Post 3- My Europe Trip- The other countries- part 2 of my trip

I part 2 of my Europe trip we will explore 3 countries, Istanbul, Greece, and France, plus the famous Greek Island of Santorin. :)

The journey began departing from Venice, Italy, arriving to Istanbul, Turkey, a city in that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. We witness amazing sites like the iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia, The Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern. The food was delicious and the shopping to died for...I would come back one day but with lots of money to buy all kind of leather items and Persian lamps... :)

Mercado"Missir"



Blue Mosque



Hagia Sophia




Acropolis

Next stop Athens, Greece, we got real late the day. When we arrived at the hotel and were checking in, the lady at the front desk told us that the hotel restaurant was at the terrace level and that even she knew we were tired we should check out because the view of Acropolis was beautiful...we listen and went up to the terrace...what a view, it was breath taken..




 

Athens is the capitol and largest city of Greece, and one of the oldest cities in the world. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state, a center for arts, learning and philosophy. Sometime historians referred to Athens as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. Today Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece.

 



Amphitheatre

Acropolis

 

Parthenon

 

We had scheduled a visit to the famous Greek Island, Santorin...I barely slept that night as this was one of my dream places to go... we arrived early that morning...and had the opportunity to see the sunrise...

One of the many Blue Domes

Sunset

 

I think the pictures says it all....this Island is sophisticate, romantic and worth making the trip, at least once in your lifetime...

 Final, but not least Paris, capitol of France, this amazing place was another romantic city, full of beautiful architecture, fashion and good food...the temperature was lower that we expected, and it was raining, still this didn't stop us from exploring such beautiful city.

 

 

On our last night we visited the famous Paris Cabaret "Moulin Rouge", the entrance included champagne and great atmosphere...very glamour's :).... The shows were exceptional, Vegas like, what a great way to culminate our incredible journey....