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Thessaloniki to Crete
Wednesday 9/28
Mt. Olympus is out for a morning viewing. Hazy but beautiful in the morning sun. Since there were only 4 or 5 of the rooms occupied at the Cosmo we had extraordinary service. We say goodbye to our innkeeper and head to Thessaloniki, the 2nd largest city in Greece.
Driving in Thessaloniki is an exercise in high …
Tourists in Heraklion
This is unfortunately our last day in Crete and we decide to spend it in Heraklion with a visit to its very famous museum. The museum is actually under refurbishment at the moment but thank god they had a temporary exhibition set-up next door. Mum would have ...
Rethymnon & Phaestos
Today we spent the morning in Rethymnon, a lovely town about 60km East of Heraklion. We like Rethymnon way more than Heraklion. There is a lovely market in the old town and a beautiful little harbour area whit loads of restaurants by the water. Highly recommended!!! After spending a few hours in town we head for lunch in a little village by the sea, called Ayia Gallini. Food is nice and prices are good too. A nice place to stop for a bite. Next step, ...
Coastal Road to Panormo
... of Crete. Now you never know what you are going to get when you book a car online, but I was more than happy when the Avis rep confirmed that we had a Audi A4 cabriolet for the next 3 days :-) We pick up the car from the airport and immediately drop the roof to soak up the sun as we head along the coast road to find the hotel before Daniela and Chris arrive later in the afternoon. On the way we stop off in ...
Arrivée à Hérakl
... sultat de tous ces mois de préparation au voyage. Nous pouvons enfin relaxer un peu. Le lendemain matin, nous sommes prêts à découvrir la Crète. Nous retournons donc voir Georges afin d'aller chercher notre auto. Un chant grégorien plus tard, Georges nous envoie à la découverte de son île, avec une ration de Raki, de vin de pays, et des raisins frais cueillis. Nous tentons notre chance du côté nord de ...