Day 16 and 17

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October 18th 2008

Published: October 18th 2008

Day 16 and 17 Good Morning… Now where were we…ah yes, in our last exciting episode I was heading out to hike over the hill to the beach on the other side. It was quite the hike, the “hill” was very steep and the trail was, well, interesting. It wasn’t until I ended up overlooking a precipice about half way up and had to backtrack that I saw the red dots painted here and there ma... Read Full Entry

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our front window...had a balcony to my left on the side. Beautiful place.

Iliaki Pension MATALA

For once we remembered to take a picture before me moved in!

Read the sign

Kamares ware vases

these polychrome vases are some of th most beautiful ever prodeced by a pre-historic artist...wonder if he or she knew they were pre-historic?

this looked brand new, but wasn't

courtyard and royal quarters

typical minoan room

grand staircase and north wall

Eythnology museum Vori

One of the best museums I have ever been to

For you Mom

Imagine that!

Canyon near Frangokastello

we were wondering, looking at the map, just how we would get through this canyon...never thought of this

Hora Sfakion

yup, that's the whole town you see...asked our waiter where the rest of the town was, he said, "is here"! haha I think these people were just all tired! Most of them work 7 days a week for 8 months. "Hora Sfakion", so Demetri, my most charming server of frappe and apple croissant this morning told me, means "city of hora sfakion" or in this case town I guess. I never even tried to pronouce the Sfakion part!

21st October 2008

Janice
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Hey guys....saying hi to you from Vancouver...here visiting with Family for bit. Sounds like you are having the adventure of a lifetime.....any chance you might want to move to Greece? We could be neighbors!!! Glad you are having such a good time... Love Janice and all the rest of us!!!

21st October 2008

Gord and Brenda Greek Islands
30 Sept - 24 Oct 2008

Hey Jan
Was wondering where you got to...all is well...hope all is well with you...will be in touch when I get home love, B

21st October 2008

Gord and Brenda Greek Islands
30 Sept - 24 Oct 2008

Hi Hied's
No...you are not allowed to come to Greece....give me just one place that you haven't been!!! You would LOVE it here...you must come and see this place...just met a shopkeep from Montreal...greek-canadian here since he was 10...very cool! B

21st October 2008

Gord and Brenda Greek Islands
30 Sept - 24 Oct 2008

another lovely day
this place is closing in 5 min...a absolutely wonderful day today...hope to catch up on my bloggo at the Athens airport...to quote my guy Mitch.."the worst part of travelling is the travelling part...15 hours in transit!" and right now, we don't care...hope all is well with everyone...see ya when we get home...love, B

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