9/24 IRAKLION

We changed hotels and went to the El Greco hotel. It was much better for the same price. The bathrooms are odd. They've all been redone. There are covered up patches, etc. It has a handheld shower nozzle, no shower walls or curtains, a bitty stool to sit on and VERY small space and a drain in the tile floor outside the shower as well. One thing I’ve noticed about most of the bathrooms, is that they are tiled all the way to the ceiling. On Tuesday, we took a bus ride to Knossos. Knossos is about 5 miles from Iraklion. I was surprised that the structures and columns were so small. It appears so monumental in photos. It was a very nice location. Pines and nice breeze around it. It's been windy and not all the boats are going to the islands. We may go back to the islands after the Peloponnese or go to Italy or France. Ray is a bit disappointed with Greece. Lots of tourists, very few English speaking. There were a lot of French, German, Greek, and Australian groups (Aussie language isn’t quite English J). The cities are crowded, noisy, and dirty... I think that the magic he expected by visiting the sites is not there. He has had a couple of good experiences though.