Hotel Bellos Apartments Hersonissos

... and we talked about architecture, the cruise, our lives and everything in between. Our destination was the Palace of Knossos, about 90 minutes away, and the route took us along a coastal road with spectacular views to the turquoise sea. We had one hour once we got to the site due to an early 3 pm closing. It is off season, after all. <br><br>Highlights<br><br>1. The Palace of Knossos is worth a visit, and in my case it was a second visit. I found ...

... the bus (3 hour journey) to the town near where we were booked in for two nights. We arrived in the town, Chania, to discover there were no buses to anywhere near our hotel and we would have to catch a taxi. To complicate matters, Mark discovered that we had lost the credit card. Big Bugger. We managed to scrape together enough cash to pay for the taxi to our apartment / hotel room, which was LOVELY, but unfortunately in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! No cafes, no ...

... 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 &#8211; Eva &#8211; 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&#8217;s first navy. The myths about the Minoans (Minotaur, labyrinth) were probably inventions of ...

... ago whemn it said it was still delayed! So we rushed towards our gate (of course first through security) and me making some impressive acrobatic moves trying not to fall with my slippery flipflops on the marble stones. But we made it and are now on our way to Crete! I think that's all for now. Oh I just spend £2,- on a cup of tea! How expensive can it be?!<br><br>Holly<br>

Yes so Dave arrived and it has been a ridiculous whirlwind! Everyone loves him which I obviously KNEW was going to happen! We have been having a great time and GREAT weather! <br><br>Yesterday was a total write off for me I ended up sitting with Dave and Odetta AKA Bob till 8:30 in the morning partying and slept till 3 and that was it went back to bed again at midnight! my body is so SOAR today from all that ...

... I was like umm whatever "whats UP"! then he SPANKED ME I turned to him and said do not EVER touch me then walked past and that was it they are being thrown out of the hostel tomorrow it's liek a small village here!<br><br>NOW I do not feel worried or threatened by him I feel yes a little freaked out but honestly it is more of a nussiance for me.<br><br>SOOOO the question is THIS do you give a little waver towards cultural differences because YES he is coming from a ...

... 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 ...

... not another backpacker or anyone else. I always feel liek I am in the kiddle of some drug spot with people driving instaring at me then circling around staring at me again like yep she's still there then SLOWELY driving away then coming back later! So whats the BEST way to sleep so you still feel like you are in control? Liek you can just JUMP UP at anytime pretend you WERENT sleeping.. head porpped up on the left hand trying to look like your just ...