Ancient Athens and Cyclades - Crete, Tuesday 2011 May 3
May 3rd 2011 After breakfast we drove across Crete to the south coast. The terrain constantly reminded me of Crete’s famous history of fierce resistance to all invaders – somewhat futilely from a strategic point of view as they were repeatedly conquered. The deep folds of the mountains were thick with trees, bushes and weedy ground-cover, thus provided endless places to hide and sneak around. This vegetati
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