Chania, Greece Travel Blogs

Back to civilization - Crete style
May 24, 2007 (6 photos)

(C) (S) When he says civilization, he means it. Chania (Hania) is a Venetian city and beautiful. Our campground is fine (definitely not camping No Problem, but there seem to be less German/American vs. English fist fights in the middle of the night AND ...

Girls Lunch
Sep 30, 2008 (2 photos)

... about how glad she was to have been encouraged to study abroad. Blink Blink said she had always felt a special call to Greece, and then this opportunity came along that fit perfectly with her communication major. We all started crying, moved to joy.

Leaving Chania Harbor
Sep 30, 2008 (3 photos)

I am at a loss for words to describe the exhilaration of the boat ride. The harbor was beautiful as we pulled away and rounded the lighthouse. We passed a rocky outcropping where a special herd of endangered goats were the only ones inhabiting the land. ...

Snorkeling
Sep 30, 2008 (2 photos)

The wind caressed our faces as the boat chugged out into the Bay of Crete. Our first stop was the site of an underwater German plane that crashed during World War II. The students put on snorkel gear and swam out to look at the wreckage. When they came ...

Beautiful Tylissos
Sep 29, 2008 (3 photos)

The route to our next site, Tylissos (till-ISS-ohs), was a gorgeous drive up through the vineyards of Cretan hill country. This is the first location where the surrounding scenery was so beautiful it was difficult to train our eyes on the ancient rocks. ...

George the Buckled-In Bear
Sep 30, 2008 (2 photos)

Our thoughts turned to the end of the excursion and going back to Athens, and we concluded we could not bear to leave Crete. On the bus ride that took us from the hotel to the ferry, students Papia and Bellingham made up a funny song about the trip to ...

My Dinner
Sep 30, 2008 (3 photos)

... and Delphi. Many of the students left dinner and proceeded to the clubs, where the Chanians were more than happy to dance well before 3AM. I, on the other hand, walked along the stunning Chania harbor with Basil looking at the shops and the water.

Morning in Chania
Sep 30, 2008 (4 photos)

... all twirling and clacking their new strings of beads. If you're reading this blog for vacation ideas, allow me to recommend Chania. I can just imagine walking along the harbor with Bear, stopping in all the shops, lazing on the beach, fattening on the ...

Archaeologist in Action
Sep 30, 2008 (1 photos)

On the walk from the hotel to the Archaeological Museum of Chania, we passed three different sites of archaeological digs situated between regular houses in residential areas. The owner of a house would decide to demolish it, and underneath they found ...

Octopus Sarcophagus
Sep 30, 2008 (3 photos)

The Archaeological Museum of Chania is located in an old Christian basilica. We walked around looking at the pottery, sculptures, jewelry, and mosaics, in addition to the beautiful architecture of the building itself. Indy told us about another ...

Pristine Beach
Sep 30, 2008 (1 photos)

The second time the boat stopped, we were facing a tiny island now uninhabited, but with a beach unusually clean and empty. This time I got in the water. I swam out with the students from the boat to the beach. I've never been submerged in salt water ...

Dinner Crepes
Sep 30, 2008 (2 photos)

With salt in our hair and sitting on damp swimsuits, we went back to the same taverna on the waterfront to reclaim our discount for dinner. This time, I had a savory crepe filled with grilled vegetables and cheese (I shared the second veggie crepe with a ...

Safe harbor
May 23, 2008

... plane. Very surreal sitting in an empty aircraft with the flight attendants. Soon the bus arrives, the plane fills and we land in Chania around 6.30. 15 hours later than I'd planned. Crete is around 200 km from Athens and it's been a 20-hour voyage. ...

One Night at The Doge Hotel
May 24, 2008

Arriving in Chania near dawn as I did yesterday, I missed a few of the nightlife and the appointments of my room. Both worth a few words here after my first night. The Doge (or Dodgy, as I prefer to think of it now) is one of many old Venetian houses that ...

chania livin'
Jul 16, 2008 (3 photos)

... liqueur (different than Ouzo- sort of a whiskey) and talking politics. It was an amazing cap to the day. Now we are in Chania and spent the day lounging on the beach as I devoured my book and Hannah and Courtney played in the waves like little kids and ...

