Akali Hotel Chania

... our favourite bakery had run out on Monday night and he had to do with another sweet pastry shaped like a dog ****, and another that appeared to be covered with fine hair. Normal service was resumed the following day though.<br><br>Chania<br><br>On Tuesday we drove to Chania to visit the Allied war graves at Souda Bay. On the way (sort of) we detoured into the hills to see the ruins of Aptera. This is the site of an ancient city ...

After the usual big brekkie (for me anyhow) we got a taxi to Athens airport arriving two hours before the flight. Aegean Air had great inflight service &#8211; coffee, juice or other drinks plus snacks (all no charge) for a 35 hour flight. Imagine that Air New Zealand.<br><br>We arrived at Chania and waited to be contacted by the Economy Car Rental agent, who proved to be a lovely blonde Cretan who spoke excellent English. The car we had ...

... donkeys wait to take any unlucky hiker who couldn't finish and had to be taken back.<br><br>At the end of the hike, we only had to walk 2 km more to get to the Libyan Sea, the perfect place to jump in after a long, sweaty hike. This end of the island was super remote and we ended up in one of the tiniest villages I've ever seen. There wasn't an ATM either, so luckily Brenden had cash, otherwise we would've missed the last boat to the last bus in Chania.<br>

We ended up taking a bus to a town called Rethmynos to see this big old fortress with a mosque and a church within it, overlooking the water. It was interesting enough, but then we headed to the main part of town, which our "trusty" Lonely Planet had referred to as the second most charming city in Crete. I can only come to the conclusion that Crete is full of some **** cities. It was a weird ghost town full of ...

... a while but I am really ready and looking forward to it! Flying into Vancouver next wednesday then somehow getting over to Victoria where will meet dad, Lena and Karen then on friday mom is arriving! oh man it is going to be so much fun! then on sunday we are all flying home together! Which I think is really nice!<br><br>So thats about it have to get out in that sunshine to keep up my dark tan ;-)) Life is so hard!!!

... jump in and it takes your breath away. So creepy mc creepy comes with us and I go right away and buy dave and myself a beer (now the beers here are probably half a litre) BUT you can buy other things but we all felt like **** so why not a little hair of the dog- anyways you can go to the beach bar and you can grab a beach chair and just sit and relax but it is just rude if you don't get something to drink as you are there using the facilities. So Dave is his usual ...

... in two snaps he has his flight booked will be here on sat night!!!! WOOHOOOOO<br><br>SO everyone here is all really excited and very supportive "we can't WAIT to meet him!!!" as I ahve told many crazy Dave stories and they ahev all been creepin on my face book seeing him in what they thought was MY pink Pjs but after I explained NO they are his they obviously asked .. "is he gay" i laugh NOPE although sometiems he plays it! I told them about how I put my picture of ...

... bus bound for Chania.<br><br>Arrived in Chania after 9pm, and made our way to the Spirit Lounge, where we met up with Debra, Willie and Neasa and collected the keys to our Splantzia townhouse!! Enjoyed a few draught lagers and a burger before retiring to the house. Been on the go for some 30+ hours !!!

To my little sister<br><br>- And jealous? :p Oh we really should have brought Ollie with us - so many cats to play with! What do you think mum &amp; Babe would think if I brought one (Cesar) home? *g* Lots of love from sunny Crete<br><br>Sis &amp; Eve<br><br>~*~<br><br>To Tini<br><br>-As promised a card from our next destination. Still on crete but 2,5 hours further on ...

A mix of chocolate, cherry and banana as I taste my icecream. We arrived at Kissamos today and we treated ourselves on a well deserved treat. We are sitting on the main square shaded from the sun by big palm leaved parasols while the crickets make as much noise as possible so we don't forget them either. Now and then a car passes or a woman walking her dog. It's ...