The exit from Jeruselum to Tel Aviv airport went smoothly, light rail to train station to airport. 3 hours before flight was just about righ to negotiate all the multiple security and ticketing bag checking etc. They have this fast biometric (really facial recognition) passport exit machines. kinda like auto flight check in. worked OK for Travis told me to go to groupW line. tried again with a ICE human help, still no, wait for the officail lady behind the glass in the booth. I ask why me? She says “well maybe you are a war criminal, maybe you have robbed someone in Isreal, or, maybe you didn’t smile!” Anyhow we made the flight, Then I discover my bag check was only through to Thesoloniki, The stop over. So more hurry up to claim & recheck bag to Crete & security. But hey now we are in Greece and everything is much more mellow.
One night in an old (the first multi- story building in Heraklion) bueatifully remoldeled with all that Bundersbank $ for the Olympics held here. Next day, down the road to Chania and the next Trade a Pad. An absolutly veritable Morrocan, Ethiopian, furnished very interesting villa. Our host, Mania (Greek), very helpful in all things and husband Patrick (French) Cooked us a fantastic roast goat meal. with much interesting conversation, ranging from world travels to Greek politics and fall out from the financial meltdown the country is still much impacted by.
We have repeatedly explored Chania & it’s many old buildings, & ecelent museums. From earilest (3,500 BCE ) Minoan through early greek culture, Roman period, Bizantyium, Venitian (13th to 15th century) Ottaman until 1905. Such a complex serris of rulers, for a valuable eastern Med piece of real estate.
OK so lets post a few pictures.
Dinner Pics and a couple of the great room of the house. more house pics coming in future post
I do love boats and boat models. these last a reconstruction of a Minoan ship. The planks are sewn or laced togeather, mortised into the keel and bow stem. An interesting stern sprit, or frome extension.
More boats. I suppose not surprising that wooden boats maintain the basic form through out time
Soliciting comments on the posting of exhibit explanatory text. For me a lot easier than adding captions to many pics. I try to include text on the more interesting (to me) ehibits. And I guess if you are not interested it’s esasy to scroll past them. I do hope they are readaable.
a model of the old Venetian constructed harbor, still in use today
Thursday a storm passed through, sustained 25-30 kt wind off the Med. waves washing up on the old harbor quays, a resident of 30 years said he had never seen this happen before. Climate change ?
Chania Archeological museum in this bueatiful Venetian churh (a mousque during Ottoman times) had some of the most intereasting ceramic forms I’ve seen. Ranging from some reconstructed Minoan, up through Roman times.
I best attemt to post this It’s the largest # of pics I’ve tried
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