Heraklion, Crete

We flew into Heraklion after taking the standing room only bus to Thessaloniki Airport where the security decided my 4" nail file was a dangerous weapon, but not my 10" knitting needles!🤯 The flight was less than an hour. Sadly, I didn't have a window seat. We arrived and easily caught the bus to old town and found our hotel on a quiet lane just outside the pedestrian area. Lots of good restaurants around us, including one with communist leanings as he had photos of the (in)famous who had eaten there, and books. Lovely man who recommended/told us what to have and brought us delicious dessert and raki to finish the meal. We wandered the streets of old town and found a knitting store with all sorts of buttons. I will return to it with my yarn...Read more