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Plakias / 1st visit

« on: February 15, 2003, 05:23:05 PM »

Hi Alison

We have always gone to Plakias early on in the season - usually towards the end of April and the early part of May - so I can vouch for the weather being good at this time of year although as others have said, it can get a bit cool in the evenings.  We've only had rain, I think, on a couple of occasions and only once was it of the heavy variety.

As for tavernas to eat with small children, I would recommend Finikas which is a bit of a way out of town perhaps (although if you are staying in town at least the walk back is downhill).  If coming from the direction of Plakias, Finikas is at the brow of the hill off down a track to the right, just at the point of the "Welcome to Plakias" sign.  There are rooms attached to the taverna which are often block booked by Austrian companies.  Usually there are a lot of families with young children staying there, so there tends to be a big group of kids playing together. The food is excellent at Finikas and the owners, Kostas & Maria, have a four year old and I think a younger child as well so they will be aware of the pitfalls of eating out with a little one.

Paligremnos on the beach is also good - they have a play area just to the side of the taverna although depending where you are sitting you may not have a good view of the kids playing there so that might be a problem if your child is very young.

Hope this helps
Karen

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Plakias / Last summer

« on: February 15, 2003, 05:05:08 PM »

Hi all

The book " Cretan Runner" by George Psychoundakis can be bought at the supermarkets in Plakias as can W. Stanley Moss's book "Ill Met by Moonlight" which tells the story of the kidnap of Genral Kreipe by British troops, and "Flowers of Rethimnon" by Lew Lind about the Battle of Crete.

Karen

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PlakChat / SunMed Rambling

« on: February 03, 2003, 12:19:06 PM »

Thanks to John, who has posted my photograph on his server, I hopefully am now able to post it here!

Click the image for a larger version.
 

Plakias Rambling Group.

Hope this works!!!

Karen

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PlakChat / SunMed Rambling

« on: January 26, 2003, 04:46:50 PM »

Yes I remember them - I went for 2 years on the rambling holidays which Bill & Joan led.  I've had this discussion previously on the bulletin board here.  Was it with you?  Is your name Colin as I seem to remember the nickname Greecemad from e-mails exchanged?

Talking of Bill & Joan - has anyone heard from them lately?  We normally exchange Christmas cards but this year I haven't heard from them.  Then again, we moved house earlier this year so it may be that they have misplaced our new address.

We are Karen & Brian and with us on the rambling was my brother Antony.  I'd love to hear from anyone who was in our rambling groups on those 2 occasions - names which spring to mind are Brian & Stella,  Trish & Albie from the first year and  Ken & Chris who were there, I think, on both years we were.  I was going to post a picture of the group from the second year here but can't figure out how to do it.  Do pictures have to be stored on a remote website as it appears to ask for a url when you click on the img tag?

Karen

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Where to stay / Paligremnos

« on: January 26, 2003, 04:21:44 PM »

Hi all

It's been some while ago since we were in Plakias so I have no idea of prices but we've always used Moto Plakias for car hire and always fund them to be very helpful and reasonable.  What we have done in the past is to book a car for some of the days and they include 2 transfers in the cost so that you don't have to drive from or to the airport yourself.  The are also pretty versatile on allowing you a car not en-bloc as it were so that you can have the car for a day or two, return it and then have it for a second period.  Their number is 0030 832 31785 or 31908 - or at least it was although I have read somewhere from John that phone numbers have altered for Greece so it's worth checking up on that.

Karen

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Where to stay / Place to stay for 4

« on: January 22, 2003, 08:11:21 PM »

True, Ifigenia is a little way out of town (it is situated just behind Oasis Pension which is next to the petrol station just on the junction of the road leading up to Mirthios and that leading down to Plakias) but it is ideally situated for both Plakias and Damnoni beaches.  A car is advantageous and I would recommend Moto Plakias for this - if you hire a car from them at any time during your stay, they will also organise transfers from Iraklion to Plakias.  Donna will give details of how to contact them.  The proprietors of Moto Plakias are, if I remember, Manolis and Marianne (she is Dutch and speaks excellent English) and they have been very reasonable when we have used them.

As Susan says, there is a taverna also attached to the Pension but though the locals are there at night, we have never really been particularly bothered by the noise.  Maybe we are deep sleepers or maybe it was just that we went fairly early in the season (April - May).  

Talking of tavernas, I would highly recommend "Finikas" taverna which is run by our friends Kostas & Maria.  This is situated a short 5 minute walk from Ifigenia, signposted down a track off to the left  from the main road down into Plakias just before you go down the hill (just before the "welcome to Plakias" sign).  The food is excellent - due to both Maria and to Kosta's mum! - and the view across the bay in an evening is gorgeous.

Just thinking about all this is making me long for the end of May when we return after our 3 year absence!

Love Karen

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Where to stay / Place to stay for 4

« on: January 21, 2003, 12:55:21 PM »

Hi Shinaria

Try Ifigenia Pension - we've stayed there many times in the past, both as a couple and since we've had kids.  The last time we were there was in 2000 when our children were 6 and 2 and we are staying there again this May when we go back to Plakias (our kids are now 8 & 4).  There used to be 2 apartments for 4 people and the rest was rooms for 2.  The place has been extensively refurbished, I believe, since we were last there and they have converted several of their rooms into apartments for 4.  Information can be found on the interkriti site (www.interkriti.org) but I will paste below part of an e-mail I received from Donna & Manoussos this week which gives more details about the accomodation.  Hope this helps!

Karen



Just to give you the new layout
 
Apartment nos 1
 
New Fully fitted kitchen, oven large fridge freezer cupboards air-conditioning, 2 separate bedrooms, one double bed 2 singles, New bathroom shower / bath, WC basin. (washing machine?)New bigger balcony patio.
 
50 euros per night
 
Studio nos 2
 
Kitchenette, 2 Hobbs fridge freezer basin, air conditioning
 
bathroom with WC bath/ shower, 2 twin beds, private balcony
 
25 euros per night 2 persons
20 euros per night1 person
 
Apartment nos 3
 
Large open plan kitchen with oven large fridge freezer, with 2 single beds, separate bedroom with double bed, bathroom with 2 doors entrance via double bedroom or kitchen area.
 
Air conditioning, balcony
 
Apartment nos 4
 
same as apartment nose 1 but upstairs
 
Nos 5
 
twin room, private balcony, wc shower and basin, air con
 
18 euros per night 1 person
20 euros per night 2 person
 
Nos 6
 
same as apartment 3