Crete!
Trip Start
Feb 18, 2008
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Trip End
Jul 04, 2008
Chania,
Crete,
Greece
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Kristina and I just got back from Crete, bright and early this morning. It was amazing! We got to Chania at about 8 o'clock in the morning with an idea of where we wanted to stay but no reservations. So we went to a travel agent and asked about this one hotel. We ended up staying there because it wasn't very expensive and it was absolutely gorgeous. The view from our balcony window of the crystal clear water was incredible! After settling in and unpacking we wandered down to the beach, where we took a long walk. After our walk we took the bus back into the actual town of Chania. It was such a lovely town, with a quaint little harbor! We decided to do a walking tour through the old town. My favorite part was the 19th century lighthouse. Halfway through the tour we decided to stop and go for a coffee. It was so nice to sit right on the harbor and enjoy the scenery.
On our second day we spent the morning on the beach, relaxing and reading. I even went into the water (up to my knees)! Then in the afternoon we finished our walking tour. The side streets that it led us down were adorable and we found a great garden taverna for dinner with live music!
On Thursday we spent the entire day on the beach. I couldn't have asked for better weather either! It was perfect - not a cloud in the sky!
On Friday we took a bus to a smaller Venetian harbor town, Rethymnon. We did a walk through the "old town" here as well. My favorite part was the Venetian Fortezza, built from 1573 to 1580. It was incredible. The perimeter of this structure was 1,819 feet and the views from inside of the sea were beautiful! It was amazing to me how the remains of the Venetian era have survived in this modern city. We then headed down to the waterfront for lunch where the waiters would do ANYTHING to get you to eat at their restaurant. It was very annoying. Then that night we chose a taverna for dinner with Greek Dancing. It was a lot of fun.
On Saturday we spent the morning on the beach. It was a little bit windier, but still sunny and warm. In the afternoon we headed down to the harbor to sit at a café and wait until it was time to catch our ferry back to Athens.
Crete was incredible. I would definitely recommend it to anyone traveling to Greece. It is nice to be home though and to have enough time to get ready for classes tomorrow! Only 7 weeks left in Greece! I can't believe it!!!
Love and miss you all,
Leighanne
