Besides being a reasonable place to stay, the Australis hotel on the Island of Patmos had many nooks and crannies that would make a perfect postcard of Greece. On the islands we saw nothing but deep blue sky, beautiful bougainvillea and lots of sky blue trim. At the Australis those things seemed to have been arranged with additional little touches like a basket of shells or a ceramic urn. It was quite stunning. Skala, Island of Patmos, Dodecanese, Greece. 29 July 2009.