Yeah, I've been so lazy in uploading the rest of the video clips of our holiday in Crete he he he...but here are some of them. They're all about animalllllssss...
First video clip is about fish eating bread. While we were eating out in one of the seaside restos in Hersonissos area, some other people threw bread to the sea and these fish came quickly to get some he he he...
The third video clip was taken in Aqua World (The Animal Rescue Centre) in Hersonissos, Crete. It's VERY short 'coz we ran out of space, but you can see it moving clearly. :-D
During the first week in Crete, we didn't visit this place, but after we got stuck there for another week, we decided to go there. Took the bus from Hersonissos to Agios Nikolaus (it took about 45-50 minutes) and it cost about 3.70 Euros per person if I remember correctly.
Here's the view of the lake in Agios Nikolaus. The water isn't as clear as the sea water around the area, but we could see LOTS and LOTS of fish down there (though it was hard to take clear pics of them due to the unclear water). While walking downstairs towards the lake, I noticed a couple smooching each other behind the trees (you couldn't see them from the lake area). I guess it was a good spot for couples to sit and enjoy the scenery.
This video doesn't do any justice to the beauty of the place. If you're planning to visit Crete, I HIGHLY recommend visiting this place. ;-D There are plenty of restaurants and cafes surrounding the lake.
Here's an unclear pic of the lake just to show you how many fish there were down there (there were also bigger fish):
This is the sea area in Agios Nikolaus (about 1.5 km away from the lake):
Here are some pics we took around Agios Nikolaus area (yeah, this area is filled with LOTS and LOTS of stairs - when we were about to go back to the bus station, we got lost and we were SO tired 'coz we had to go up and down the stairs to find our ways ha ha ha...):
Here's a view of one of the shopping streets in Agios Nikolaus:
Me and a statue...dunno who it was, though. That day the rain poured down for hours until almost midday, so that was why the sky was a bit grey and we were wearing clothes like that ha ha ha ha...the wind could be pretty cold still.
Okie dokie, now I need to prepare some food for tomorrow 'coz I've promised my MIL that I'd cook for everybody so that she can rest. After all, Sunday is Mother's Day, but we'll be celebrating it tomorrow hi hi hi...I'll blog-hop later!
I haven't got too much time 'coz gotta clean up the house a little before our guests arrive. Well, just R2's elder brother and girlfriend for a game night he he...'coz tomorrow's Labour Day. :-D Gonna play Wii or something, I guess. R2 has bought some food and refreshment for us he he he...
Here are two video clips I've uploaded...
1st clip is a view around Hersonissos port:
2nd clip is a view of the ocean, taken from a place on the other side of Hersonissos port:
Hope you enjoy the clips! I'm gonna blog-hop only on Sunday 'coz tomorrow we'll go to my in-laws' place.
When we were at the hotel, we tried mini golf once 'coz it was free. Here are some pics of us playing mini golf. I must say it was my first time trying it, but I managed to get hole-in-one TWICE in different holes HUA HA HA HA HA...I felt GOOOODDD!!!!
However, we couldn't swim as much as we wanted to 'coz the water was still FREEZING. Fortunately there was an indoor swimming pool (albeit a small one) and I swam there twice. We did swim in this pool below twice, though.
Here's a photo of us sitting on the free shuttle bus to downtown Hersonissos:
There are many trees like this around the area, apparently more for decoration purposes or something.
I LOVE this store's facade 'coz it's just SO pretty!
Along the beach in Hersonissos, there are so many restos with a beautiful view like this (note: those flowers are REAL):
We tried visiting different restaurants to try out their food he he he he...
Apparently in summer there are usually many Dutch tourists in Hersonissos area, so many cafes/restos offer Dutch menu, such as the one I ordered below:
It's called Bami Schotel (10 Euros) and there's also Nasi Schotel and Lumpia, etc. I must say that the satay sauce tasted so similar to the satay sauce in Indo, so I was VERY VERY VERY happy with my order. ;-D
I've uploaded some videos to youtube, but they're still being processed, so I'm going to link them later on bit by bit. Gonna exercise now after a long break he he...
As some of you might have guessed, our holiday was extended due to the cancelled flights all over Europe (or at least in most countries in Europe). That's why only yesterday afternoon we arrived back in our place. We're broke due to the extended holiday, but at least it was still within our budget, though once we found out that we might not be able to get back home as planned, we had to really be on a tight holiday budget - but still the weather was perfect the week of our supposed holiday (ranging between 17-29'C) - a day or two after that it rained for a few hours until midday (it rained hard), so we could only get out to the city after midday.
Haven't had time to blog-hop or do anything much 'coz we had no internet access while we were there (our mobiles aren't connected to the net) and we didn't want to spend much time at the computer rental (of course). Unfortunately 'coz it's not high season yet, all of the museums were closed still.
Good thing was that even though our flights were postponed (first to last week's Wednesday and then to last Saturday), we could still stay in the same hotel for free (really impressed with the management of the hotel), though we had to move rooms twice. Funnily, the first time we had to move to a different room, we got a MUCH better unobstructed view 'coz there was a balcony straight from our bedroom. :-D :-D :-D Lucky us! :-D
Anyway, I'm not going to write too long yet...just wanna tell you that I'm alive and kicking ha ha ha ha...and I'll share some pics with you here...tell you later about everything else and I'll blog-hop bit by bit sometime this week...hope you're all doing fine!
1st pic: The view from our bedroom window (the first room we stayed in during the first week). We stayed in Village Heights Golf Resorts, Crete. The dark blue part below the sky is the ocean.
2nd photo: The view from our living room window of the second apartment we stayed in (I'll show you a video clip of this view later on). Again the dark blue part is the ocean.
3rd pic: View of the sea in Hersonissos.
4th pic: Another view of the same spot, taken from a lower ground. LOVE this idyllic place!
5th pic: Seagulls "dancing" right above our heads in the hotel area one beautiful day...there were SO many of them (many more than I could capture in one pic)!
