ let's go ~ my brave ~" but I couldn't do it. I had to find a small pavilion to take shelter from the rain. By the way, I was looking forward to my brave little partner coming back to pick me up. When I came, I passed by Hermes store, and the wild goose glance supported my faith.
Out of the Acropolis in a hurry in the gale, after hard driving to a taxi, unfortunately, the whole city was in a traffic jam. Fortunately, we met a very good driver teacher Fu. He explained to us all the way that Athens is not like this every day. Today, because of the bad weather, he would open the window to ask the car coming from the opposite direction about the road condition. Then he would try his best to make a lane for us to avoid the traffic jam on the main road. Finally, 200 meters away from our hotel, he let us off, He told us that we could get to the hotel by turning a corner. If he turned around again, he didn't know how long it would be blocked. The meter jumps in Euro.
Master's kindness made us decide to ask him to take us to the airport the next day. About 8:30, the master waited at the door of the hotel at 8:00. He said he was scared by the traffic jam the day before. I'm afraid we'll miss our flight, so try to wait for us as early as possible. I left a driver's card. The teacher said he had an English name, Peter. Tel: 6986760193
Note:
Regular taxis in Athens are all yellow, with meter. Taxis in and out of the airport will eventually charge more than the meter. We were overcharged 10 euro when we went out of the airport and 8 euro when we entered the airport, probably because of the toll and luggage charges (this is what I learned from netizens' strategies, because we didn't add a few yuan, so we didn't ask in detail).
Hostel: Apollo Hotel 45 euro per night. Have a top garden with a view of the Acropolis. If it's open, it's worth it. But we had a rainstorm in Athens that day, so we didn't enjoy it. The hotel is old, and the facilities are equivalent to the three-star level of the second tier cities in China. The TV is too high. It's very close to the bus stop. There are not many restaurants nearby.
D9 Athens Santorini
Tour:
OIA Town, the sunset under the windmill, is also a good time for SLR people to engage in artistic creation. OIA is indeed an art town. There are many handicraft workshops, designer studios, brand buyer shops, and many mass production shops that deceive tourists. But on the whole, we can get a lot of jewelry accessories.
If you want to eat the famous lamb leg noodles, please go back to Fira. The price of Oia is double that of Fira.
Note: there are no traffic lights on the island. Driving depends on self-consciousness. The road signs are basically clear. On the first day we arrived, we abandoned the hotel after several rounds of GPS bullshit and couldn't find it. In the next few days, it was enough to rely on road signs, maps and asking for directions.
宿： Belvedere Suites
150 euros per night. Firostefani, located between OIA and Fira. The distance from the blue top Church in the famous National Geographic magazine: 20 meters. Just a few steps up. There is a free parking lot. The service of the hotel is very good. We can't find the way by car. We call the hotel and send someone to pick us up. The guest room and restaurant are all with sea view. When we arrived, we upgraded a suite for free (in fact, the area was a little larger, with a double sofa). Breakfast will be delivered to the room voluntarily. Small special requirements will be met. Although the pool was full of water, it was too cold to enter.
D10 Santorini
Tour:
Take the cable car to the old dock (or donkey taxi), there are many cruise companies, according to the time, there are a variety of itineraries to choose from. We chose volcano + hot spring. The journey is 2.5 hours. NEA Kameni volcano is an active volcano in deep sleep. At the top of the mountain, there are many places with strong sulfur smell and hot gas. It's hard to walk on the mountain road. If you go up the mountain, you'd better wear sports shoes. Hot spring means that the boat will go to another island. There is a shoal over there. After changing the swimsuit, you can jump into the water and swim. About half an hour.
Meal: there is a "China Hotel" near the cable station, which is mentioned in all major strategy books. The boss is a Malaysian Chinese. Although the taste of the meal is really neither Chinese nor horse like, it's a tooth sacrifice for those who haven't eaten Chinese food for 10 days.
Shopping: near the Zhonghua Hotel, there are duty-free shops and shopping streets. We spend most of our time in Pandora store with bracelets. The price is about 6.50% of the domestic price. A single cash receipt can be refunded at more than 120 euro, and the progressive refund is at least 6%. Our consumption is about 1100 euro, and the refund is about 10%.
This duty-free shop at the dock only serves guests from the Regent cruise. It's super cheap. It's cheaper than the airport duty-free shop.
D11 Santorini
Tour:
Kamari beach, the black sand on the beach is actually formed by magmatic rocks during volcanic eruption. The water is clear and there are few people. Look at the buildings around. There should be many open-air restaurants and bars in peak season.
