We spent Monday not doing a lot except catching up on sleep and enjoying the room! The local town is very sleepy and the season has only just started so public transport is limited. Instead, we tookLes mer
We spent Monday not doing a lot except catching up on sleep and enjoying the room! The local town is very sleepy and the season has only just started so public transport is limited. Instead, we tookLes mer
We spent much of the day chilling and swimming again. In the evening however, we rented a car and as we had the keys from that evening we took the opportunity to get out of Analipsi and drive throughLes mer
Our first stop with the car was the 4000 year old Knossos Palace, the capital of Minoan Crete. Arriving as it opened meant we missed the crush of tourist buses that were queuing to get in as we left;Les mer
We continued the ancient film theme, driving south across the width of Crete to other palace sites.
At Gortyna, the impressive Roman Odeon hides the law codes inscribed in panels behind it. These 600Les mer
Today was planned to be the day of driving. We started with a 90 minute drive to Rethimno along the main Cretan highway, which nonetheless had spectacular views. It also reaffirmed the craziness thatLes mer
Leaving Preveli and the canyon, we headed through a windy mountain-ridge route to Arkadi Monastery. This includes detours when we simply were not willing to drive down roads that has been advised byLes mer
Totally lazy day today 😊 up late, lots of food and a little bit of local shopping but generally we spent the day enjoying the room. We had a lovely meal in the on-site Thai restaurant, beforeLes mer