We are sitting in the Mykonos airport, with all the pretty people, waiting for a flight that will bring us to Athens then later today to Crete.

Mykonos has been a different experience to any other islands we have been on. Lots of extremes…me in my giant Tiger t-shirt and Costco shorts vs her in her designer gown and Gucci handbag, mid day, site-seeing! In the evening all the beautiful people come out; lots of sparkles and heels, lip filler and boob jobs!

Everything is higher priced here. The shot glasses (yes we are those tourists) that we have been collecting at every island are five euros vs 2.50 everywhere else. We glimpsed entrees on menus at seaside restaurants in Little Venice for 110 euros! Needless to say, those are not the restaurants we ate at! We saw stunning beaches but refused to pay 100 euros to rent a beach chair and umbrella for a few hours.

The beaches here are spectacular- aqua marine, crystal clear water with light coloured sand. The views from the cliffs are amazing. We did an island tour that took us to the lighthouse at the end of the island. We felt like we were on top of the world.

Our tour took us, walking, through old Mykonos Town. The colours of the flowers, shutters and doors against the snow white buildings was beautiful. We walked through shopping districts with brand names Dior, Chanel, Ralph Lauren. No, I didn’t buy anything…our budget is somewhat still intact! We did find reasonable places to eat and have a glass of wine or two!

Our hotel here was amazing.! The room and facility was nice but what made it exceptional was the people. They truly made us feel like family! The first morning, we were the only ones in the hotel as a large group was arriving later that day. We talked to them the night before, letting them know they didn’t need to go to any trouble for breakfast…we would grab a pastry at the bakery down the street…they refused to let us do that! This is the breakfast they made us!

Angela, her husband and staff were lovely. Greeting us each day with a smile and offering help and advice whenever they could. Even offering suggestions for our next stop in Crete. We arrived at their hotel as tourists and left feeling like we were leaving our friends!

On our last night in Mykonos, we waited patiently in town for the sunset. It was worth the wait!