Crete!
May 4, 2008

... incredible. I would definitely recommend it to anyone traveling to Greece. It is nice to be home though and to have enough time to get ready for classes tomorrow! Only 7 weeks left in Greece! I can't believe it!!!   Love and miss you all, Leighanne

Sunset, Scooters & Starbucks
May 24, 2008

... street. The shop across from my window offers African masks, slingshots and carved wooden penises. Talk about one-stop shopping. But, Chania is a refreshing change from Santorini. Yes, there are crowds of out of towners like me, but at least they aren't ...

A Chelsea Morning
May 28, 2008

Chania ... shit; I'm still only in Chania ... Been here almost a week now... waiting for a mission... getting softer; every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger. Each time I look ...

Hania
May 11, 2008

This is heaven. A pretty city surrounding a pretty bay. Too bad I'm just passing though.

This is the most beautiful place ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 19, 2008 (10 photos)

Hey all!!! first all sorry there are so few pictures i haven't had time to change everything in to internet jpegs. the class has finally started. we had our very first critique today which was good. such a diverse group its great. We are going ...

A narrow escape and temporary retreat
May 26, 2008

... carrying what I have stashed in my luggage. Certainly no time to strike up a conversation. Finally, we pull into the station in Chania and I'm out of the bus like a shot. Once more in the streets in the afternoon heat, I suddenly realize I'm still a ...

finally more pictures!!!!
May 26, 2008 (36 photos)

... . I decided to join the trip since it would probably be the only time that i would get to see somewhere other than Chania. it should be interesting. anyway here are photos from the past week or so since i actually have some down time before class. i ...

Crete - Our last Greek Island!
Jun 13, 2008 (12 photos)

... and on the seawall to get to the lighthouse and spent the rest of the time lounging at cafes (that seems to be Greece's national pastime!) and enjoying the picturesque town.  It was here in Chania that we decided we finally had to try a mixed seafood ...

Chania first week
May 15, 2008 (23 photos)

... at the Kasteli except for a bunch of Scandinaven women and a couple from Jersey. Stella is staying out in a village outside of Chania (pronounced HanYa) but she moves into the city for the next two weeks of class. I was trying to learn greek while at ...

Greek Islands
Nov 7, 2005 (4 photos)

... . He was pretty annoying, but in a cute kind of way. Charlie named him Kujo. We found our way to the Old Harbor at Chania. It was the cutest part of the town. The hotel we had hoped to find no longer existed so we wandered into an old building that ...

Chania, Crete
Jun 3, 2005 (5 photos)

... ditch everyone else and hike most of the way alone. I think I took more pictures today than I did in all of the rest of Greece. I was nice to get out a crowded tourist area for a while. The hike drops 5000 ft in the first mile then another 2000 or so ...

Chania
Jul 13, 2008 (73 photos)

... island and dates back to 1645 and arrival of Turks on island Wooden Stairs of Samaria Gorge drop 3280 ft. in first 1 mile Iron Gates at mile 7 has gorge walls only 10 feet apart Chania capital of Crete until 1971; 50,000 pop city walls built c. 1590

Wednesday's crumbs
May 28, 2008

... grey column in the still, sultry air. The air is thick with cigarette smoke, even in this outdoor watering hole. Everyone in Greece smokes, though only while they are awake. There are ashtrays on all the restaurant tables; even seen them in some of the ...

Chania and Area
May 6, 2009 (38 photos)

... and look for:  "Plakias"-David, "Pottery Shop in Margerites"-Judy, "Almyrida Beach"-Gail CONTEST QUESTION! 5. Chania now sits on the ancient city of Kydonia and was fought over and controlled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, ...

The Sea of Libya...
Aug 18, 2007

If you look on the map, I am on the south cost of Crete, south of Chania. All you have to do to get here is fly on a twelve seat plane, and then take a two hour cab ride in the dead of night over perilous mountain roads at 120kms/hr with a cab driver that ...