 | Iraklio, Greece |
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Carolyn and I arrived in Crete--Heraklion harbor--at dawn after an overnight ferry trip from Piraeus, Athens' harbor for millenia. The spacious and modern ferry was mostly empty, and everyone spread themselves on the floor, like having a picnic ...
... in case of an emergency! After a refreshing sleep in a mercifully quiet room I was ready to face Iraklio, the capital of Crete, which is Greece's largest island. The centre of town is pretty modern and pleasant, fenced in by large walls on a ...
... a great amount of history of the Minoan culture and added his own research with it to recreate parts of a palace just outside of Iraklio. It was neat to think just how long this place had been in existence. Much of the finding dates back to 2000 years ...
... . The road passed through more ravines and gorges and orchards and bare hills; the last 3 km of approach to traffic choked Iraklio took a half hour. What a horrendous city, I'm surprised it's inhabited at all. Checked into a hostel, Mikhael arrived a half ...
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