I am there!

My trip to Crete started very nicely. Sunshine and warm weather was abslutely putting me into the holiday mood, even though I could look forward to a long wait at the airport. But ats the airport I met a librarian friend of mine, going on the same plane. So the waiting was shortened by good company. In Chania, Ilias met me at the airport. It was raining quite much, and we took a taxi to his apartment where I left my stuff. And then we went to the best fish restaurants in Chania, Apostoli in the old Venezian Harbour area. Was I in for a treat! Calamares, vegetables, salad and fish + desserts on top of that. White wine to go with the food. A wonderful meal in great company. We dicovered we both liked animation movies, and ended the night with Bees before Jan Garbarek, also a common favoourite surprisingly enough, ended a long and very nice evening. Couchsurfing is a way of travelling I will recommed everyone!

Ilias helped me to get a taxi to the busstation Sunday. The weather was getting warm and sunny, and I had a small conversation with another Norwegian couple also waiting for the bus.

Two hours on the bus, and I could walk with my suitcase along the beach promenade where Flora received me like an old friend and showed me Irinis house were I will be staying the next couple of weeks. Just as beautiful a view as on the picture. And a wonderful elderly greek couple as hosts, this time I am a paying guest.

Tonight I will have dinner with another traveller from Poland-Hamburg. Travelling alone is definitively not boring!

All in all a great start of the holiday.