Mothers’ Day… all the ladies (mothers) received a bunch of flowers and a gift (a scented soap). Nice touch... Glad I thought to have this included in the tour!!!!
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| Minoan art |
Bus trip to Palace of Knossos. Knossos is a rare example of Minoan culture and building. It sits just outside the city of Heraklion.
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| Heraklion Airport from a 2/4 Bn position. |
Heraklion was another defensive position where commonwealth troops defended an airfield. The German paratroopers misjudged the size of force at Heraklion. You get a sense that it was a slaughter. The scale of death suffered by the Germans is bewildering and saddening. even though were the enemy and seeking to impose their will!
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| We KNOW where we are! |
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| Old Rethymon |
Motorcycle riding in the afternoon/evening. Visited some villages inland from Rethimon… Gonia, Kastelos(?). Then we visited the old city of Rethimon (a pirate town!). Narrow streets, old houses… character and charm just oozing out from every allyway and street. Plenty of bugs in the teeth as we screamed around the backroads of Crete! Karen’s heart missed a beat when we got the tiniest of tiny, tiny fishtails happening. Pretty cool for a 150cc ‘scooter’… must be something in the skill of the rider! (but I don’t want to brag).
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