Dimitrios Village Heraklion

... pashas – have all left their mark on towns and villages throughout the island. We had opted against booking an organized tour and decided to team up with our new friends: FIU lecturer David Rifkind (who had given an amazing talk about Crete the previous evening), his wife Holly, Toronto realtor Bill Thom and his girlfriend Angela. It made for a group of six and our attempt to find a van that we could drive ourselves was difficult due to the fact ...

... were looking up!

We found a decent looking place to stay in (Kastro Hotel) on hostelbookers.com and opted to wander around there to see if we could get it a bit cheaper than on the net. Unfortunately, the map on the net wasn't correct and we ended up doing bog laps around Heraklion for AGES in the rain with our backpacks looking for the damn place. Every time we asked someone where it was they pointed us in another direction. I mean, if you don't know ...

... local sausages from Rethmyio rounded out our meal. After some false starts looking for the bus station, we had a hot slow bus trip out to Knossos, the vast Minoan palace excavated and somewhat Disnified by Arthur Evans in the 1900s. That palace dates from 1700-1400 BC and is a large structure of 1300 rooms. The palace is known for its frescoes, labyrinthian ways, Minoan columns, and frescoes. It also contains the earliest ...

... any discount for pensioners unless you're over 65), and we were greeted by a guide – Eva – she suggested that we would benefit from her services. She was right, without her knowledge and panache it could have been just another pile of rocks. It is a palace of the Minoan civilization that pre-dated the Greeks and ruled the Mediterranean with the world’s first navy. The myths about the Minoans (Minotaur, labyrinth) were probably inventions of ...

... boulevard) at night but if you want a few nights away from clubs and just a friendly fun bar atmosphere then this is definately the place to come. Away from the clubbing scene, drinking beers next to the ocean - what can be better .............


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To get there it is located in between Star Beach Resort and The Lychnostatis Museum on the road from Hersonissos to Malia. Bus stop No.24.

We had a delay. Got up around 3:45 am and left Rose Cottage at 4 O'Clock for the airport. It was already starting to get lioght as we cruised by sleeping English villages. By the time we arrived at the airport it was fully light. Stood in a lond que(sp?) for check-in where we were told that our plane was delayed adnd that would we would hear further news at 10 am! (the joy of ...

... display. Still, it took us three hours to view the artifacts and read the information. Luckily, we were allowed to take photos without a flash. Some of the items were in incredibly good condition. We walked along the old Venetian Fort wall and went inside the old fortress that defended the harbour. It had a room filled with old cannon balls! The wall enclosed old Iraklion. The area is very touristy, but good for walking. We wandered through the market ...

... spirit… sau asa am simtit eu, in cele 14 zile cat am fost in Grecia.

In Romania biserica ortodoxa e mai putin bogata in imobile, dar sper mai profunda in spirit. Desi face progrese.

Daca ar fi dupa mine as lasa afacerile imobiliare pe mana lui Kir Paschalis sau Dl. Ionescu iar parintele Antim sau parintele Nicodim s-ar preocupa de casa spiritului pentru sufletele noastre. Asta e menirea lor.

Dar pana la urma, ce stiu eu?

... chill at. Walked around and around, and the only big gatherings of people were politicians giving speeches, the elections are next week. Everyone is required to return to their home cities to vote. I was about to give up when I passed a group of girls and decided to ask them if they new of a good place to go. They said just come along with us! They were a group of Greek girls, all teachers. It wasn't difficult to remember anyone's name because 4 out of 5 were Maria ...

... walk along. I can't think of much to worry about really, given the weather is beautiful, they get a few hours off each day, the food is divine.... perhaps it is the toilet thing they fear. 'Next time do I put the paper in the bin, or what the hell just flush it like normal people and don't walk out looking guilty...' I am also get myself organised for the next few days. That means a feery ticket booked for next week, and organising transport for an around the island trip. Vroom Vroom.....