Our travels

High culture in Szczecin

As you already know, we do not travel abroad for several reasons. But we're not wasting time. We are catching up with cultural events in Szczecin. After the pandemic, the offer is huge: the opera, theaters and philharmonic offer extremely interesting performances every week. It's hard to choose, an...

A birthday

We haven't been travelling abroad for several months. There were many reasons. The echoes of the covid pandemic and emerging new viruses did not encourage trips. The inflation forced us to watch our currency more closely and wait for what would happen next. We focused on "local" events such as fam...

Farewell to Kreta

Fourteen days have passed very quickly and it’s time to say goodbye to the beautiful island and nice people, The island says goodbye to us in its own way: the wind is blowing, it’s raining, and the temperature has dropped to 18 degrees Celsius. You can see tears of regret on the windows ... Hop...

Evening- nighrlife

On a day without a trip, i.e. in the absence of an emotionally moving entry, we are left to describe the nightlife of Hersonissos. Hundreds of restaurants are empty, because October 80+ "tourists" are reluctant to leave "all inclusive" hotels. When we are harassed by restaurateurs to enter their b...

The Last Myth

Today is the last episode in this series of The Adult Myths. This one, however, will be for young people and children.About a good daddy and a disobedient son. And how it ended badly ... Myth about Daedalus and Icarus “Daedalus was an artisan artist in the court of the king of Crete, Minos. It was...

In the middle of the island

The last organized trip is the one "to the middle" of the island, which is south of Hersonissos and our hotel. Once again we admired the skills of our coach driver on a very winding road leading to an altitude of approx. 840 m above sea level. The guide recommended closing the eyes of those who ar...

Minos and his palace in Knossos

I already wrote about King Minos and the Minotaur, so now about his palace and the Labyrinth.   The trip to Knossos confirmed the great history of Crete and the limitless knowledge that can be gained by touring the island. Of course, you have to be a fan of ancient history.   "The Knossos Palace...

Europe and the bull

Is Zeus a not a good example for our contemporaries? To satisfy his whims, he would hijack the desired object and that was it! Unfortunately, he has quite a few followers in today's world! We mess with the minds of our youth in the ability to tell good from evil! "Europe - in Greek mythology, a T...