Hello from Crete!Specifically, I'm in Knossus now (well, not right this second but I was there earlier today)...a really, really, really (and did I mention really) old city.
It was built between 1700-1400 BC.
Here are some pictures of an ancient Minoan castle on the island to get you started on planning your trip here.
A couple of things I thought were interesting:
- The queen had a "flushing" toilet. It was not accessible on the tour but I have to give it to the ancient queen since that is the main reason I don't go camping. If the ancient Minoans can have flushing toilets, then why can't I?!?!
- The castle apparently caught fire when someone dropped an oil lamp in the dark store room. Unfortunately, the clever pits that were dug to contain any spillage from the pots that might crack were useful in some circumstances but not when the pots that broke had contained flammable materials. Oops!
- The castle is where the labyrinth story of the Minotaur took place. Luckily, no minotaurs were on site when I visited.
On Crete, we're staying in a lovely resort on the island on a hill overlooking the Aegean Sea.
Although I wish there were an escalator, I am enjoying myself (just have to leave a lot of extra time to get up and down the hill...and where are all the hand-rails? Apparently people on Crete are much more coordinated than I am and don't need them.) ;)I won't be posting much while here due to all the classes we'll be taking during this time but look how awesome the beach area is below...I love that I can walk on the beach and not get too sandy. Of course, I didn't spend much time there due to my ability to blind people with my super pale complexion. I felt like a vampire as I tried to run from shady spot to shady spot during the Knossus tour.
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