We did not join any excursions since you could walk your way around Santorini. We thought we could maximize our time better this way. After we landed, the first thing to do was to find a way to get to Fira from the port. There were 3 ways: walk 588 steps, ride the cable car or ride a donkey. I knew for a fact that I did not want to climb up the steep slopes. My legs became extremely sore the next day after climbing the Great Wall of China from my Asia trip last time. So having learned my lesson, I took the donkey ride up.

{Donkeys, you're so cute but also scary!}

Riding the donkey was the most terrifying transportation that I've been on! And I'm not joking. The donkeys don't stop or turn away to avoid the pedestrians even if you try to control them. They just continue on their own and stop on spots once awhile so that you can take a picture of the view. They also walk extremely close to the edge of the hill. If you don't pay attention, you might scratch your foot or just fall off the cliff. As terrifying as it is, I must say though, it was a well spent 5 dollar Euro!

{Look at that steep zigzag pathway from the port!!!}

We visited the Agiou Mina church recognizable by its famous blue dome and white bell tower. Then, we took the local bus to Oia! We were lucky we could actually squish into the bus together in one piece since there were so many tourists trying to do the same. The system was a bit strange and unorganized to me. Nobody knew where to take the bus, where and how to get off the bus and what to do with the bus tickets! Then midway during the overcrowded bus ride, someone squeezed through and collected all the tickets one by one.

 
Here's a glimpse of my trip:

{Of course I had to try their authentic gyros! It's not a big difference compared to the ones in Toronto surpisingly}

{Hat: Old Forever 21 // Sunnies: Coach // White top: Old Forever 21 // Maxi dress: Hong Kong // Flats: China town // Bag: Old Samantha Thavasa}