Landed at SFO!
September 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 73 °FOver 10 hours in the air, 2 movies, some food and drink and we’re home
Over 10 hours in the air, 2 movies, some food and drink and we’re home
On our way to SFO via London. I miss Greece already. See you all soon!
Our last morning on Crete. We visited the archeological museum in the morning before our flight back to Athens. We had a great dinner on the beach. Early flight tomorrow to London then SFO. It’sRead more
We started this morning with some lattes. Had to resort to Starbucks since most of the local coffee shops weren’t open yet. Then we set off to visit Knossos Palace, the remains of the ancient MinoanRead more
We drove about 2.5 hrs to the other end of Crete. Heraklion is the capitol of Crete and has almost 200k people so it was quite a change!
Today we rented a little car called a Panda (Fiat). We drove over the mountains to Paleochora, a village on the Bay of Libya. It took a little over an hour. We had fish for lunch and then hung out onRead more
Really enjoying slowing down. Another morning walk. Today the ocean was calmer so lots of people at the beach and we could swim in the warm Aegean Sea. We arranged a rental car for tomorrow to exploreRead more
We had a relaxing day walking around town. Lots of little shops and restaurants, many Scandinavian tourists. We’ve seen very few other Americans on this trip. Had some pool time and enjoyed sunsetRead more
This morning we headed for the airport and boarded our flight to Chania on the western side of Crete. It’s so beautiful and relaxing here, the perfect place after all our active days. Now we restRead more
This morning the bus took us to 2 monasteries on top of the peaks, both were inhabited by nuns but they don’t call them nunneries here in Greece. The views were stunning! Then great food and drinkRead more