Blogs from Kissamos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Ok so my friend Stav - who is Greek - gave me the rundown of what to see and what to eat in this part of Crete (I mean, he helped me pick my itinerary as a whole, but specifically here) - I didn't doubt for a moment, and he didn't steer me wrong. Falasarna is absolutely STUNNING and so much good food around here. I'm sure tomorrow will be more of the same. So this morning I left Chania pretty early in order to get to Falasarna before the crowds - it's only about an hour drive, so nothing wild. Sure enough I got there perfect time (around 9:30) there were still some "front row seats" if you will, comfy lounge chairs and umbrellas. Since it was still quiet I went out into the water ... read more

Du Nord au Sud et du Sud au Nord, nous en avons pris l’habitude… mais heureusement il y a aussi l’Est et l’Ouest… et dans ce blog si bien nous vous mènerons du Sud au Nord, nous retournerons vers le Sud, mais cette fois vers l’extrême Sud Ouest… n’en perdez pas votre latin, mais munissez-vous d’une boussole… C’est ainsi que nous quitterons Chora Sfakion pour passer par les Gorges de Nibrou. Ces gorges sont toujours très impressionnantes car profondes… mieux vaut tenir sa route… et ne louper aucun tournant… Aujourd’hui, le temps a bien changé… le brouillard s’installe mais heureusement au tournant d’une montagne, nous retrouverons le ciel bleu et son soleil ! Passons par Chania, ce qui n’est pas une bonne idée… nous pensions y faire un petit arrêt vu que nous connaissons, mais impossible ... read more

Note: the panoramic photos at the start of the blog change every 7/10 seconds and give a larger and clearer image than when viewed with the other photos. Also, there are more photos below the text if you want to skip the diary details; and if you double click on any of the photos you will get an enlarged, clearer, image. You can return to the text anytime. Wednesday 13th September: off to Paleochora on the south coast of the island. An easy 28 mile journey through the mountains; via the spectacular Topolia Gorge where the road is reduced to a single lane tunnel along the wall of the gorge. This time the traffic light control system wasn't working so access to the single lane section was manually directed. Then we went up and over a ... read more

Note: there are more photos below the text if you want to skip the diary. Also, if you double click on any of the photos you will get an enlarged image and you will be transferred to the photo gallery where you can scroll through all the photos. You can return to the text anytime. Tuesday 18th April, our last full day in the Kissamos area. As we didn't want to travel too far and, also, to get some exercise we decided to walk part of the Topolia Gorge and to have a look at the cave shrine close to the southern entrance of the Gorge. It was less than 10 miles from our hotel to the Gorge and we stopped to take some photos at a car park near the northern entrance of the single ... read more

Nukuin katkonaisesti, mutta riittävästi. Näin aamulla Merkuriuksen ennen auringonnousua. Kävimme pääkadulla aamiaisella. Vuokra-auto tuli aamulla. Ajettiin länteen Kissamoksen pikkukaupunkiin. Syötiin siellä lounas (otin kesäkurpitsalaatikkoa) ja käytiin museossa. Plataniaksessa ehdittiin käydä vielä meressä uimassa. Vesi oli lämmintä. Kävimme syömässä illalla yläkaupungissa. Kun Jukka oli valittanut autosta vuokraamoon, sieltä otettiin yhteyttä, ja meille tuotiin illalla toinen, punainen auto.... read more