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The Secret of Knossos?
By John Freedman Posted to Contemplating Crete December 1, 2021 Knossos, Crete's most distinguished tourist attraction, is surely doomed...
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Dec 1, 20215 min read
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Chania at Sunset
By John Freedman Posted to Contemplating Crete November 19, 2021 I took it as a good sign when I went out with my camera early last...
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Nov 19, 20214 min read
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Elafonisi, the pink sand beach
By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete November 10, 2021 This time of year the clouds roll in over Crete and, on more than an...
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Nov 10, 20214 min read
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Pachia Ammos beach, Akrotiri, Chania
Pachia Ammos is a divine stretch of beach just around the rocky bend from the famed beach at Stavros bay (for the uninitiated, the...
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Oct 11, 20213 min read
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Agia Triada Monastery
By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete August 20, 2021 The day we visited the Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) Monastery it was...
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Aug 20, 20214 min read
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The Old Sabbionara Wall, Chania
By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete August 2, 2021 I have written previously in this space about the Sabbionara, or Mocenigo...
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Aug 2, 20214 min read
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The Village of Sissi
By John Freedman June 13, 2021 The seaside village of Sissi is located in the northeast of Crete, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of...
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Jun 13, 20213 min read
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"Inexhaustible Poetry..."
By John Freedman June 4, 2021 I try not to let others speak for me too often. But there are times when that is the best way to cut right...
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Jun 4, 20213 min read
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Agioi Apostoloi, First Beach
May 17, 2021 John Freedman Paradise in the midst of civilization. That is - or, if I may - such are the beaches at Agioi Apostoloi. One...
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May 17, 20213 min read
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BALOS No. 3: THE BEACH
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 6, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Chances are you will rarely...
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Apr 13, 20212 min read
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LATE MINOAN NECROPOLIS, ARMENOI
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 22, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 How far are we from the...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
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ON THE ROAD, NO. 1
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 31, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 I grew up in Southern...
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Apr 12, 20211 min read
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KYDONIA/CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 23, 2020 Reposted April 11, 2021 It is said we will never see the remains of what might...
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
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CHANIA PREPARES TO OPEN
By John Freedman Posted previously on another site May 22, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 Greece is preparing to...
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Apr 11, 20212 min read
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SILENT CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere May 15, 2020 Reposted with additions on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 There is a lot of...
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Apr 11, 20212 min read
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CHANIA, LAST DAY OF LOCKDOWN
by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere May 4, 2020 Reposted with intro on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 [2021 Intro: How...
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Apr 10, 20213 min read
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STORMY CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere April 8, 2020 Reposted with new photos on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 It’s not quite...
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Apr 10, 20212 min read
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KOUBELI NEIGHBORHOOD, CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere March 2, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 One of my favorite walks in and...
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Apr 10, 20212 min read
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SABBIONARA (MOCENIGO) BASTION, CHANIA
by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere September 10, 2019 Edited and reposted with new photos April 10, 2021 The Sabbionara bastion...
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Apr 10, 20212 min read
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THE BEACHES AT AND NEAR AGIOI APOSTOLOI
by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere March 23, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 Virtual Trip No. 2. Today we...
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Apr 10, 20213 min read
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