GreklandCreteDimos PlataniasPlataniásXekoloménos Potamós35°31’9” N 23°54’2” E
18 september 2023, Grekland ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
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 restLäs mer
GreklandCreteDimos PlataniasPlataniásXekoloménos Potamós35°31’7” N 23°54’1” E
19 september 2023, Grekland ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
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 sunsetLäs mer
GreklandCreteDimos PlataniasPlataniásXekoloménos Potamós35°31’8” N 23°54’2” E
20 september 2023, Grekland ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
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 exploreLäs mer
GreklandCreteDimos PlataniasPlataniásXekoloménos Potamós35°31’7” N 23°54’2” E
21 september 2023, Grekland ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
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 onLäs mer
GreklandCreteDimos HeraklionBendevísHeraklion Archaeological Museum35°20’23” N 25°8’15” E
22 september 2023, Grekland ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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!
GreklandCreteDimos HeraklionBendevísHeraklion Archaeological Museum35°20’23” N 25°8’15” E
23 september 2023, Grekland ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
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 MinoanLäs mer
GreklandAtticaDimos Spata-ArtemidaSpátaAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport37°56’3” N 23°56’44” E 24 september 2023, Grekland ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
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’sLäs mer
EnglandHillingdonHarmondsworthLondon Heathrow Terminal 551°28’17” N 0°28’33” W 25 september 2023, England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
On our way to SFO via London. I miss Greece already. See you all soon!
Förenta staternaCaliforniaSan Mateo CountyLomita ParkSan Francisco Airport station37°36’60” N 122°23’25” W
25 september 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Over 10 hours in the air, 2 movies, some food and drink and we’re home
Resenär Looks totally relaxing!! The pool!!!