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Plakias => Where to go => Topic started by: Barny on August 21, 2005, 02:19:19 PM
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Hi all,
We hired a jeep this year for three days and went to three diferent places.
On day one we went to the archaeological museum in Heraklion,well worth the drive and even though it was full of coach parties there were many wonderfull things to see includind the Phaistos disk. Its hard to imagine just how old these things are and they have survived! (bet my Asda plates wont)
We then walked around the city streets, hot busy and people trying to sell you stuff on the streets and drag you into their shops! not nice at all. Walked around the venitian fortress but unable to get in for a closer look.
To sum up, museum 10/10 but the city itself 4/10. Took ages to find the way out again even ended up on the wrong side of the carriage way once! (blast those car horns!)
Day two. Drove to the Arkadi monastery another wonderfull place 500m above sea level with surroundings of olive trees and vineyards. A lot of history here about the Turks invading and killing everyone there, even the skulls of the heroes with sword marks are still kept. Nice little taverna for a cold one after and a shop to buy monastery made raki, which is still in my fridge!
Day three we went to the Diktean cave, a long drive from Plakias but well worth it.
You snake up twisting winding roads stopping at the little villages to look around at the local merchandice (?) and then finaly after reaching 900m above sea level you are on a fertile green plateau which used to be the home of thousands of windmills pumping water up for the people, still a few left but the sight is amazing, how can we climb this far up a mountain and find this?Then on to the cave which is said to be the birth place of Zeus. Another long climb up then down, down into the cave of which the sights are absolutely amazing! Well worth it. After the climb down, have a cold one in one of the tavernas overlooking the plateau and try to weigh it all up.
A very good three days travelling. The only downfall for me was that in a tiny little village in the middle of nowhere i came accross a CAT digger is there no escape? (i work for CAT in Leicester).
Barny.
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If anyone is thinking of visiting the Arkadi monastery please make sure you get some raki from there. We opened ours last night and it was wonderfull, Ruth said "I wish we had got a biger bottle now!" If you want to bring us some back please do as well! its a long time till August!
Barny.
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If anyone is thinking of visiting the Arkadi monastery please make sure you get some raki from there. We opened ours last night and it was wonderfull, Ruth said "I wish we had got a biger bottle now!" If you want to bring us some back please do as well! its a long time till August!
Barny.
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raki or the like never tastes as good when i'm home
the exception to this general rule is belgium beer
anyone wishing to bring me back some will be welcomed warmly
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If anyone is thinking of visiting the Arkadi monastery please make sure you get some raki from there. We opened ours last night and it was wonderfull, Ruth said "I wish we had got a biger bottle now!" If you want to bring us some back please do as well! its a long time till August!
Barny.
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raki or the like never tastes as good when i'm home
the exception to this general rule is belgium beer
anyone wishing to bring me back some will be welcomed warmly
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Hi Harribobs,
Any favourites?
If you forgot the brand and type see [a href=\"http://www.beerparadise.be]http://www.beerparadise.be[/url]
Let us know, we might bring a few someday.
Beachcombers.
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actually Belgian beers are a lot more available in the UK than they used to be - you can get Leffe and Hoegaarden on tap, and my local off-license stocks a variety of Trappist beers - Chimay, Westmalle etc, as well as Kriek and other lambic beers, though not my favourite brand Mort Subite.
oh, and there's Stella Artois :'(
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favourites? hmmm tough one
Duval was too strong for me really, as was a lot of the others Hoegaarden...i don't think i can ever get my head around cloudy beer. has anyone tried Rodenbach ?
i enjoyed the Leffe and (as Rodger says) i can get it at home, we had a few Bruges Tripel which were excellent and Toperflu (sp), one that really took my fancy was Hommel from poperinge
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one that really took my fancy was Hommel from poperinge
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Ah yes, Poperings (?) Hommelbier, I remember quaffing a few glasses of that in a nice cafe in Antwerpen. Quite a tongue-twister when you've had a few.
