The next day, we woke up on Santorini feeling very relaxed. Ben expressed our exuberance
before siting with Suzanne
as I captured pictures of the room the kids stayed in
and the ugly structure the neighbor below had erected.
Margaret and Clayton were ready to go as were the others
so we headed to the site of the ruins of the city of Akrotiri where Professor Doumas is leading a dig. Here was the outside structure that we could not see because of a fallen roof
but after some orientation
and a view of the remains of the mountain
we were welcomed into the laboratory
where pottery is reconstructed
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Next we went to the library
where Peter climbed up to get a book from the balcony
as we saw the plaster mold of a bed (from way back when)
and then observed a wall painting
and a plaster mold of a tree
and another bed
before focusing on the remarkable wall paintings
including the special one
for which we thanked Dimitri, Christos and Alexander.
We went outside where Mary and Sarah posed
as did Suzanne
and Sarah, Jane, Suzanne and Ben in interesting filtered light
after which we saw a pomegranate tree bearing fruit from close
far
and closer
and the proposed entrance to the visitors center
complete with signage
and information.
After some pictures of the entire group,
we were off to lunch where Suzanne and Dimitri posed
as the group at the other end of the table
and Clayton at ours
watched the food come. There was Greek salad
tsatsiki
more salad
fava bean dishes
various fishes
and a very tasty tomato dish
before one fish head was shared with the cat
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Back at the Nomikos house, our time was running out, so Jane decided to take some panoramas of the pool and outdoor dining area
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