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I'm Back!!
Apr. 10th, 2004 05:14 pmJust got back from holiday, and am now back in dreary, cold Germany...but at least I got a bit of a tan!
Crete is lovely...and next time me and the H are going to do it sans kids, cause our fun could have increased tenfold then. The island itself is beautiful, breathtaking scenery and very rugged interior. In fact, you didn't have to go far inland to get away from the touristy places and reach the quieter, traditional villages. The highlight was a visit to Knossos though...and that was just a big WOW!! And we had a fantastic tour guide, Pavlos, who took us around for 2.5 hours! It was well worth the 10 Euro for us both (the kids were free!). Took loads and loads of pictures there, and will upload them once I dig the camera out and get around to it.
One of the most impressive things about the Cretans, and perhaps the Greeks in general, is just how friendly they are...and how very kid-friendly they are as well. We ate a few times at this one restaurant...and each time the two owners (brothers) came by they would pat the boys' heads or make some jokey comment to them. Although Yianni (the eldest brother) did try and get the H and I drunk on Raki (Cretan arak) when he found out it was our last night there! And it wasn't just there. In one shop, I spent 103 Euros on gorgeous stuff...and he charged me only 100 and then gave the boys 5 Euro each to spend, where ever they wanted...not in the shop! It was like that just about everywhere. Although, the one thing I wasn't so enamoured with was the driving...white knuckles the whole time. Get a Cretan behind a wheel (or handlebars) and they are some crazy people! The H drove the whole time, I refused.
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iofiel_ got some lovely (hopefully) pics of Mount Ida! *g*....and thanks for the caps!
Will catch up with everything, including the pups stuff on T_M in the next day or so...once I've got some sleep and caught up with laundry, school, and other less exciting things.
Crete is lovely...and next time me and the H are going to do it sans kids, cause our fun could have increased tenfold then. The island itself is beautiful, breathtaking scenery and very rugged interior. In fact, you didn't have to go far inland to get away from the touristy places and reach the quieter, traditional villages. The highlight was a visit to Knossos though...and that was just a big WOW!! And we had a fantastic tour guide, Pavlos, who took us around for 2.5 hours! It was well worth the 10 Euro for us both (the kids were free!). Took loads and loads of pictures there, and will upload them once I dig the camera out and get around to it.
One of the most impressive things about the Cretans, and perhaps the Greeks in general, is just how friendly they are...and how very kid-friendly they are as well. We ate a few times at this one restaurant...and each time the two owners (brothers) came by they would pat the boys' heads or make some jokey comment to them. Although Yianni (the eldest brother) did try and get the H and I drunk on Raki (Cretan arak) when he found out it was our last night there! And it wasn't just there. In one shop, I spent 103 Euros on gorgeous stuff...and he charged me only 100 and then gave the boys 5 Euro each to spend, where ever they wanted...not in the shop! It was like that just about everywhere. Although, the one thing I wasn't so enamoured with was the driving...white knuckles the whole time. Get a Cretan behind a wheel (or handlebars) and they are some crazy people! The H drove the whole time, I refused.
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iofiel_ got some lovely (hopefully) pics of Mount Ida! *g*....and thanks for the caps!Will catch up with everything, including the pups stuff on T_M in the next day or so...once I've got some sleep and caught up with laundry, school, and other less exciting things.
