Sep 21 2004
Feistos, Matala
Feistos: different spellings all the way. very confusing. althought the 2nd largest Minoan ruins.
very striking location: valleys and rivers.
didn’t come as imagined. didn’t understand much. no audio guide or even text descriptions at sites. only simple flier at ticket office. had to buy books at site.
tour groups don’t speak english. wished we joined one that does.
had trouble finding the site in the beginning. asked a lot of local folks with little english. dusty small towns. nice people though.
also visited a summer palace 3K to the west (?)
matala: beautiful seaside town. small. dog bark can be heard in the whole town. most people are tourists. many rooms for rent. we rented two (55 euro total). used one to do laundry. smelly dirty laundry.
bing swam to the cliff foot, climbed half way. ancient roman burial sites. nice warm beaches.
hiked the caves together. took many beautiful shots at sunset.
dinner in the dark. elec. on and off. the whole town oow-ahhed. waiter took us to kitchen. order on the spot. again extra dishes, wine, full meal. only 39 euro
candle light dinner at sea side. wind breezing. bing told stories. very romantic. slept well (separatedly)
song hiked out at 10pm to take pictures at the caves in the night. very good pictures though.