Sunday, 24 July 2011
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
We Three go to Crete
Almyrida Crete
2011
Almyrida is a small village with a pleasant shallow beach nestling in the bay of Souda, with the magnificant White Mountains in the distance. The village is growing fast, and evidence of new construction is appearing. Several shops cafes and taverna’s line the road that runs beside the beach. The Airport at Chania is approximately 40 minutes Drive away
Our holiday started around Midnight on June 21st when our car arrived to transport us to Gatwick Airport for our flight out to Crete. We had a smooth and uneventful journey, and managed to get some sleep. We had one pit stop, and arrived around 4.30pm. Check in was quick and efficient, and we had time to gather newspapers etc from WHSmith, I couldn’t believe the length of the queue but got to the end eventually. We went through to departures, and duly boarded our plane, quickly settled and took off on time. We had very comfortable seats, with extra leg space which was a bonus. The usual process of service began and before long we where landing at Chania Airport. Once the doors were opened we where soon standing on the steps feeling the gentle kiss of the warm air on our skins, and breathing in the fragrance of Greece. We boarded the bus for our short drive to the airport terminal, and once inside quickly cleared passport control gathered our bags, and out into Arrivals Hall to be met by our Representative, who gave us the paperwork, for our accommodation, and directions to our waiting taxi, a brand new Mercedes. Once on the road, we enjoyed the pleasant views of sea and mountains, and 40 minutes later we arrived at Villa Artemes, we had a pleasant surprise, because we anticipated that we would be in the lower floor, of the two apartments, but indeed we were shown to the higher of the two with all round views of Almyrida.
Our accommodation had three bedrooms, one double one single and one with bunk beds; this came in handy to store our cases etc. Each room had its own balcony with stunning views from each. A welcome pack of basic groceries, enabled us to enjoy a drink and make a sandwich, we then unpacked, changed into holiday clothes, and made our way down to the village, to pick up necessities like Beer and crisps. Once back we all had a little sleep, then fully refreshed, we showered, and made ready for our first meal out. We chose, the first taverna along the road, and enjoyed a wonderful meal of Lamb for Nick and I and Brian had an omelette. After we had finished, we were served with some fruit and cake, and a little bottle of Raki, so now we really were on holiday. We then made our way back to the apartment for some welcome sleep
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