Our Trip - Day Eight

Another great start to the day with more great coffee and digestive cookies.  We were off to the city of Chania before I knew it.

 

Armed with the GPS app, we were off to see the market in town.  A quick drive and we were there and we ended up in an underground parking with some seriously tight turns.  "Get your head back in the car!" I was told at one point.  Of course I had to drop, Katie I've been asked to leave the parking lot.

 

We walk down a main street and I pop in what is like a Greek Best Buy, in fact it looks so similar, Best Buy really must own a portion.  We then proceeded to the narrow pedestrian streets full with stops along each side before it opened to the large market. 

 

 

 

 

Fresh goods of every variety waited for us inside.  Baked goods, fresh fish, spices, meats, herbs and electronics.  Yes, fresh electronics.  The fish so fresh that even the cats were waiting.

 

 

 

We made our way to the water where we stopped for something cold. 

 

 

I tried to order a large lime refresher, the Starbucks worker replied with a strange "nope"  Only Berry was available this scorcher of a day, I said sure walked away with a medium Berry drink somehow instead of that large lime that I originally had ordered.  It's Greece, who cares, moving on.  The best and I mean the best was it was the same price in Euros that it was in Canadian dollars.

 

Caro was told by one of her friends that we must eat at this restaurant if we're in Crete because it is amazing.  So off we went, we made our way into Stalos.  Jumped into a Supermarket and asked about the restaurant, 200 meters up the street and confirmed that the restaurant was one of the best in town.  We go the 200 meters up the street and we got nothing, some bad directions it appears.  So we keep driving, up and up and up.  The smell of olive trees in the air. 

 

 

 

We stopped and let the other car go ahead to check what's ahead as the road was starting to get pretty steep.  We stopped a local that was driving up the street and asked about the restaurant.  Go back and turn left and it's another 200 meters up the other side of the hill.  Off we went and must have driven past it as we parked and scoped it out on foot.  It really did go on to prove that the locals really have no idea what a meter truly is.  Turns out the restaurant didn't really have any signage.  The sad thing was that it was closed for the afternoon and wouldn't be open until dinner.

 

Not the restaurant, just some local real estate.

 

Back down the hill and to the beach area we go.  We ate at a lovely restaurant that was right on the water and the weird thing was the floor was made up of astro turf.  Here the local cats ate very well, as they were treated to some kebob and fish. 

 

 

 

The restaurant would then go on to be known as "Volcano" after a great sounding dish that we found out about after already ordered.  Those that visited the WC did come back and all report that it may be the cleanest WC in all of Greece.

 

A nice couple of shots of a local stopping for a beer.

 

 

 

A quick drive back to the villa so we can start some patio time.  It was a great night of tunes, conversations, nibbles and laughs with friends.  Before I knew it, it was time to turn in once again.