Farewell to Crete
7 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Oh no, not Crete again ....
6 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Even more Crete ...
6 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Crete unveiled
6 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Food & drink
6 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Thousands of cafes and many, many delightful small bakeries. Went on a wine tasting to learn about the many indigenous grapes that grow on this island.
Amari village and valley
5 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The remote Amari valley, overlooked by Mount Idi, is one of Crete's most scenic areas, dotted with churches, olive groves and vineyards.
Phaistos Minoan Palace
5 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The earliest palace (1900-1700 BC) was built on deposits from the Neolithic and early Minoan period (3000-2000 BC). This was partly replaced in 1700 BC until abandoned in 1450 BC.
Lake Kournas
4 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Rethymno Archaeological Museum
3 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Short visit to Rethymno
3 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Crete's third largest city after Heraklion and Chania. Another pretty port with many Venetian remains.
Rethymno - weaving & embroidery
3 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Amazing work created by one local woman, Chrysi Angelidaki, and preserved in the local museum.
Knossos
2 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Very disappointed by Knossos. "Restored" with a very heavy hand using lots of concrete by Victorian gentleman, Sir Arthur Evans.
Underneath are the 4000 year old remains of the great Minoan Czytaj więcej
Heraklion museum
2 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The main reason for coming here. Wonderful and breathtaking display of Neolithic and Minoan artefacts.
A short visit to Heraklion
2 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Typical capital: busy noisy dirty. Pretty sure we were short changed for our lunch. Shame after the really nice treatment we have had during the rest of our visit.
Samaria Gorge & White Mountains
1 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Botanical gardens
1 lipca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Our favourite beach.
30 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Asi Gonia
30 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Read the amazing story of "The Cretan Runner" about George Psychoundakis contribution to the war effort in Crete. Sufficiently moved to make a "pilgramige" to his home village of Asi Gonia. So glad I Czytaj więcej
Western Crete
29 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Cretan wedding
29 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
A wedding kicked off in the house opposite. We particularly liked the Security man at the front gate. (How did he know we'd gatecrash?) And the gun fire later on ...
Chania old port
28 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Mixture of Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish! Oh and some Greek.
Unusual vehicles
27 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Started to spot them. Will add more when I see them
Chania, Crete
26 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Two weeks to explore this amazing island, especially the Bronze age Minoan culture. They have been making wine here for thousands of years ... should be fun!
Use of English
26 czerwca 2019, Grecja ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
I do like unusual use of English, sometimes clever sometimes unintentionally funny. Enjoy


































































































































































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Slightly macabre ... whatever it was!!
Noel ThomasGoing to take a while to get home on that 🛵o”o”o
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Not sure, BBQ leftovers? Definitely goat! S