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Beautiful sunset of Irakleio

[Aug.2009] We moved to Irakleio from Rethymno, our base in Crete. According to my guide book, here the main thing to see was the Archaeological Museum, so we went there to find that it was…

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Walk along Samaria Gorge a bit

[Aug.2009] We were going to join a tour to go to the west end of the island of Crete, Greece but because the company made a mistake, we had to join a tour to Samaria…

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Magnificent valley

[Aug.2009] The second tour we joined in Crete was to visit villages along Amari Valley. This time, our guide was a pretty girl from the Netherlands and she had a good command of English, French…

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To the inland

[Aug.2009] When we had my summer holiday in Crete, we joined a few group tours. The first one was to go inland and reach the south side of the island. The inland of Crete is…

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Excursion to Chania

[Aug.2009] From Rethymno where we based in Crete, we visited Chania which is west of Rethymno, about one hour away by bus. According to my guidebook, it is the most beautiful town in Crete, and…

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Our base in Crete

[Aug.2009] Our base in Crete was in Rethymno. I cannot remember why we chose here, but I am sure that it was a right decision. It is touristy for sure, but still had the atmosphere…

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Stressful town

[Aug.2009] In Athens, we went to Acropolis as everyone else. Unfortunately, what I remember most about Acropolis is not about the ruin itself, but the fact that we nearly became a victim of a pickpocket….

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Forest fire in Athens

[Aug.2009] I will write my memoir again. This time it is in Greece, when I went to Athens for the first time. We saw the very dirty sky from the window of the bus we…

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Philippi

[August, 2011] In the Ancient Macedonia tour, the last place we visited in Greece was this Philippi, a town established by Philippos2. Alexander the Great is well known by everybody, but in this tour, his father…