Last year I went to the UK for 11 days with our good friend Wendy. We had a blast in London and then driving for a week around Wales and Cornwall. Mona was gracious to let me take a trip without her, and because we had so much fun last year, Wendy and I decided to do another trip.....this time to Greece!
Wendy and I are beginning our Greek adventures on the island of Crete. We've arrived after 13 hours of travel from DC with a change of planes in Zurich.
Crete is the largest island in Greece, both in size and population, and sits about 250 miles south of Athens in the Mediterranean Sea. Like many places in this region of the world, various empires controlled the lands and seas at various points in history. Crete is no exception, and you see the historical, archeological, and architectural evidence of the Byzantine, Venetian, and Ottoman empires that ruled over Crete at various times in its history.
You could easily spend a week or more exploring the island (not counting just lounging around on the beach), but we only have a couple of days, so we are focusing our time in and around the capital city of Heraklion.
I had good intentions of blogging the entire trip last year, but for those of you who followed along, I didn't even make it out of London. Our days were so full and we were having such a ball exploring that I simply didn't have the time. My plan is to do better with this trip, but we'll see if I do. This may be the first of many posts, or it may be the only one. Either way, it's going to be a fabulous trip.
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