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Plakias => Plakias => Topic started by: Mike G on August 26, 2010, 02:03:10 PM
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I was just wondering who has booked for 2011 already.
Mike
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Next year! We haven't been this year yet. Roll on October.
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Very tempted to book to go back to the Kostas-Chrysoulla on 27th September though will have to fly from Manchester as the Leeds Bradford flights finish on 20th September next year and I can't have that week off work. I keep checking the Olympic prices as last time I booked for Plakias the prices went down by about £30 shortly after I booked.
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Not booked yet but I'm going back whatever around late August early September. I've just had two years out so I've got withdrawal symtoms!
george...
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You are missed, george... Tomorrow Peter & Dawn, me and and a few others here are meeting for a meal at the Medousa. We would reserve a place for you too, but...
Noopsy
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You are missed, george... Tomorrow Peter & Dawn, me and and a few others here are meeting for a meal at the Medousa. We would reserve a place for you too, but...
Noopsy
Thanks Noopsy
Hopefully you all had a good night, and with me not there, you all got a lot more of Babbis's Raki!
george...
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We did have a good night, but Babbis gave us the cold shoulder...and we only received 1 tot of raki.
Noopsy
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We did have a good night, but Babbis gave us the cold shoulder...and we only received 1 tot of raki.
Noopsy
1 tot of Raki??? Well that's it then Noops, Babbis goes right to the top of the 'black list'!!
george...
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To be fair, I think he begining to take a back seat, and letting his son run the business.
Noopsy
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To be fair, I think he begining to take a back seat, and letting his son run the business.
Noopsy
That's no excuse Noops, Babbis obviously hasn't been training him right, I mean, come on!!? One tot of Raki??
Babbis used to top up the glass when it was empty, he used to hover at the doorway with the bottle waiting to pounce on a vacant glass.
george...
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It wasn't like that at all when we were there; in fact we hardly saw him. It was his poor son that was rushing around serving all the customers. He was probably too busy to indulge in such niceties as topping up our raki glasses.
Noopsy
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I mentioned something along that line in my recent posting regarding prices/portion sizes ?
Barny.
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No point in making excuses guys, this is important!! We're talking RAKI here!!!
george...
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No point in making excuses guys, this is important!! We're talking RAKI here!!!
george...
It may have only been 1 Raki , but is was GOOD Raki.
Quality over quantity guys.
As Max Boyce used to say 'I know coz I was there'
Peter&Dawn
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And don't forget the lovely cake. As far as portions are concerned, I had the biggest and tastiest serving of stuffed vegetables ever. The food was good and the service was great - for a table of 11, we all got what we ordered. And the company, of course, was excellent. Sigh!
Back to topic - seriously considering the same time next year, but only if someone will assure me that Force 8 winds are not the normal weather for the time of year.
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And don't forget the lovely cake. As far as portions are concerned, I had the biggest and tastiest serving of stuffed vegetables ever. The food was good and the service was great - for a table of 11, we all got what we ordered. And the company, of course, was excellent. Sigh!
Back to topic - seriously considering the same time next year, but only if someone will assure me that Force 8 winds are not the normal weather for the time of year.
Regrettably they are common and Plakias suffers especially because of the funnelling effect of the two gorges. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etesian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etesian)
Mind you, early season can also be windy.
Mike
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Quite right George, get the priorities right.
Babbis is great and trips to Medousa are a highlight but I have seen him quite stroppy on occasions, but hey they don't call me stroppy ploppy for nothing.
I'd probably be stroppy sometimes if I had to serve us lot day in day out.
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Quite right George, get the priorities right.
Babbis is great and trips to Medousa are a highlight but I have seen him quite stroppy on occasions, but hey they don't call me stroppy ploppy for nothing.
I'd probably be stroppy sometimes if I had to serve us lot day in day out.
Staying off topic (sorry) - We usually have at least one meal at Medousa but have never built up a rapport with Babbis - maybe we go there too early before he's started winding down.
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Back on topic and I've had an email from Olympic today with details of their 'Big Button Promotion' which finishes at midnight on Monday. Prices at Kostas have been reduced by about 10% since last time I checked Was going to hang on to book until I get back from Symi next month but don't think I can resist at these prices
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Booked today to go back to Kostas for a week on 27th September 2011 with Olympic
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We got back from Kos last weekend and the shock to the system - getting up in the dark, commuting through miserable rain etc. - had us looking at the Olympic site last night and we couldn't resist booking two weeks at K&C from 13 September 2011. Long time to wait though!
