Saturday, April 11, 2015 – – Crete

Knossos or Cnossos, is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and is considered Europe's oldest city. The name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete.

 
Today we arrive in Iraklion, Crete, to visit the palace of Knossos. I was very excited to see this palace as I’m reading a novel that talks about it in depth. The palace was built by the Minoans approximately 1500BC and contained over 100 rooms. The ruins were not discovered until 1900 and are now fully excavated and partially reconstructed to provide an overview of the complex labyrinth system. We saw the remains of the king’s and queen’s living quarters, the storerooms, potter’s workshop and the theatre.
(Pictures speak a thousand words)

It is truly a wonder how a civilization had the knowledge and ability to build such massive structures. This is my first visit to Greece and I cannot wait to see the other islands.
"To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote. To travel is to live." ...Hans Christian Andersen

 

 

 

Personal note: I’m losing my dance hosts. When  Lesley and Gerry disembarked in Barcelona I had my choice of hosts, but now there are several married women whose husbands do not dance and guess what….yep they are using my men!!