Kalimera Chania
Agia Marina Chania, Crete, Greece
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Crete, Chania (ps: that's the city) Whoppee, what an exciting place. WWEEELLL it was interesting. Actually we enjoyed it? WWWEEELLLLLL, we went there. The weather was nice. WWEELLLL it was a LITTLE cool. NO...NO.. it was a balmy 16C and sunny. There was not a lot to see there. We did visit a 500 year old synagogue. They had the oldest Mikvah in Europe. All but 3 people out of the 300 Cretian Jews were arrest by ...
Cameo photos
... 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
... way out if you didn't know how or couldn't read the symbols etched in the stone to help guide you. As a result the palace had no big walls or moat protecting it, it's design was it's protection, any enemy who made their way in would be trapped in the labyrinth.
Excavation & reconstruction of the palace has been extensive, some urns from 2000 BC remain amongst the ruins but many of the artifacts are now housed in the Archeological musuem at Heraklion so thats where I ...
Chania, Crete
... government has brought on the Greek people. A shame they say was started 30 years ago & now we are seeing the results. Tonight there is a supposed to be a vote in parliament - I gather a vote of no confidence expected - everyone hoping the current Prime Minister will go tonight.
Rest of day exploring some of the alleys in the old town, found the market & bought fresh Tsatziki & bread & sat in ...
My jeans seem to be shrinking
OMG - found my new favourite taverna in Chania Crete. Hamam - on reccomendation from hotel I'm staying in, many taverna's here all touting for your business - gave the one offering me a free massage with my meal a miss, sleazbag! won't be going there, or the one that croons you have beautiful eyes, "where you from ?" .
Hamam was a beautiful restaurant, set in what was a Turkish Bath, marble floor with tables perched on ...


