Pela Sofia Apartments
Travel Blogs from Stalís
Cruise Phase 1
... the ports at the same time as us which makes it busy and crowded. As you would expect, most of our sightseeing is limited to the areas around the ports. Time and opportunity prohibits in depth exploring, but it certainly allows us to get the flavour of the different places we have visited.
While cruising might not be for everyone, it certainly has been a great experience so far. Very good if you want to practise your skill of striking up a conversation with random ...
Arrived in Heraklion
... and simple. We're both knackered from the early start and decide to have a little nap back at the hotel. 4 hours later we wake up..and it's time for food again! If you're in Heraklion for a short stay, like us, this is a great place for a stop over, with a roof terrace where you can drink and dine, overlooking the harbour. Off to bed now, our Mega Jet is parked outside, waiting for an early check in at ...
Kreta
... werd door de Venetiërs origineel een fort bebouwd als verdediging. (eind 16e eeuw) in 1715 werd het toch ingenomen door de Turken en werde de 600 overbijvende inwoners gevangen genomen. De Turken bouwden er hun huizen en winkles en tegen het midden van de 19e eeuw was hun inwoneraantal gestegen van 250 naar 1112, waarmee zij de grootste Moslimgemeenschap in de omgeving waren. Waar al die Turken dan plots naartoe gegaan zijn, heb ik niet ...
Heraklion to Mykonos - Ferry Trip from hell
... rough and rocking and I could feel sick. Some other passengers weren’t well either. We finally arrive in Mykonos at 11.30pm and our hotel pickup was holding up a sign for us. I tell you I could not of been any happier and relieved to see him. I could of kissed him I was so happy to see him. As we got into our minivan with another couple from Brazil our driver says “Welcome to Mykonos”, we say “Thank you” and Mary ...
Goodbye Crete
... For 70 euro we grab a standard room. Our room has a great view of the ocean and the beach isn’t bad, covered with white chairs and four poster beds at this resort. 3.30pm and its lunch time so we walk up the street and it has mostly empty restaurants. We finally found a taverna open and saganaki, calamari, greek salad for lunch, Yum! Back to our resort for a nice swim in the pool which was fabulous and so refreshing. Having a chat to a young Italian girl ...