Sept 16 Tuesday—Crete

 We are now in Greece on the island of Crete, specially Heraklion, the capital of Crete. My picture downloads have stopped loading. so I will just record what we did and add pics manually. Argh!! 

After breakfast we boarded a Hop on Hop off bus and went to the Archeological Museum which was magnificent. We saw the ruins of the Minoan, an ancient civilization of Crete.

 

The clear turquoise waters of the Adriatic Sea

Amazing artifacts found in the Minoan civilization. From pottery  to facades and sculptures, all were artistically  done.



Hair for a wooden Statue

Reconstructed facades 

The decoration on the potterywas so well done

Models for building structures 

Unique figurative pieces

Did I say all the pottery was amazing

We stopped for a while and had a snack. A gelato for me! Then a little shopping. I bought a cool ring that fit my swollen ring finger, but found it too painful to wear. It looks great on my right hand.

Newly purchased ring


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