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We have booked our flight for next year!! Can't wait!!
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Quite right George, get the priorities right.
Babbis is great and trips to Medousa are a highlight but I have seen him quite stroppy on occasions, but hey they don't call me stroppy ploppy for nothing.
I'd probably be stroppy sometimes if I had to serve us lot day in day out.
Staying off topic (sorry) - We usually have at least one meal at Medousa but have never built up a rapport with Babbis - maybe we go there too early before he's started winding down.
We agree with you ..and we usually go later in the evening ...weve never found him very friendly but we love the spicy pork so go back every time !
We ve booked Dora again for June ...cant wait !
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Quite right George, get the priorities right.
Babbis is great and trips to Medousa are a highlight but I have seen him quite stroppy on occasions, but hey they don't call me stroppy ploppy for nothing.
I'd probably be stroppy sometimes if I had to serve us lot day in day out.
Staying off topic (sorry) - We usually have at least one meal at Medousa but have never built up a rapport with Babbis - maybe we go there too early before he's started winding down.
We agree with you ..and we usually go later in the evening ...weve never found him very friendly but we love the spicy pork so go back every time !
We ve booked Dora again for June ...cant wait !
Nikos is now in charge and the atmosphere is great. Though we like and understand Babbis (he understands us as well) we could understand some people having minor reservations when on occasions Faulty Towers like situations seemed to emerge. Nikos is very different - very friendly, keen sense of humour and very kind and considerate. Babbis keeps in the background but now with less stress he is also in a much better mood and all round our favourite place is even better than the place we liked as it was.
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After a gap of almost 4 years I have relented and have booked the Irida for the first 2 weeks in June. We have stayed there a couple of times, long before the new pool was put in and found them to be friendly and comfortable.
For those of you who have been recently, how is the new construction progressing? Any other changes in Plakias? Has the Greek credit crisis seen a marked increase in prices?
Grahame
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After a gap of almost 4 years I have relented and have booked the Irida for the first 2 weeks in June. We have stayed there a couple of times, long before the new pool was put in and found them to be friendly and comfortable.
For those of you who have been recently, how is the new construction progressing? Any other changes in Plakias? Has the Greek credit crisis seen a marked increase in prices?
Grahame
Hi Grahame
We stayed at the Irida this year, and found it very comfortable, the pool is a great asset. We will stay there again when next in Plakias.
The construction along the beach road is progressing very slowly, in August only 3 or 4 people were working on the site. The ex-pats should be able to give an up to date progress report.
The complex at the top of the hill coming into Plakias is complete although the building at the front of it (a supermarket I think) was still empty.
The prices in the bars / restaurants have increased slightly, but not as much as we were expecting.
The biggest price rise was in petrol. We were paying €1.59 per litre (£1.37 at the exchange rate in August)
Overall the atmosphere in the village has changed little over the last 6 years we have been going. Thats what draws us time and again.
Peter&Dawn
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After a gap of almost 4 years I have relented and have booked the Irida for the first 2 weeks in June. We have stayed there a couple of times, long before the new pool was put in and found them to be friendly and comfortable.
For those of you who have been recently, how is the new construction progressing? Any other changes in Plakias? Has the Greek credit crisis seen a marked increase in prices?
Grahame
I agree with P&D about the construction towards the far end; the rate of progress has been pitifully slow and it isn't certain IMHO that occupants will be in by next summer. They were laying lots of concrete paths in early October but overall there wasn't much activity on the site.
We certainly didn't think taverna prices had increased at all, although I should add that we ate in Mouses almost every day. Shop prices had increased somewhat owing to the tax increases, although thankfully not the 1.5L. bottles of raki to bring home.
Petrol is more expensive than in the UK.
Mike
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After a gap of almost 4 years I have relented and have booked the Irida for the first 2 weeks in June. We have stayed there a couple of times, long before the new pool was put in and found them to be friendly and comfortable.
For those of you who have been recently, how is the new construction progressing? Any other changes in Plakias? Has the Greek credit crisis seen a marked increase in prices?
