Hotel Kronos Platanias

Platanias, Crete, 730 14, Greece

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Crete

A travel blog entry by gailmaplewood

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... was awful. More milk than coffee and only lukewarm at best! We have been going to the theatre productions on board and last nights was very good. It was a Cirque de Sole type production, with acrobatics, women and men hanging off swings in the midst of the audience. It was very well done and I believe even Rob may have enjoyed it. Especially the female contortionist. The body just SHOULDN'T move that way! ...

Cameo photos

A travel blog entry by helen-wositzky

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... money ) that I haven't already done here -.

So.. camera in hand with a fresh look .. the mission - to capture the essence of Chania in cameo photos. My rule - small snippetts, only parts or sections of the bigger picture allowed.
Not sure it made for great photography but was fun.


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Crete

A travel blog entry by helen-wositzky

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... The original fantastic beautiful frescos created from their basic pallette of blue ( representing the sky ) red ( the earth ) and yellow ( the underworld ) . I learnt that the men are always painted red, the women white, only the men of royalty pink. A large collection of vases, gold jewellery, pottery, small bronze sculptures, all exquisite in their design and decoration filled the museum.

Back in Chania I've become fond of my nightly backgammon session with ...

Chania, Crete

A travel blog entry by helen-wositzky

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What a beautiful place - the Old Port with it's wide walkway, the Marina with it's variety of boats and all framed by a beautiful rock wall creating a breakwater. The gap into the port is quite narrow, lighthouse on one end and tower on the other.

Started the day with a late breakfast, yet another big breakfast, how much do they think one person can eat? Fresh squeezed orange juice, tea, yoghurt, toasted sandwich, ...

My jeans seem to be shrinking

A travel blog entry by helen-wositzky

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... is in perfect position, room is just gorgeous, huge room with 4 poster bed, all decked out with old furniture - 50 m from the water, an old semi circular port with walkway all around & tavernas all along the waterfront. Arrived in dark tonight so looking forward to exploring tomorrow.

So .. just checking in so you know here in Crete safely, can't keep my eyes open though & off for sleep, got some catching up to ...