walking alongside donkeys- my story of Santorini

Why did we choose to not experience the thrill of galloping [or whatever the term for a donkey moving is] up the mountain? Because these poor animals were dying, if I may be so blunt.


Every day donkeys "drag" tourists up the steep cliff side on the island of Santorini in Greece. Although Santorini is quite beautiful, the sound of wheezing donkeys does not bring pleasure to my ears. I over heard a quite young woman stating that the donkeys get no rest and are being treated " inhumane". I have no idea how this woman got the facts but they did seem to be true. I would not enjoy carrying sweaty tourists up a cliff in 90 degrees, would you?





At the seaport of Fria you have the choice of A. going up hill on donkeys, B. getting a lift on the sky tram or C. hiking the
1,000 feet to the top.
We, being lazy over-heated Americans took the sky tram. And it was amazing, it had great views and good photography opportunities. Once at the top we experienced great shopping , iced chocolates,
which were quite addicting, and beautiful views of
the ocean and the surrounding islands.


And guess what, we took the tram down too.

by:Carly