Crete - Heraklion

The first challenge of the day was meeting at 3:45 am for a transfer to the airport. After check-in, our flight from Athens to Heraklion went smoothly.

As the troopers we are, we quickly moved on to our next activity: visiting the Knossos Palace.

Located on the island of Crete, Greece, the Knossos Palace is the largest and most important archaeological site of the Minoan civilisation. It’s renowned for its labyrinthine layout, advanced plumbing, vibrant frescoes, and its association with the legend of King Minos and the Labyrinth. These ruins date back to 2000 years BC.

Interestingly, a replica of Minos’ throne from Knossos Palace is located at the International Court of Justice, Peace Palace in The Hague. It’s considered to be the first seat of justice still in existence.

Lunch followed a city tour of Heraklion, the main city which would have been visited by Paul and traditional has Titus here. We of course visited the church of Titus.

Sandy purchased some gold jewellery- *The Phaistos Disc*: an artifact of fired clay discovered on July 3, 1908 in the Minoan palace of Phaistos on Crete. Dating to approximately 1700 BCE, Minoan Bronze Age, the disc measures about 16 cm in diameter and features 241 stamped symbols. It's undeciphered script and unknown language. This is ~ 500 years older than Moses, archaeology debunking another old but still heard myth - there was no written word at the time of Moses.

The late afternoon was spent floating in the Mediterranean Sea until we had to convene for dinner.Read more