Grahame
I agree with P&D about the construction towards the far end; the rate of progress has been pitifully slow and it isn't certain IMHO that occupants will be in by next summer. They were laying lots of concrete paths in early October but overall there wasn't much activity on the site.
We certainly didn't think taverna prices had increased at all, although I should add that we ate in Mouses almost every day. Shop prices had increased somewhat owing to the tax increases, although thankfully not the 1.5L. bottles of raki to bring home.
Petrol is more expensive than in the UK.
Mike
Thanks for the info' Peter, Dawn and Mike.
We are looking forward to going back after 4 years and it's good to know that Plakias hasn't changed too much.
Grahame
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We've just booked for Kosta Chryssoula again for 16 August for 2 weeks - the thought of it is keeping me warm as I look out on the snowscape. Now, if only we'd brought back some raki last time, I could really be getting an inner glow.
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I was just wondering who has booked for 2011 already.
Mike
We usually weaken just after Christmas and have booked again and now dream of cold beer on the balcony, wild flowers, lovely walks and an orange juice in a beech bar...
http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/ (http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/)
Cheers,
Bruce
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I was just wondering who has booked for 2011 already.
Mike
We usually weaken just after Christmas and have booked again and now dream of cold beer on the balcony, wild flowers, lovely walks and an orange juice in a beech bar...
[url]http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/[/url] ([url]http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/[/url])
Cheers,
Bruce
Those are some terrific photos - just our type scenario as well. What time of year was that - obviously fairly early (flowers) but wondering how early. We booked for our return (September) quite some while back.
John
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I was just wondering who has booked for 2011 already.
Mike
We usually weaken just after Christmas and have booked again and now dream of cold beer on the balcony, wild flowers, lovely walks and an orange juice in a beech bar...
[url]http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/[/url] ([url]http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/[/url])
Cheers,
Bruce
Great photos Bruce.
Just wondering, where are the caves? They look impressive.
Peter&Dawn
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Mm. That's what I was wondering too.
Noopsy
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Pete asked me this morning and I didn't know, so I'd be interested too!
george...
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The caves would appear to be Zoniana, unless Bruce tells us anything different.
http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-west/zoniana-cave.htm (http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-west/zoniana-cave.htm)
This page give the entry price as 4 Euros in 2004 so I am not sure how up to date the site is, but I don't suppose the caves will have changed much in 7 years.
Arnaki
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I was just wondering who has booked for 2011 already.
Mike
We usually weaken just after Christmas and have booked again and now dream of cold beer on the balcony, wild flowers, lovely walks and an orange juice in a beech bar...
[url]http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/[/url] ([url]http://www.edelsten.org.uk/PhotoAlbums/Crete-2010/[/url])
Cheers,
Bruce
Those are some terrific photos - just our type scenario as well. What time of year was that - obviously fairly early (flowers) but wondering how early. We booked for our return (September) quite some while back.
John
For many years we have also been going in September but, for a change, went at the end of April, beginning of May. The winter of 2009/10 was drier than usual in Crete, which meant (I am told) the flowers were less spectular than has been, indeed we noticed how they faded as the days progressed. When we arrived it was about 17C, but soon heated up. Plakias was fairly quiet, but beer at Ostraco was just as good. While we were in Crete we got an incredulous text message saying it was snowing again in the north of Scotland (a mere five months of snow). Beer on the balcony beckons some months away
Cheers,
Bruce
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The caves would appear to be Zoniana, unless Bruce tells us anything different.
[url]http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-west/zoniana-cave.htm[/url] ([url]http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-west/zoniana-cave.htm[/url])
This page give the entry price as 4 Euros in 2004 so I am not sure how up to date the site is, but I don't suppose the caves will have changed much in 7 years.
Arnaki
Hi,
Actually they are the Melidoni Caves
http://www.sanmarkotravel.com/en/Vacations...idoni_cave.aspx (http://www.sanmarkotravel.com/en/Vacations/Greece/Crete/Melidoni_cave.aspx)
http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=melidoni+...343&bih=770 (http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=melidoni+caves&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JepeTb2gI8qy8gPyp9VZ&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1343&bih=770)
We visited them the same day as the fort in Rethymno - our "away day".
Cheers,
Bruce
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The caves would appear to be Zoniana, unless Bruce tells us anything different.
[url]http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-west/zoniana-cave.htm[/url] ([url]http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-west/zoniana-cave.htm[/url])
This page give the entry price as 4 Euros in 2004 so I am not sure how up to date the site is, but I don't suppose the caves will have changed much in 7 years.
