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koumos taverna
Today was Jim’s (FIL’s) 76th birthday, and his activity of choice was a hike from Kalives to the Koumos Taverna. It was a fairly short hike, but hot weather always gives it a little extra something....
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the taverna at the end of the universe
When we were in Crete several years ago, we were tipped off to the location of a Taverna (restaurant) located all by itself in a beautiful cove. We found it, and were totally charmed by the remote...
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rethymno
Day out in Rethymno today. We haven’t done much souvenir shopping on this trip, so we thought the kids might enjoy browsing all the little shops in Old Town and visiting the harbor. We had some Greek...
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ancient aptera
Today we visited Ancient Aptera, an archaeological site just a few miles from where we are staying in Crete. Sheep! The site was very interesting, and even more so for being actively under excavation/...
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santorini
Quick trip to the island of Santorini – just overnight. We had to drive to Heraklion to catch the 9:55 high-speed ferry, which is about 2 hours away, so we had to leave quite early. We made it in...
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santorini – day 2
A short day today, as we had to be back to the port (to catch the ferry) by 4:30. First stop was the archaeological site at Akrotiri which dates back to the 16th century BC. This might have been better...
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back in crete
Back in Crete for a more relaxed day today. Chris went for a little adventure in the morning, having heard from the butcher that there was a farmer’s market type thing in one of the nearby villages. He...
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samaria gorge
I wanted to hike one of Crete’s famous Gorges while here - originally I was thinking of Imbros, instead of the more popular Samaria, and but then I decided that Samaria was probably more famous for a...
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day out in chania (Χανιά)
Just a quick trip into Chania today – the nearest city to where we are staying in Crete. We took a walk around the inner harbor, had some ice cream and looked around the shops before heading home. This...
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home!
It took about 30 hours, but we are home from our trip. I had a bit of nostalgia flying out of New York as we took off right over my old neighborhood, so maybe that will be the next trip For now, I am...
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As of today, my son is officially a teenager (which I have to admit makes me feel really old!). We surprised him by taking him and a couple of friends indoor skydiving – something he has wanted to try...
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