Crete 14 - last day at the beach & sunset

Worst day on each vacation is reached - the day of departure. :-(

We wanted to keep the room until 10:00 p.m. but it was only possible until 06:00 p.m., but that was better then nothing. It's always unpleasing to check out at 12:00 a.m. when the pick up time is in the evening or like in our case in the night.

After breakfast we started to pack our cases so we wouldn't have a hurry later that day. Then we went to the beach and just enjoyed the last day of this marvelous vacation on the wonderfull island of Crete.
After a little snack for lunch I made a little photo tour through the whole facility.

In the early afternoon we finished packing our things and went to the reception for check out left the luggage there and returned to the beach.

The sunset over Georgeoupolis is fantastic.


Just right on time a group of riders came along the beach and gave me the chance for a great shot.


After this wonderfull sunset we went to dinner and then waited in the lounge for the bus to the airport at 09:55 p.m.

On the way we couldn't keep back tears - like always when leaving such a wonderfull place.

At the airport everything was very slow. It took ages to get through check in. It was an organizational problem - first they had two luggage scanners running but then cut it back to just one. But in the end that wasn't so bad because we didn't have to wait such a long time for boarding and take off.

Crete 13 - day at the beach

Right after breakfast I went to Kavros once again to ask if anybody had heard something about my wallet but had no luck.

We spent the day at the beach and enjoyed our last full day. In the afternoon we also went to the Jacuzzi for a last time.

Today at the dinner buffet I found grilled swordfish. WOW! Tastes great! I love it. Last week I had it too but then there was no label what it was.

Crete 11 - day at the beach & greek evening

After the strenuous trip to Santorini yesterday we got up just on time to reach the restaurant before breakfast was over. The hotel staff is really nice, they didn't even really mind if someone was sitting a little bit longer to finish the meal.

The day we spent at the beach - most of the time I slept.

In the evening was a 'Greek Evening ' again after dinner. This time there was only one man at a keyboard and the dancers didn't seem to have as much fun as the last ones - so we went to our room.

Crete 9 - day at the beach & Jacuzzi

We spent the day at the beach. In the afternoon we went to the spa area to have a look at the indoor pool, the jacuzzi and all the other things there.
The water in the indoor pool is really refreshing - I guess it has about 21°C.
The jacuzzi is wonderfull - warm water a different jets for massage.

In the spa area there is also a little gym, a hamam and a sauna.

Crete 5 - day at the beach & Kavros

Today we stayed at the beach once again.
The sound of the sea is so nice, I could listen to it for the rest of my life.

After dinner I walked to Kavros on my own. Julia wrote some postcards at the bar in the meantime.

Crete 3 - day at the beach & greek evening

Today after breakfast we booked a car for 3 days (friday until sunday). I am a bit unsure about the greek traffic or rather the greek way of driving because most of the time it seems that the rules are more like guidelines. ;-)
But I am sure we will have a lot of fun.

The rest of the day we spent at the beach again.

After dinner there was a greek evening with live music and dance.
The musicans were good and looked like they had fun too and the dancers were great.
After their folk dance perfomance they took some of the guest to dance the famous Zorba's Dance.
A really nice show!

Crete 2 - day at the beach

Today we spent the whole day at the beach. The first days are just for relaxing and enjoying the beauty of the sea.

In the evening we went for a walk to the small village of Kavros.
It's really small but there are a lot of tavernas, shops and a fun park where you can play minigolf or have fun in the little petting zoo.

Crete 1 - the flight and the first day at Mythos Palace

The Flight:

At the airport we had a little dinner at 'Café Melange' near the C-Gates just because we were not sure if we would get something to eat during the flight or not.

When boarding started we had some trouble because we forget about the 100ml rule for liquids on board. Just because governments are worried about terrorism you can only take liquids in 100ml units in a seethrough bag. But you can take up to 10 units on board so you would have 1 liter of liquids per person on board the plan, and they really thingk that will help against terrorism??? I am sure that terrorist seldom hijack a plane by only one person and with that reglement they have pretty sure enough stuff on board to build a bomb or to poison something or so.
By the way the airline dispenses metal cutlery on the flight.
So back to the story: we had to go back to the check-in and send the things with the normal luggage and then hurry back to the gate. This time they found a deo spray we forgot and they hadn't seen at the first time in Julia's bag that had 250ml filling. Of course we didn't go back to check-in this time and left it at the security check.

When we got on the plane there was just chaos with the seats.
Some people - I am sure it was caused by families who wanted to sit together - had set obviously not on the right places and so everyone who got on now had to find another seat.
It was just a flight of about 2h 30min and so I didn't really mind having to sit beside strangers.

The plane (Boeing 737-700, Maria Callas) took off just a few minutes behind schedule.
During the flight we really got a nice dinner. We could choose between vegetarian pasta and sliced pork. We both took the pasta and it was very good.

The only thing on board that didn’t work was the headset for the entertainment system on some seats. But who cares.

At about 01:15 am we landet at the airport of Chania.
We got the luggage and went to the bus to the hotel.
Arrival at the Mythos Palace was at about 02:30 am.

The Hotel:

All I can say about the hotel is WOW!!!

It's my first time to a five star hotel and I love it!




The staff is very nice and until today there are not too many guests.

Our room is big and nice furnished. Even the balcony is big enough to be used (that's not always the case).
From the balcony we have a nice view to the sea on one side, the lights of Georgioupolis and the villages around it at night in the front and the beautifull mountains on the other side.

Everything is very clean and tidy.

The Beach:

The beach is like the rest of the resort clean. The sand is fine - just a little gravel on the first steps into the sea - and there is a lot of space for everyone. In the small river that runs to the sea you could also see turtles.
You could walk to the village of Georgioupolis all along the beach.
There are no private beaches in Greece so you can go wherever you want to.


The first day:

After a few hours sleep we went to the restaurant for breakfast. For breakfast and dinner it was always buffet with a wide range of lots of good things.
The only thing at breakfast was that the orange and the grapefruit juices from the machine were much too sweet. But the greek coffee is excellent.

After breakfast we had the meeting with our tourist guide.
She told us a lot about the offered trips we could make. Jeep Safari, Samaria gorge, boat trip to Santorini, and lots more.

We decided to book just 2 excursion because they are not what I would call inexpensive. ;-)
The trips 'around Chania' and to the 'island of Santorini' were our choices.
Together for a price of 135 Euros per person.

Julia wanted to rent a car for a few days but I had to think about it first. The traffic here differs a bit from the traffic at home.

After the meeting we went to the beach and just relaxed for the rest of the day.

In the evening there would have been a magican but we were to tired and the best places were already taken.