Hotel Sofi Hersonissos
12 F. Zotou Hersonissos, Crete, 700 14, Greece
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Foto-Safari & Sea Shanties
... some) quite difficult as there were a lot of waves. The tour on the zodiac was quite rocky but well worth! We went all around the Sea Cloud with short stops to take pictures. With the blue sky and a few clouds we had an amazing scenery. It was really great!!!
The last zodiac was not full, so lucky me got a second round :-)
We ...
Ancient Ruins in Crete
Ahhh Crete. One of the many fantastic places I have been wanting to visit during my time here in Greece. My journey began with a ten hour ferry ride from Peiraeus to Heraklion (Athens to Crete). Apparently there was some confusion about our tickets and we were supposed to have cabins but ended up having to stay in the dining area instead. So I stayed up in the cafe chatting with the other ten or so students on the trip. As the ...
Sleeping with a goat
... that the anti-aging pillow is the goat pillow. I said we will take two goats and call it a night. She didn't quite understand why I was laughing the entire time. 10 minutes later two housekeepers came and brought the thinnest pillows I have ever seen and spent a few minutes putting the pillows together. It sounded like beads and we were told the pillows were filled with 100% cherry pits. So not ...
Closing out Crete - Back to Iraklion
... for a tour through the ruins. She was good and informative but to me the ruins were somewhat disappointing. The archeologists have rebuilt some of the structures using concrete and probably a bit of imagination. It didn't seem as authentic as the old crumbly ruins we have been seeing.
Back to the Kastro Hotel, the same we stayed in the first night in Iraklion and ...
Windy City
Beautiful resort but not a lot to do as a result of the crazy wind. We decided to take a drive to nearby Agios Nikolaos which was a worthwhile place to check out but nothing special. We had a nice view from the restaurant for dinner which was the ...


