Last Greek Island…Crete!
“It takes a lifetime to discover Greece, but it only takes an instant to fall in love with her.”
– Arthur Miller
After Naxos, Emily and I took the ferry south to the Greek island of Crete.
We arrived in Heraklion on Oct 7th, 2023 🙁
When we first arrived at our Heraklion hotel, we hadn’t heard the news yet. But when we saw a dozen or so Greek police officers standing outside our hotel – all wearing full riot gear and armed with machine guns – we knew something was up.
Then we took the bus to Chania…
To be honest, Crete was not our favourite place in Greece. We absolutely loved Elofonisi beach! But the energy in both Heraklio and Chania felt a little off…probably because of the horrific events unfolding in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
But also possibly because we were there in October – the end of the tourist season – and there were definitely times when the usual Greek hospitality was not there. Both Emily and I felt that Crete had a different vibe than the rest of Greece…almost as if they’d had ENOUGH of visitors/tourists, thank you very much. And if that’s the case, I can’t say I blame them.
Have you been to Crete? If so, what was your experience? Click To TweetThanks for reading, take care & have a great week!
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Maryanne Pope is the author of “A Widow’s Awakening.” She also writes screenplays, playscripts and blogs. She is the CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and a co-founder of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund. To receive Maryanne’s blog, “Weekly Words of Wisdom,” please subscribe here.
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