Petronikolis Traditional Houses
Travel Blogs from Heraklion
Tourists in Heraklion
This is unfortunately our last day in Crete and we decide to spend it in Heraklion with a visit to its very famous museum. The museum is actually under refurbishment at the moment but thank god they had a temporary exhibition set-up next door. Mum would have ...
Rethymnon & Phaestos
... Mum has been looking forward to this moment since the day I told her we were taking her to Crete. And in fact it was an amazing site to see, filled with history and mystery all around. It looks like they are still digging and exposing more ruins by the side of what can already be seen. They say this site is second only to Phaestos. and you can see why! Definitely take the time to see Phaestos if you're in the area; you won't be ...
Coastal Road to Panormo
... location and pull into a hotel car park with the plan of asking reception for directions to the Royal Blue Resort, only to find that we had actually pulled into the resort itself!! We had hoped to have time to check-in and have an hour or so beside the pool before heading back to Heraklion to pick up Steph's parents, but only managed to check-in and drop the bags off before heading back out on the winding ...
Arrivée à Hérakl
... sultat de tous ces mois de préparation au voyage. Nous pouvons enfin relaxer un peu. Le lendemain matin, nous sommes prêts à découvrir la Crète. Nous retournons donc voir Georges afin d'aller chercher notre auto. Un chant grégorien plus tard, Georges nous envoie à la découverte de son île, avec une ration de Raki, de vin de pays, et des raisins frais cueillis. Nous tentons notre chance du côté nord de ...
Aliens and Fear
... pesky evil spirits! Also, since she is such a fan of olive oil, I gave Pauline a bottle of Organic Terra Creta oil to take to France with her.
Once we returned home, I stayed up late to write this and watch cute baby animal videos in an attempt to erase giant humans and octopus-looking things from my mind. However, if I do not sleep soon, I will not wake up tomorrow. So, goodnight. ...