Castello Hotel Heraklion
62 Martyron 1, Avenue Heraklion, Crete, 713 04, Greece
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Crete
So Kel was really excited to learn we were getting on a plane to Crete (instead of a ferry). But as we were out of practice with air travel we inadvertently tried to board the plane with some illegal items. When asked if we had any liquids we replied "no" but then realized as we'd just stepped onto the escalator we were carrying a cooler bag (how …
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Foto-Safari & Sea Shanties
We spent the morning strolling thru Heraklion. The tourist season is mainly over here as well. Also, it was Sunday so not many shops were open. We saw a lot of well dressed locals, probably all returning from church.
(We don't really have anymore to say about it...)
We had lunch on deck and as usual watched the guys set the sails. At 3pm ...
Heraklion - It's Heaven versus Hell!
... 30 this morning. It isn’t the fee that is the problem. Roisin and I usually reduce the standing charge then pay the cabin steward and table waiter cash. This roughly amounts to the same. We think the company have adopted this policy to avoid an unfair advantage to front line staff. The issue that has most people annoyed is the fact that every time drinks are bought, a 15% service charge is automatically added to your bill as well.
Roisin and I were sat in ...
Ancient Ruins in Crete
... the area were taken we decided to sleep on the floor, which, thankfully, was carpeted. We arrived in Heraklion early saturday morning and walked about twenty minutes to our hotel, where we had two hours to nap. We ate a lovely hotel breakfast and spent the next two days seeing sites such as the old palaces of Knossos and Phaistos, visiting an archaeological museum and using our free time to pick up souvenirs, and find a good ...
Closing out Crete - Back to Iraklion
Saturday 10/1
A leisurely breakfast and good conversation with our innkeeper and we finally pulled out of Channia at noon. First destination was Knossos, the site of a very large royal Minoan palace. Like Gortyns, it got busted up around 1700 BC with an earthquake, rebuilt and then Minoan civilization crumbled around 1450 BC. Because the Minoans were using wooden ...



