2 weeks and counting until I will be spending my weekend at the beach ☀️...oh and traveling again...I have been going a little stir crazy not traveling for over 8 weeks now #miamibound
As at 1851, the ancient city of Kano was producing 10 million leather sandals and exporting 5,000 hides, annually.
They also produced saddles, leather pillowcases and bookcases that were then exported to North Africa, especially Morocco, and then sold to Mediterranean traders.
To supporting their political agenda, the government mandates that all buildings be repainted in white & blue. Afterward this color combo quickly became trademarks of the islands and attracted to the money came from tourism activity. In 1974 the government made laws that all houses should be painted in white & blue, coz it has deep sense of patriotism too coz a white & blue Greece flag.
Beside that, A blue cleaning agent called "loulaki", which is used to wash clothes, its a common product that most households have and, because cleaning is done up to three times a year, it is often the easiest color to accesses.
Source: bbctravel.com 。
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Santorini was formed from a volcano eruption under the sea from very long time ago. it creates the caldera and the volcano's upsurge was felt across the Aegean (biggest island in Greece).
The name of the island is Santorini is from Italian / Venetian, coz them ancestors from Venetian.
The island was called (and is still called) Thira, it was the name of an ancient Greek King who brought his people to lived on the island after a massive catastrophic volcanic eruption.
When Venetian carried out the island it also took the name Santorini which was from the name of Santa Irene, the saint who guarded the island. * Caption inspired by the grandpa stories and bbctravel.com
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