Day 10 - Chania Old Towm

Another great breakfast followed by a walk around town. Andrea gave each kid a quest, 5 facts for Joshua, 5 interactions in Greek for Ari, 5 informational signs for Zachary. We saw the agora (central market) and looked for the Hamam Turkish baths but we're disappointed when we found them to see that they were turned into a luxury day spa. I would have been happy with a couple massage if the kids weren't there.

We sat at a seaside restaurant and had drinks. Andrea was shocked when the bill came and each kid's Fanta was about seven dollars. I told her that we were paying for the view.

We went back to the hotel while Andrea shopped for jewelry. When Andrea rejoined is after successfully getting a starfish silver starfish pendant, we took the laundry to Oscar's laundromat and set off toward our car. Upon reaching the car we discovered that keys to said car were in Andrea's other purse. As we returned to the hotel to retrieve the keys we decided that it was so late that we should eat lunch first. n so we picked a restaurant, had a delicious lunch including fennel pie, which all the kids liked, octopus, fava beans, salad, and pumpkin ravioli.

During lunch Andrea and I made a bet, the first one in over twenty years and I lost 50 euros. Turns out that even though sharks have cartilage instead of bone they are still considered to be fish.

After lunch the owner, with whom we had been chatting, treated us to halavas and a bottle of raki (a local drink)  sweetened with honey and cinnamon. I'm not much of a drinker but it was delicious.

Finally we set off for Rethimnos, where we saw the Venetian fortifications, some ottoman mosques, and a fountain from the 1500s. The kids whined about the heat and the amount of walking but we ignored it as much as possible.

The kids cleaned up on points which they used for gelatto. We ate some delicious beef and a chicken dish made with figs for dinner and headed back to Chania.

Tomorrow we are going to leave Chania  and go to Iraklio to see the Archeological museum and Kronos's labrynth.