Thursday was Chania, Crete after a swap with our Athens
stop. Athens is now Friday.
Right at the dock you can buy city bus tickets. It is 3 euro
per person for round trip. Nice buses.
To our surprise, it was very, very hot in Chania. We just
figured we were done with the heat. Guess not. We looked for shade whenever
possible, but you will tell from the pictures that it was plentiful. The port
we’re in is Souda and Chania is a fifteen minute bus ride away. Crete is a
mountainous island and the water is crystal clear. You can easily see the
bottom, just like in many Caribbean islands.
Some of the restaurants along the shoreline are a little ‘pushy’
trying to get you inside, but overall it’s not bad. The shop owners are just
like back home. The Navigator is the only big ship in port so it was not
crowded and we did not have to wait for the bus, although we spent half an hour
wandering before finding out you catch the bus back where they dropped you off.
Duh.
I forgot to mention yesterday that Turkey is considered Asia
so we can check that continent off our list.
Today, you get every picture I took. Not many.
The Firka Fortress.
Built in the late 1530s.
The Venetian
Lighthouse. 1500s with renovations in the early 1800s.
Local fishermen.
The anchor and propeller
are from the Crete Maritime Museum.
The Kioutsouk Hassan
Mosque. Built in the late 1600s.
I just HAD to take
it.
Typical street.
Typical graffiti.
A ‘bigger’ street.
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