Our second day in Mykonos was a beautiful, sunny day. After a small breakfast we laid out by the pool and actually got some sun. Afterwards we decided to take the hotel shuttle into town.

Mykonos is a very windy island, and since the main town sits right along the harbor, the small winding streets are subject to many unpredictable and powerful drafts. For this reason, it is advisable not to wear dresses or skirts when walking around town. I repeat: DO NOT WEAR DRESSES OR SKIRTS when walking around Mykonos. Because it was a sunny day, I foolishly wore a skirt and ended up flashing many locals and delighted Japanese tourists. J was no help at all; all he would say whenever a gust of wind lifted up my skirt was “Nice” or “That’s hot.”

Our second day at Mykonos was disappointing. We woke up to the sound of window shutters banging against the building, and the crazy wind remained for the remainder of the day. I used to get scared when living by myself on the 17th floor of a high-rise apartment building in Baltimore because the wind was so terrifyingly noisy. Well, the wind at Mykonos was a lot worse. It knocked over umbrellas, tables, and chairs…even the hotel staff opted to stay indoors. A couple of them actually apologized, saying the wind was unusually strong that day.

We ended up spending the majority of the day in our room sleeping, watching reruns of South Park and The Office on my laptop, and playing high-low (yes, very classy for a honeymoon):

(The hot pink playing cards are courtesy of my sister who packed it in the awesome “Honeymoon Kit” she assembled for us)

We got up bright and early on Day 3 to catch a flight to Mykonos (our travel agency recommended air travel since ferries from Athens to Mykonos aren’t very reliable). After a delicious breakfast, we headed to the airport to find…a tiny, dinky plane. We joked that if the plane crashes, at least we’ll die happy on our honeymoon.

Getting There:

Fortunately, the 25-minute flight was uneventful and we arrived at the beautiful island of Mykonos and settled into the San Marco Hotel.

The San Marco Hotel, Mykonos:

What’s a visit to Greece without a tour of some of the world’s oldest treasures? Luckily, one of J’s friends from college is currently working as an archeologist (!) in Athens, so she took a day off to show us around the historic sites. We were able to squeeze in the Acropolis, Agora, and Kerameikos.

(I was a dork and I forgot to charge my camera the night before…so the last quarter of the pictures were taken with J’s camera phone. Why did he bring his camera when he can’t use it? I have no idea.)

Click on the thumbnails to see the full gallery!

I’m currently sitting at Athens Airport waiting for my flight to Mykonos so I have some extra time. You didn’t think I’d neglect a weekly feature just because I’m on my honeymoon, did you?

1. Flashback: What the World Was Like When the First iPod Was Released, Wired Gadget Lab. I have a 5-year old 3rd generation iPod that still hasn’t crapped out on me. In fact, the only thing wrong with it is that the battery dies after about 15 minutes…but I still use it in the car where it is constantly plugged into the power source. I still can’t believe the iPod is only 7 years old!
2. Live Mesh: First Look at Microsoft’s New Platform, ReadWriteWeb. Microsoft’s answer to Google Gears…it also sounds a lot like Apple’s iWeb.
3. Kart around NYC with free Mario cab rides this Thursday, Joystiq. Sigh…so many things I’m missing this week! On the bright side, Mario Kart Wii should be ready for us when we return.
4. History’s 5 Best Interface Designs, Wired Gadget Lab. I love articles like this!
5. Global Warming and Bad Harvests Raise Cost of Beer, Gothamist. Why?!? Why must terrible things like this happen?
6. Delta “Cozy Suites” Make Economy Class Semi-Tolerable, Gizmodo. This actually looks pretty dope. Two more years!
7. Death Star Wedding Cake Wins Fanboy of the Year Award, Sets Grounds for Divorce, Gizmodo. I really wanted a cool wedding cake, especially after seeing the now-famous Super Mario Wedding Cake. But nooo…we needed to spend the money on flowers instead. You tell me which is better: flowers that die, or a totally geekalicious wedding cake and the fame that comes with it.
8. Dying ‘Last Lecture’ Prof’s New Book Becomes a Runaway Seller, Wired Science. Randy
   Pausch’s story holds a special place in my heart because he was very involved in the organization where I work…I’ve even done some marketing publicizing this “Last Lecture”! His life truly is inspirational and touching.
9. Problem Child: Putting the Fun in Dysfunctional, Jezebel. Researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that parents are way more strict with their older children than their younger siblings. (Duh!) But wait, they even have a mathematical formula to prove it! Ahh, my good ol’ alma mater…
10. WTC Construction Update: Freedom’s Garbage, Curbed. A homeless man, while rifling through garbage, found the blueprints for Freedom tower. Wow I feel so safe!

Greece is amazing! I’ll try not to go into too much detail so please forgive me if start to ramble. (Click on the thumbnails to view the full gallery)

Getting There:

We arrived at the hotel a full 4 hours before check-in, so we had to wait a bit at the hotel bar. However, the room was worth the wait. They upgraded us from a regular room to their trademark Graffiti Room! Each Graffiti Room is painted by a famous artist and has a different theme. The theme of our room was “Sleepy.”

Baby Grand Hotel, Athens:

Unfortunately, we both passed out almost immediately after settling in. After wasting almost the entire day, we got up at around 8pm and managed to explore the area a bit. We ended up in Plaka, which is Athens’ old town and we had dinner there.

First night in Athens: