http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Greece , Crete , Rethymno en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 03:14:02 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:14:02 +0000 Vrijdag 30 september dag 8 Vanmorgen staan we op oh nee hijsen we onze stijve body39s uit bed Na enig bewegen komen we wel min of meer op gangEerst maar eens een ontbijtje dan weer op gang komen zo gaat het de hele dag door... Vandaag gaan we nog eens een poging doen om de grot bij Zononia te bekijken. We voeren bij Tomtom de kortste route in maar die zoekt dan allerlei onverharde http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-655859.html Hi thereDepartured from Athens in a night ferry to Crete Island single room with bed privat bathroom TV 60eur round tripOnce you arrive at the Heraklion portyou can either go to the left side of the islandwich forme it39s the best Chania and Rethymno or to the right side Lassithi...When we first got there it was a little bit disapointing because we were expecting those caribbean http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-651650.html Boeken van een vakantieVanavond een vakantie uitgezocht en maar meteen geboekt De reis gaat naar Kreta n van de Griekse eilanden.We hebben een appartement Apollon bij het plaatsje Rhetymnon.Het duurt nog wel even pas op 23 september vliegen we erheen Maar dan mogen we er 2 weken blijven.We hebben een autootje bijgeboekt zodat we veel van de omgeving kunnen bekijken en naar mooie wandels http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-629381.html I just woke up from my afternoon siesta I need to find a way to get Canada to adopt this and have the time to quickly reflect on the completely different world Greece can offer. After tear gas rock throwing and Molotov cocktails I am surrounded by sheer beauty. I am on the island of Crete the largest of the Greek islands. It is fairly short with only a 45 minute bus ride from north to sout http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-624303.html Just a few more photos from Crete. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-592082.html Day 5.Today we drove to Rethymno to visit the old town port and the Fortezza fortress. Fascinating town with lots of very narrow streets young people everywhere we felt like the senior citizens. Had a nice lunch and wandered around the streets soaking up the atmosphere. The fortress was built by the Venetians starting in 1573ad. The mediterrean sea was blue as the sky and very calm today. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-592075.html I wasn't originally planning on covering Rethymno on a separate blog entry but the place was so beautiful and I had taken so many photos that it most definitely warranted one.The bus ride along the northern coast of Crete was a scenic one as the bus snaked along the rocky cliffs that towered over the aquamarine sea.Rethymno's bus station is almost right on the water and the building is far too http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-537818.html Crete summer 09Last summer I went on vecation with my friend and her family to Crete.We stayed at at lovely hotel in the old part of town eith a view up to the fortress. The city of Rethymno is real ly beautiful with narrow allys and small shopps. We also hired a car and drow around a bit to see a bit more of the island. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-500482.html RETHYMNON Day 65I feel much better this morning and was even able to eat my breakfast. Even though I was unable to see Iraklion I am stilling leaving this city to see another. I took the morning bus to Rethymnon which is just down the coast from Iraklion. I arrived and went straight to the hostel to drop my bags.Rethymnon is a small town and is really cute. It http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-487945.html Hi EveryoneMy trip through the Greek Islands was planned to take 9 days. I have heard great things about all the islands. While I was in Athens people would show up in at the hostel raving about what a great time it was on the Islands. The hard part was choosing which islands to see. I chose Crete Santorini and Mykonos. I chose Crete because it had several archeology sites as well as natura http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-433288.html A picture is worth a thousand words http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-410889.html This is my first blog for my stay in Crete. I'll try to do at least one a week for the next 5 or 6 weeks with pictures so you all can keep track of what I'm up to. This is also my first blog ever so I apologize if it ends up being long confusing or uninteresting so please bear with me.I arrived in Crete on Friday afternoon after a long trip from New York JFK through Paris Charles De Gaulle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-403859.html Thursday 8th January 2009.A bright sunny morning. I took some pictures from the balcony as it looked so nice. Need to think about what we are doing today.On another subject the travelblog holds various information about how often it is viewed and all that sort of stuff. As at this morning our travelblog has now been viewed on 1919 occasions. We decided to spend some time looking around Rethymn http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-361799.html Wednesday continuedWe went out about seven thirty the intention being to wander round the town and have something to eat.I had thought that a lot of the shops would still be open but there was less than I expected. We ended up in a bar on the seafront called La Bamba. We had a couple of Gin Tonic's and Coke lights.While there we had a long discussion about our possible travel plans and our sho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-361359.html Sunday 4th January 2009.A cloudy but bright start to the day.We managed to sit out for a while enjoying the weather. Pat cooked the chicken sausages with some baked beans for our lunch.We left the villa about one o'clock and took a walk along the beach watching the sea. We stopped at Gecko and whilst there updated the blog and caught up with our emails.We checked the premium bonds website a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-361085.html JourneyDeparted Hampshire for a 7am flight to Heraklion with Thomas Cook. The holday started as ever with a flight delay just an hour this time. Smooth flight but a bit of a thud when we landed short runway apparantly.It was about 1 12 hour drive to our hotel which is about 5km outside the town of Rethymno. HotelWe had booked 2 weeks half board at the Hotel Palladion in Adeliano Kampos abou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-318331.html 6 hours on the ferry. The ferry was almost identical to the last but this one had rows and rows of bench seats on the deck which made for a more comfortable sleep.We arrived in Heraklion Crete expecting to find a guy with a sign and a van ready to drive us to his hotel. We walked off the ferry in the crowd and saw nothing. Nothing but friends and family waiting for others. No guy no sign nowh http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-311206.html We arrived in Athens at about 430 in the morning as our flight from Barcelona was delayed about 3 hours. This was not a good start but we were all optimistic about our streak of bad luck ending and were determined to make Greece a postive experience. We had to wait about 1 hour to get on the metro as it was not running yet and we were able to find our hostel very easily which was a first for u http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-290732.html Well I'm not exactly in Rethymno but will be soon. Currently I am in a charming little village called Katalagari. We are getting the village experience while living in a place that is so beautiful I would come back in a second. It is called Katalagari country suites and we are staying in a mini apartment with everything from a separate bed room to a flat screen TV with DVD player to a kitchen http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-255441.html ...massage itWell that's the idea apparently. When I tried it I ended up running circles in the sand clutching onto 70kg of Loggerhead turtle that was keen to get back to the sea I've done 2 night surveys now and they are amazing even if they do completely shatter you for the next few days. Seeing a turtle laying her eggs is one of the most magical sights I have ever witnessed. I never rea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-179129.html