"Together Again!!!" Crete Island by lua2

Crete Island Travel Guide: 1,424 reviews and 3,706 photos

There are moments you remenber all your life.
There are moments you wait for
And dream of all your life.
This is one of those moments.
I will always remember this chair,
That window,
The way the light streams in.
The clothes I'm wearing,
The words I'm hearing,
The face I'm seeing,
The feeling I'm feeling,
The smell, the sounds, will be written
On my mind,
Will be written in my heart as long as
I live!

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Full of pity, his spirit embraced Crete. Crete was to him a living warm creature with a speaking mouth and weeping eyes; a Crete that consisted not of rocks and clods and roots, but of thousands of forefathers who never died and who gathered, every Sunday, in the churches. Again and again they were filled with wrath, and in their graves they unfolded a proud banner and rushed with it into the mountains. And on the banner the undying Mother, bowed over it for years, had embroidered with their black and gray and snow-white hair the three undying words: FREEDOM OR DEATH.

Nikos Kazantzakis

  • Last visit to Crete Island: Sep 2006
  • Intro Updated Nov 16, 2007
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  • MikeBird's Profile Photo
    Apr 3, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    W're heading off to sw Crete in the summer. Your tips make it sound irresistible. can't wait! Thanks, Mike

  • Martin_S.'s Profile Photo
    Aug 30, 2009 at 4:53 AM

    Your tip on Faragi Kourtalioti reminds me of the canyons here in southern Israel, with one big difference, you have GREEN. Martin

  • nickandchris's Profile Photo
    Dec 1, 2007 at 8:08 AM

    Great tips and fantastic photos on a wonderful Greek island.

  • garridogal's Profile Photo
    Oct 4, 2007 at 12:59 PM

    No debo de mirar esta pagina quando estoy hambriente!

  • RickinDutch's Profile Photo
    Jul 13, 2007 at 4:37 PM

    Nice photos and tips! Looks a little warm for my thick Alaskan blood, tho! Happy Birthday!!

  • janetanne's Profile Photo
    Jul 13, 2007 at 1:27 AM

    I always try to stay in Plakias when I am in Crete. Preveli is a beautiful place, especially at night! You are right to miss this wonderful island! but, I think you will be back.

  • Redang's Profile Photo
    Jul 7, 2007 at 3:28 AM

    ¡Magnífica página!

  • Aggeliki's Profile Photo
    Mar 19, 2007 at 11:14 AM

    Perfect! Its the biggest page for Crete! Thank you Anna for your birthday wishes!

  • chancay's Profile Photo
    Nov 28, 2006 at 5:44 AM

    cuidense creteños, pronto viene ;-)))

  • jenniferchin's Profile Photo
    Sep 9, 2006 at 1:08 AM

    222 pics ?????!!!! ADORE your Greek food t-log .. me love Saganaki .. we are going for Greek food tonight !!!

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