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one that really took my fancy was Hommel from poperinge
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Ah yes, Poperings (?) Hommelbier, I remember quaffing a few glasses of that in a nice cafe in Antwerpen. Quite a tongue-twister when you've had a few.
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Yes I am with you [attachment=151:attachment] Beachcombers
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thats the one!!! marvellous stuff
apologies about the thread hijack Barny!
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I will let you off because you are talking about a good subject, Beer!
I still want some raki though!
Barny.
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I will let you off because you are talking about a good subject, Beer!
I still want some raki though!
Barny.
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We looked around but could not find it
Only the long bottle looked local
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I will let you off because you are talking about a good subject, Beer!
I still want some raki though!
Barny.
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no raki I'm afraid.....
how about a leffe?
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Prefer Mythos draft in this bar[attachment=158:attachment]
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how about a bottle of Mythos in the Ostraco?
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how about a bottle of Mythos in the Ostraco?
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From the angle of the horizon on that photo it looks as if you had a few too. That's how I remember it.
John R
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how about a bottle of Mythos in the Ostraco?
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That will be beginning of May 2006: OK?
Beachcombers
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From the angle of the horizon on that photo it looks as if you had a few too. That's how I remember it.
John R
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i was perfectly upright but the world was taking one of those little flips 'hic'
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how about a bottle of Mythos in the Ostraco?
Oh yes I would like to have a drink in Ostraco. I've been in Plakias for the first time in August 2005 and it was really really great. I believe I will be back there next year, maybe in May and why not in September. I did enjoy a lot Ostraco bar and had lot of nice night there. Maybe I will see one of you there one day...
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Oh yes I would like to have a drink in Ostraco. I've been in Plakias for the first time in August 2005 and it was really really great. I believe I will be back there next year, maybe in May and why not in September. I did enjoy a lot Ostraco bar and had lot of nice night there. Maybe I will see one of you there one day...
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welcome to the forum Sandrine
good to hear you enjoyed Plakias, we all addicted
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That will be beginning of May 2006: OK?
Beachcombers
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it looks like next May for us as well, so that beer is still on!!
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That will be beginning of May 2006: OK?
Beachcombers
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it looks like next May for us as well, so that beer is still on!!
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In case we have some spare space in our luggage we will take a few bottles Hommels Bier for you. We stick to Mythos
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I'll remind you
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I just found out that my local specialist off-licence sells not only Grimbergen, Verboden Vrucht and the like but also ... Mythos! So the other night I single-handedly polished off their entire stock (er, two 330 ml bottles). And last week I bought some Cretan mountain tea from a couple of Greek girls on the seafront. Brighton gets more like a Greek island every day
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we need a beer thread
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I just found out that my local specialist off-licence sells not only Grimbergen, Verboden Vrucht and the like but also ... Mythos! So the other night I single-handedly polished off their entire stock (er, two 330 ml bottles). And last week I bought some Cretan mountain tea from a couple of Greek girls on the seafront. Brighton gets more like a Greek island every day
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In your dreams Rodger!!!
george g...
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Brighton gets more like a Greek island every day
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In your dreams Rodger!!!
george g...
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well yes, I must admit that going back to Plakias this year has quite spoiled me for Brighton beach.
For the first few years after I moved to Brighton I didn't go away for a summer holiday, thinking why bother, I'm already here... but it's not the same at all is it?
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I went to Brighton once
I think it was closed
I'll get me coat
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I went to Brighton once
I think it was closed
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they must have heard you were coming
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they must have heard you were coming
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I'll remind you
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It will be Mythos for me, but I feel homeless .
Will it be Hommels or is it "hommeles" (Dutch)?
Leen
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I'll remind you
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It will be Mythos for me, but I feel homeless .
Will it be Hommels or is it "hommeles" (Dutch)?
Leen
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Speaking of Raki- you should keep the bottle in the freezer- much like Vodka- its great and almost gives it a sweeter, smoother taste- takes the edge off a bit try
it-- can't wait till June-July and August-
Santa