Chania

September 2023

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Steve Catterall Chania
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- Sep 5, 2023, 3:48pm
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 747 m
- Austria Salzburg Zell am See Bruckberg Zell Am See 47.302326, 12.79522147°18’8” N 12°47’43” E
Day 1
On our way
September 5, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Well taxi to Manchester airport, looking forward to the break.
Customary beer and breakfast at airport , bit ironic heading towards a thunderstorm while the sun cracks the flags at home 🤓

Hmm not a good start, half an hour late and pilot tells us there's a problem with baggage and quite a few bags are missing, he's spoke to the company and is going to wait a while to see if they turn up 😵‍💫

Latest update ..they are missing 3 bags and just deciding whether to delay longer or go 😳

Told Stuart and Trev that I bet the 3 missing will be ours 🤣🤣🤣 good job I always take some clothes in my hand baggage....we will have to wait till chania to see now 🥺

Well no worries bags arrived too along with the taxi so all's well

Got outside the airport..and it's raining, but really warmRead more
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- Sep 5, 2023, 9:49pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Greece Crete Chania Makrýs Toíchos 35.505469, 23.98867135°30’20” N 23°59’19” E
Day 1
Found the apartment
September 5, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Taxi got us straight here but it's pitch black ha ha.
Stefani was here to meet us, and they say first impressions count and hey, bottle of wine on the table, some raki and a meal waiting for us.
The cheese is to die for and the homemade cake really good , so first impressions in the dark are really good.Read more
They made you a meal, how fab! Apartment looks great [Grace]
9/6/23Reply
Steve Catterall Yeah she was really nice, the apartment is really good, there's Aircon in each room and the bed is lovely. Rain stopped now and it's sweltering, but the beaches are lovely, only a five minute walk to it but walking into the old town, it should only be about 15 minutes along the front
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- Sep 6, 2023, 7:42pm
- 🌙 26 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Greece Crete Néa Khóra Therisianá Réma 35.511862, 24.00065435°30’43” N 24°0’2” E
Day 2
Day 2
September 6, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Well it's raining, thunderstorm overnight but we've ventured out to a cafe just down the road for breakfast , then subject to the rain stopping a stroll to the harbour.

Rain stopped and it is roasting now the golden beach looks so inviting but instead we are going to walk along the shore to the old town (with the odd pub stop on the way)

Well a good day was had by all, Chinese buffet to finish and I surprised myself by walking over 8.9 miles 😳Read more
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- Sep 7, 2023, 5:03pm
- 🌬 27 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Greece Crete Chania Káto Darátsos 35.513774, 23.98399735°30’50” N 23°59’2” E
Day 3
Day 3 lifes a beach
September 7, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Well today's all about finding the best beaches nearby.
Traveler Wow beaches look stunning! Seafood looks great too but I’d be staying away from the prawn peeing 😆
9/9/23Reply
Steve Catterall You mean peeling I presume 🤣🤣🤣 Beaches are really good, lots of them too nice to be able to relax under the pine trees too 😎
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- Sep 8, 2023, 4:19pm
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- Greece Crete Chania Makrys Tichos 35.509241, 23.98851635°30’33” N 23°59’19” E
Day 4
Day 4 - a short trip out
September 8, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Well slightly overcast today, saw these little train excursions,they appear to go to quite a few different places so decided to do the hidden treasures excursion

We travelled along the coast to gerani then headed off through a hidden ravine on the outskirts of vatolakos, through the villages of Gavranou and Koufosto to an old Cretan house and the winery of Manousakis family.
It rained a bit but the wine was lovely 😜.
Then our next stop, was at the hill-sides of Varipetro, to see the Greek Orthodox monastery of Metamorphosis,

The monastery is run by nuns and is on top of a hill, with a great view of the area, surrounded by fruit trees. One of the nuns guided us around and wow I could have listened to her all day, a really fantastic talk by her, all about the environment and I tell you what she brought a tear to my eye, absolutely fantastic.Read more
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- Sep 8, 2023, 5:58pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 86 m
- Greece Crete Platanias Vatólakkos 35.449381, 23.88744835°26’58” N 23°53’15” E
Day 4
Day 4 pics continued
September 8, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
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- Sep 9, 2023, 11:25am
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Greece Crete Chania Chania Old Town Liménas Chaníon 35.517161, 24.01760735°31’2” N 24°1’3” E
Day 5
Day 5 old town
September 9, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Well not much sun today so I thought I would get a bus into chania and then one to souda.

Well souda was disappointing, a bit like visiting Fleetwood docks but there was a mega yacht called "Mayan queen" moored up, it's worth googling to look at it and it's interior, all $175 Million dollars of it 😵‍💫

Went back and roamed a bit more of chania, only I started with the new town which i must say is very impressive, then on into the old town and then a bus back 😎

Arrived back from the old town now and it's obviously time to head out to watch the footy, ⚽Read more
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- Sep 10, 2023, 6:36pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Greece Crete Chania Makrys Tichos 35.508779, 23.98877535°30’32” N 23°59’20” E
Day 6
Day 6 and it starts with rain
September 10, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Well I've been woken up this morning by the sound of rain gently tapping on the balcony 😵‍💫

Dried up pretty quick so off out for my morning walk, went to the beach and strolled along for a while, now back for the strenuous activity of a beer or two 😜

Went for a meal last night in a field ! Food was absolutely fantastic really enjoyed it.

The cook went into the garden to pick the veg, really cool .Read more
Looks like you are having a great time, you need a group photo at some point :) [Lisa]
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- Sep 11, 2023, 3:44pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Greece Crete Chania Agia Marina Ákra Agía Marína 35.517596, 23.93506435°31’3” N 23°56’6” E
Day 7
Day 7 towards agia marina
September 11, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We decided to go along the front towards agia marina, weather is really nice today but a strong sea breeze blowing in so lots of red flags on the beach

Caught the bus as far as it went then walked along the seashore, really good day and ended up at same restaurant as yesterdayRead more
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- Sep 12, 2023, 12:11pm
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- Greece Crete Platanias Tavronitis Maleme 35.522472, 23.83150835°31’21” N 23°49’53” E
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Day 8
Day 8. Maleme war cemetery
September 12, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A visit to Maleme german war cemetery
Steve Catterall Certainly makes you think
9/12/23Reply
Steve Catterall The words are very profetic, you need to zoom in to read them, I will try to enhance them when I get home
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