We done our usual this year and went to the travel agent without any idea where we
wanted to go so long as we could get beer, food, sunshine and some culture - we just
looked for a deal.
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The
inside of Zeus's cave - locally accepted as the birthplace of the god Zeus. There's a
whole baby eating kind of bizarre story that goes along with it, as well. |
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A
funky Greek windmill overlooking a fantastic valley. It was very windy up here and very
scary. |
| A nice view over
the precipice. In the distant you can see the windy roads and scary peaks involved in a
trip across the middle of Crete. |
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A view over a
windy hilltop onto the main tourist areas of Crete, Hersonnisos along to Malia (scariest
resort on the island) |
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I
just liked the look of the whitewashed walls, in contrast with the blue of the sky behind. |
This
street had a big row of swinging chairs and people drinking bizarro cocktails. Who were we
to disagree. |
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| This was taken at
some ungodly hour of the morning on the way to the island of Santorini. |
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A classic view of
the island of Santorini. The blue domed church is typical of the area are very common. |
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Just
another nice view of Santorini, just can't help getting a blue dome in there somewhere -
you should try. |
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A
view along to the main town, pictures to follow. It was a long hot, Mediterranean day. |
| I just liked the
soft light and smooth corners and the intense green gate, on this doorway, that was hidden
out of sight |
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A classicly styled
Greek church, again loadsa whitewash. It was difficult to get a clear view of it because
of all the bloody tourists. |
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Another
one of my nice looking pictures - I'm no David Bailey but at least I'm a David. |
This
must be one of the most photographed islands in Greece. |
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| This is what is a
very tepid picture of the best thrill ride you have ever been on in your life - nearly
killed me. |
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A very similar
picture to that above. One of the boats in the distance is ours - not personally of
course. |
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The
world weary travellers finally find an Inn in which they can quench their thirst |
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David
looking surprising alive after managing a 15 minute ride down the mountain side on a
donkey. You can't quite tell but my knuckles are pure white. |
| Here you can see
the mountain side and the village on top that we travelled down from our cruise ship. You
can just see the pathway that we came down. |
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This is the
entrance to Samaria Gorge. We walked this over the course of about 8 hours one day - I'd
do it again tomorrow, if I could. |
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Mean, moody, dark & foreboding - a promise of real effort & plenty
nice beer at the end. |
Absolutely stunning scenery. Apparently you can't go into the gorge in
winter because this sort of thing becomes a raging torrent. |
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More
foreboding geography. So idiots, walk this is flip flops... |
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Me,
looking and feeling absolutely knackered - but enjoying every minute. Ellie was trying to
get an feeling of the size of the place. |
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A pretty sky shot... |
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Enjoying a few cold ones, after a long hard walk in the gorge. |
The
classic fresco from the temple of Knossos. Shows the mental Cretans. enjoying a wee game
of bull jumping, hmmm? |
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A
classic Ellie arty shot - there's always one in there, this is probably the most
successful one yet. |
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My favourite arty shot - much better than Ellie's, in my opinion.
The outside of our hotel with the Med in the background. |
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