California

We spent a week in California visiting family and friends.

Group pic with Valerie and Paxon, two of my cousin Jennifer's kids. Pax looks a little nervous.

Pax was just starting to walk. Here he is, walking to great-grandma.


Great-grandma with her three great-grandchildren, Valerie, Paxon and Melody.

We drove down to San Diego to support our friend Kate, who was running her first marathon. She's the one in the peach top looking very chipper at mile 10.

Kate and her husband Tony after it was all over. Under four hours!!

Along the coast in Coronado.

Fabriano

After eight months, we finally got around to taking pictures of Fabriano's center. It's a small town, therefore, only three pictures.


The main fountain, modeled after the fountain in Perugia.


Main street.


The local hangout/cafe.


Red flowers on the outskirts of town.

Santorini

Our next destination was the island of Santorini.


The view from our hotel in Oia.


The island is less beachy, more cliffs with sheer drops.


Sammy and Alex enjoying a nice meal and sunset.


The buildings are built into the cliffs, so everyone has a great view of the ocean.


Three sculptures.


Our hotel pool. 90% of our time was spent in or beside this pool.


The narrow streets lined with shops and restaurants.


Self portrait.


Self portrait #2.


People gather to watch the sunset every evening.


Our last dinner in Greece.


Santorini sunset.

Mykonos

From Athens, we took a high-speed ferry to Mykonos.


The ferry left at the crack of dawn, but you can't tell from this picture!!


Paradise Beach. Very windy, but beautiful.


Not quite tourist season.


View from our hotel room. This is the construction for the new port.


Another view from our room.


On the outskirts of the center of town.


Octopus drying in the sun.


Did I mention that it's windy in Mykonos?


Classic white and blue building in Mykonos.


Little Venice.




Souvenir shops line the streets of Little Venice.


Alex eating a chocolate bar in an alley.


Narrow, narrow streets.




The monastery in Mykonos.


Windmills.


More windmills.