| |  I have already described to you the amazing Samaria Gorge. Now I have to tell you about the rest of my time in Crete. Unfortunately I am already 2 islands behind, but I don't want to shortchange Crete, especially since it was extremely surprising. First- look at C's parents' home: Tucked away just outside of a little town called Afrata.
The first great surprise that Crete has to offer are some incredible beaches. Some of the "beaches" that we have seen so far on the trip are not the kind of beaches I am used to enjoying. For instance, some of them are not sandy beaches, but with stones of various sizes instead. The stony beaches are interesting in their own right, but then there is nothing like a fierce good old fashioned huge sandy beach. The 2 nicest beaches of the latter kind that we visited are called Marathi and Falassarna. When Constantine was little his parents always took him to Marathi. There is a big peninsula just across from where the beach is located, and there are small sailing and fishing boats scattered in the harbor. It was a really fun beach, but Falassarna took the cake among Cretan beaches. Expansive and gorgeous, we had such a fun day swimming and playing in the crystal clear water and frolicking in the sand.
After a day of sightseeing, Constantine and I drove out to this remote Monastery where Constantine went as a child. It is a unassuming church at the top of a hill, and there is a great hike down into (another!) gorge, but a much smaller one. The hike was SO fun. Along the way we started playing with the color highlight feature on C's AMAZING camera. These were some of my favorites of me.
We also spent some significant time in Hania, which boasts a very charming old port with lots of shops, restaurants and quaint little streets. One night there were even fireworks to mark the occasion. 
But our most oft visited place in all of Crete was a favorite restaurant of Constantine's, Koo Koo Vaya, called incorrectly by me the first night when trying to recall the real name: Koo Koo Roo. This restaurant is owned by a family friend of the Germanacoses, and we went there I think 4 times during the 6 day stay. Or maybe it was just three, but in any case it was really great food, a very happening hotspot, and a spectacular way to see an incredible view of Hania.
More to come! |
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