Crete

We have been in Crete now for 10 days and tomorrow we head to Athens to catch a plane to Hungary for the next leg of our "Grand Tour".

I think we have used this time for lazy days by the pool and to contemplate the last 2 months and our time in Greece. We have had some interesting food experiences and near misses whilst here. While at Sfakaki, we headed up to the mountains for sight seeing and bit of lunch. The environment in the mountains was in stark contrast to the warmer coast, with cool air and breath-taking mountain views. We pulled into a little Taverna which had advertised itself shamelessly along the roads near Amari, where it seemed the dish of the day was something our host referred to as "lambs stomach stew" (through means of much sign language, since our Greek did not extend much beyond "Yassus"). After a tour of the kitchen and seeing the afore-mentioned stew with our own eyes, we decided to decline and went for the zuchinni keftedes which we noticed were being prepared in the plastic wash bowl next to the stew. These turned out to be wonderful and we left with fond memories of that place. Although I'm not so sure the brave souls who had already ordered the lambs stomach felt the same way.

Our final leg in Crete was spent in Chania at Lefka apartments. I would recommend these, very comfortable, modern with a nice pool and bar area, and welcoming and friendly hosts to match - Andreas and Anna. On Andreas' recommendation, we took a drive up into the mountains, through a lovely gorge until we reach Theriso where we would find a Taverna that would serve us smoked pork, lamb chops and staka (a goat's milk concoction).