Crete

Some real warmth to our bones, just what the doctor ordered! An offer that we couldn't refuse had come up on the computer, a week of all-inclusive in Crete for a very low price. (The doctor would not approve of the mounds of food we ate!) The weather can be chancy so early in the year.

But we were lucky, even on cloudy days the temperature was delightful and it was comfortable to be just lounging about

or exercising on the grass. (Me, not him!)

A huge advantage in being on holiday so early in the season is that it is quiet. It doesn't trouble us that  many shops and bars have yet to open. It is a pleasure to be able to explore the local streets at a leisurely pace without any hustle and bustle.

The old boys of the village were already settled into their positions in the café reviewing the day.

Himself took a look and wondered if he should join them. (He's eligible by age, only his lack of Greek stopped him.)

There is quite a bit of picturesque crumbling.

and a cement mixer as a decorative addition to an arrangement of plants!

I liked the formal structure of this garden

with its controlled decorative features.

I would have loved to see what the house was like inside. 

We took the path up beyond the village to look at the cemetery.

A carpet of wild flowers.

The snow-capped tops of the hills could hardly be seen against the pale sky.

I like the way that photos and objects are used on the graves, something that isn't seen in British culture.

Then we wandered back down the hill, having almost worked up an appetite/excuse for a hearty lunch!