Crete visit to Knossos

Thursday 1 August

 

 

We went to visit Knossos

 

It was a very hot day.

We had a French guide and I think

she lost me with all her stories

about gods, demi gods etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a sketch of Knossos as it was.

It is huge

 

 



Crete - Heraklion

We arrived about 11pm in Crete

on Wednesday 31 July

 

Thursday 1st August 2013

and Friday 2 August

 

 

We took a red bus around the city

before going to explore

 

 

we went for a walk along the long, long jetty

 

 

drying squids

 

Friday 2 August

 

We went for another walk on the jetty

and saw our boat.

We are embarking this afternoon

 

 



Italy last leg

Wednesday 31 July

 

We left Florence for Rome

And there we took the plane to Crete

The town of Heraklion

 

 

We arrive too early in Rome so we

drove on to Ostia a beautiful beach

with black sand.

 

 

It was hot 34 degrees

We sat on that little wall to take refreshment

and a guy came and told us off.

We did not understand what was all the fuss about.

Suddenly he had an inspiration...

"No green"

Apparently we could sit on the wall but

we were not allowed to put our feet on the lawn.

 

Then we spotted a cafe on the sand.

From this vantage we were entertain with

 all the going on on the beach

 

that guy was covered with beach toys

 

The sand is really very black.

We don't realise how lucky we are in Australia

with our nice beaches

 

That guy is selling clothes.

They were about 4 or 5 guys pushing and pulling

the trolley on the sand up and down the beach

 



Italia Firenze / Florence

29 and 30 July

 

 

We are now in Florence

 

 

 

Santa Maria Del Fiore

 

Claude having a cold beer

 

Duomo

 

 

not the real David

 

Musea di Palazzo Vecchio

 

Ponte Vecchio

 

 

Piazzole Michelange

 

We had lunch at Fiesole

With this beautiful view

Boy it was hot

 

And finely we got the right museum

to see David at the

Galleria dell l'accademia

 

Tomorrow we are on our way to Rome airport

for Greece

 

 



Italia: Vercelli

I have not blog for awhile so I will try to

finish our July/ August holidays as we are

getting ready for another one.

 

 

28 July 2013

 

 

We crossed the France Italy border

 

It look the same for awhile

 

 

then we arrived at Vercelli where we spent the night.

 

In the square little table and chairs and

beautiful music to listen while you are having

a drink or something to eat

 

 

 

It was light very late