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Kisamos et la plage de Balos
... une île. Des cyclistes remontent l'escalier avec leur vélo sur le dos. Nous sommes presque seuls sur la fantastique plage, que nous votons à l'unanimité la plus belle que nous ayons vu. Yohan, qui est maintenant un grand nageur, traverse 2 fois le lagon! Après le lunch, nous devons partir. Yohan pleure à chaude larme. Il est très triste car il sait que nous quittons bientôt la Crète et ses plages ...
No fixed abode so a week in Crete
... kilos of luggage that we are still struggling to reduce down to two manageable travel packs. Ho hum, at least we have a week in Crete to give some thought to that while we get over the stress and strain of moving out.
Feeling somewhat liberated, we made our way to the airport on Sunday and after an uneventful flight found ourselves in the quaint but bustling town of Chania in the North West corner of Crete. We checked into the ...
Crete
... dates back to 7000 BC through 1900 BC and then the whole site was leveled for the current palace to be built. It was the home of the king and queen, as well as the administrative and religious center for the town. The building had multiple levels and covered 20,000 sq. meters. Like Akrotiri, this building showed an advanced level of technology. The Minoans were smart! They had complex drainage and water supply systems, such as toilets with continually running water ...
A Walter prattle. Something to Crete? Perhaps?
... person has mastered tiger style kung-fu and is looking to use it. I'm stupid and obviously on edge. Strangely, I don't recall foreigners looking this way back in the states. Most of the time they look happy and take pictures of the mall. What if they were to look uneasy? Someone would rob them, I'd say. Like a pit stain shows the world you're too hot, uneasiness shows the world you're packing some ...
Athens to Crete
... up to the Acropolis and planted his trident into the stone producing a well for water. Unfortunately Poseidon was god of the sea and his well water was salty, much to the displeasure of the King. Athena then planted an olive tree and gave the King food, oil, and branches (recall the olive crown worn by olympic champions) and therby won the competition and earned rights to name the city after herself. But the 21st century city itself is quite different than the ...