Arnaki
Hi,
Actually they are the Melidoni Caves
[url]http://www.sanmarkotravel.com/en/Vacations...idoni_cave.aspx[/url] ([url]http://www.sanmarkotravel.com/en/Vacations/Greece/Crete/Melidoni_cave.aspx[/url])
[url]http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=melidoni+...343&bih=770[/url] ([url]http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=melidoni+caves&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JepeTb2gI8qy8gPyp9VZ&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1343&bih=770[/url])
We visited them the same day as the fort in Rethymno - our "away day".
Cheers,
Bruce
Thanks Bruce.
Peter&Dawn
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Delighted to say I've just booked today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at Dora for 2 weeks from 26th April with Olympic , can't wait! only 9 weeks to go!
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Delighted to say I've just booked today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at Dora for 2 weeks from 26th April with Olympic , can't wait! only 9 weeks to go!
Jann, we will arrive on the 2nd of May and we will stay at Castello.
Kerstin
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Delighted to say I've just booked today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at Dora for 2 weeks from 26th April with Olympic , can't wait! only 9 weeks to go!
Jann, we will arrive on the 2nd of May and we will stay at Castello.
Kerstin
Lovely, I hope to meet up with you again Kerstin? I am going with a friend this time, perhaps we can arrange to meet up for a drink sometime ?
How long are you there for?
Jann
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Delighted to say I've just booked today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at Dora for 2 weeks from 26th April with Olympic , can't wait! only 9 weeks to go!
Jann, we will arrive on the 2nd of May and we will stay at Castello.
Kerstin
Lovely, I hope to meet up with you again Kerstin? I am going with a friend this time, perhaps we can arrange to meet up for a drink sometime ?
How long are you there for?
Jann
We will stay in Plakias until the 16th of May. Yes, of course we can have a drink. After our evening meals we prefer the Livicon
because we like it very much.
See you soon!
Kerstin
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Delighted to say I've just booked today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at Dora for 2 weeks from 26th April with Olympic , can't wait! only 9 weeks to go!
Jann, we will arrive on the 2nd of May and we will stay at Castello.
Kerstin
Lovely, I hope to meet up with you again Kerstin? I am going with a friend this time, perhaps we can arrange to meet up for a drink sometime ?
How long are you there for?
Jann
We will stay in Plakias until the 16th of May. Yes, of course we can have a drink. After our evening meals we prefer the Livicon
because we like it very much.
See you soon!
Kerstin
Thats nice, there you will be enjoying the hospitality of the Livicon, and we are stuck here. Not that we are jealous - much.
We hope you have a great time, say hello to Emma, Fredie and Dionisis (not sure of the spelling) from us.
Not sure if we will make it there this year , but you never know !!!!!!
Peter&Dawn
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Quoting B Edelsten - "Actually they are the Melidoni Caves"
Oops, sorry Bruce for misleading people about the caves, although it is great to know that there is a wide range of caves available!
Quoting Peter&Dawn - "Not sure if we will make it there this year, but you never know !!!!!!"
We were hoping to meet you again, Peter and Dawn, now we have "discovered" the Livicon - we'll be in Plakias for the last two weeks of August (Olympic and Strategic Airlines permitting). Fingers crossed that you will be able to make it too.
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Thanks Peter and Dawn, will have a drink for you in Livicon! and say hello to yoiur friends and I hope you do manage a trip this year
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Thanks Peter and Dawn, will have a drink for you in Livicon! and say hello to yoiur friends and I hope you do manage a trip this year
Jann? Only "one drink"???
I am sure we have enough time for much more drinks.
Peter and Dawn, of course we will meet Freddie on the beach and Emma in the Livicon.
We promise, to say HELLO to both and to Dennis in the Livicon.
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Thanks Peter and Dawn, will have a drink for you in Livicon! and say hello to yoiur friends and I hope you do manage a trip this year
Jann? Only "one drink"???
I am sure we have enough time for much more drinks.
Peter and Dawn, of course we will meet Freddie on the beach and Emma in the Livicon.
We promise, to say HELLO to both and to Dennis in the Livicon.
Oh definitely more than 'one' Kerstin should have said 'several' or more likely 'too many ' hope we don't embarrass you too much