Archive for July, 2007
a very special children’s drawing exhibition
Detail from another entry colourfully depicts the locals gunning down the German invaders. Nice work, kids!
Posted: July 25th, 2007 under Greece, Crete, Museums, Hania.
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portside hania
Day 26: Hania was a pleasant port town, not unlike Nafplio, but a bit more run down and a possibly therefore a bit more “authentic”. We had a view from our room across the small port to the lighthouse which was lit up beautifully at night. The city has a Venetian character as it was […]
Posted: July 25th, 2007 under Greece, Crete, Photos, Hania.
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walking samaria gorge, crete
Day 25: We’d read that walking Samaria Gorge was a must-do while in Crete.
The walk is about 14km, all the way downhill, starting at an elevation of around 1200 metres and finishing when we stepped onto the ferry boat at Agia Roumeli, the sleepy town at the end of the walk.
While there are plenty of […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007 under Greece, Crete, Photos, Hania, Samaria Gorge.
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hotel sun, hania, crete, greece
It was in a great location, reasonably quiet, and there was plenty of space for us to spread out in.
Posted: July 24th, 2007 under Greece, Hotel, Crete, Photos, Hania.
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the palace of knossos: a renovator’s delight?
Evans recreated columns, stuck buildings back together and, having removed some important frescos for museums, repainted them and the concrete columns so that visitors could see what Knossos “really looked like.”
Posted: July 24th, 2007 under Greece, Knossos, Crete, Heraklion.
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hotel rea, heraklion, crete
the family-run Hotel Rea was reasonably easy to find. Staff were friendly and very helpful upon check-in and recommended a good little taverna
Posted: July 24th, 2007 under Greece, Hotel, Crete, Heraklion.
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santorini (thira sunset)
Day 22: This is the final of our photos from Santorini: the sunset that we saw from the main town, Thira, on our last night there. I thought it would take us a while to get over the physical beauty Santorini but we bit the bullet and struggled on towards Crete the next day for […]
Posted: July 23rd, 2007 under Greece, Greek Islands, Santorini, Photos, Thira.
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santorini (chapel overlooking caldera)
A simple, single-domed chapel in Oia, Santorini perched atop the caldera.
Posted: July 23rd, 2007 under Greece, Greek Islands, Santorini, Oia, Photos.
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