Red beach kokkini beach is very small. Except for the red rocks, it has no characteristics. It's said that it's suitable for surfing here. Maybe it depends on the season. In our season, the water seems too calm. There is a private yacht parked here. It should be for a quiet.
Following the direction of the road sign, there is another section of Panshan road. When you arrive at a radar monitoring station on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the whole Holy Island through Mary Church, and you can also see the airport by the sea. The runway is really a little short. No wonder it's almost close to the sea when you land. The braking line is also short, and the landing process is very uncomfortable.
D12 Santorini + airport day tour
Tour:
Let's talk about the famous blue top Cathedral in the international Geographic magazine. It's a long way to find it. The church is 20 meters away from the hotel. If it wasn't for a high platform, which can be photographed from the perspective of Wangjiang, there are many more beautiful blue top cathedrals on Holy Island. It's easy to say to get to this church. In fact, the signs are very clear. It's hard to say. It's really easy to miss.
There is a main street on Holy Island. The road runs through three small towns and the airport. This is the road for the tourist bus. There are many free parking lots along the way, marked with the numbers of Park 1, Park 2, Park 3, etc. Blue top cathedral is just opposite Park 9. There is a weak slope with a piece of A4 paper printed with a picture of the blue top church. Just walk up. It is about 2km from Fira to OIA. It can be said that it is an independent village or Fira Town, called firostefani.
Our hotel is right here. It's highly recommended. Because it has no noise in the center of the town, its geographical location is in the valley, facing the volcano, and the sea view has a certain sense of hierarchy. Quiet, harmonious and elegant.
One day tour of D13 Airport - Shanghai
Our return journey, and toss, and lucky. My brother Calvin, a veteran traveler, criticized me for not having rich experience and not doing enough homework.
Santorini Athens Istanbul Urumqi Shanghai
We have to change planes four times a day. There are no problems in other sections, basically no delay, sufficient transfer time in the middle, and reserved shopping time. But. There was a situation on the way back to Istanbul. Because Athens Istanbul is Aegean air. Istanbul Urumqi is China Southern Airlines. As a result, we have to enter Istanbul and carry our luggage (we have 26 inch suitcases, which must be checked in). We don't have an extra visa, and Chinese passports don't allow landing e-visa. So our luggage is a big problem.
I don't know how you deal with this problem. My stupid way is to ask the staff of Aegean Airlines to explain the situation for help, but wuluqi's display on the other party's computer is urumuq (later they told me), so they can't find our landing airport at all. I suggest that we first handle the check-in of China Southern Airlines on the Internet, and then show them the information, and then they can think of a way. As a result, the online check-in of China Southern Airlines could not be completed at all. Computers and apps don't work. In the early hours of Chinese time, I asked for help from my brother Calvin and my good classmate Miss JZ in Shanghai. The check-in was still unsuccessful. At last, JZ gave me a screen capture of the booking information that people in the industry could understand. The staff of Aegean Airlines successfully transferred our luggage to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
I thought that would be reassuring. When we got to Istanbul Airport, we couldn't take the connecting flight because we didn't have a boarding pass. However, China Southern Airlines has no check-in window in Istanbul. It has only one worktable and has gathered more than 10 airlines. Only one and a half hours before departure can people check in. At this time, we can't go anywhere, we have to wait. Fortunately, the mobile phone card bought at a high price before still has traffic...
Finally, it seems that an aunt who went back to Urumqi, coordinated with the staff for a long time (they used Turkish, did not understand), and finally half an hour ahead of time, checked in the boarding pass for everyone. We were so excited that we didn't enter several famous brand shops all the way. We went straight to the duty-free shop to sweep the goods. The result was... that... I have to buy an extra suitcase....
Urumqi transfer to Shanghai, this section is smooth, when handling the luggage check-in (domestic leg, all the liquid bought by duty-free shop must be checked in, and many bought a suitcase), I don't feel at ease, specially asked if the rest of our luggage directly to Shanghai to pick up. After looking at our luggage tickets, the staff gave us a positive answer. At the airport in Urumqi, even the soles of the feet need to be swept...
When we arrived in Shanghai, we waited and waited. Sure enough, our worries came true. Our luggage was delayed in Urumqi. Fortunately, the staff of Hongqiao Airport are very efficient. Quickly tracked to our luggage, told the next day to Hongqiao to pick up. This is the end of the journey of joy, surprise and gratitude. Looking forward to the New Zealand self driving tour next year....
