Day 4 (Continued) - Blogabond

I had begun to dispair that I had wasted my vacation in a country of little interest to me. But as my bus left Irakleion and headed toward Chania, the picture brightened. Snow-capped mountains loomed above, sheep and goat herds stood against the hills and white beaches and blue water lay below.

Arrive in Chania was uneventful and at first I began to doubt the guidebook. However, slowly, I made my way through the new city, into the old city and finally to the small, enchanting, this-can't-possibly-be-real harbour. More Venetian than Greek (as I had been warned), this harbour could not have been built better by Disney or 20th Century Fox. Even better, I found myself the perfect room -- wooden floors, whitewashed walls, a deck and an incredibly view of the harbour. As I told the woman from Boston who appeared to own the place, I was sure I had gone to heaven.

And now I am sitting in a harbour-side cafe, eating shrimp and watching the sun go down. Vacation.

(Big mistake -- buying a pack of cigarettes. So seductive and addictive).

written by

shoshtrvls on May 4, 1993 from Chania, Greece

from the travel blog: Greece (1993)

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