Apr 11 2010
Anyone considering hiring a bike and planning a cycle ride from Paleohora should bear in mind the first verse of Christina Rossetti’s poem ‘Up-Hill’ : ‘Does the road wind up-hill all the way ?’ ‘Yes, to the very end.’ ‘Will the day’s journey take the whole long day ?’ ‘From morn to night, my friend.’ …
Mar 10 2010
Summer time begins officially on the 28th March, and the Vernal (Spring) Equinox falls the previous week. But there has been evidence of spring and summer long ago here in Crete, where the winter has been pleasantly mild. Pastel-shaded anemones appeared last November, dwarf iris in January, the spectacular bee-orchids in February, and the …
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