it's quiet Carruthers.... too quiet

[harribobs]

i might be on my own on this, but we visited Kournas lake for the first time this september, admittedly not the empire cafe, we went to the lakeside and to be honest i thought it was like blackpool

[John R]

i might be on my own on this, but we visited Kournas lake for the first time this september, admittedly not the empire cafe, we went to the lakeside and to be honest i thought it was like blackpool

You are not on your own. We visited it once some years back and vowed never again. Eventually (perhaps sadly) there will be  large and perhaps beautiful lake on Crete when the Amari Valley Dam is finally sealed. Looking at buildings gradually being abandoned and a profusion of diversion roads being built this year I'm wondering if the communities have settled their differences and that the flooding is going to happen fairly soon ?

John R

[Graham_and_Karen]

For us Lake Kournas was a bit disappointing but by walking round the lake a bit you could get away from the pedalos and people. Two high points - a cool swim in the lake and coming face to face with a water snake  

[George]

I totally agree with all the above comments, the bottom of the hill is a bit commercialised, perhaps it's an off shoot from Georgiopolis, that's why I go there from the top and leave from the top. But it's still worth a visit and it's never been busy in the Empire, so it's ideal for a quiet lunch and a beer or two, while looking at the view and hopefully the birds.

george g...

[shinaria]

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Nice one george!
Where is this?

                Barny.

It is part of the monastery Arkadi...  

shinaria

[Peter&Dawn]

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Nice one george!
Where is this?

                Barny.

It is part of the monastery Arkadi...  

shinaria

I would agree with that.  

[Barny]

It is ! I didn't think it was that easy! oh well!  Did you get some raki from there? we did and it was good stuff too. bit of a drive from Plakias but worth it.

                                 Barny.

[harribobs]

so it's ideal for a quiet lunch and a beer or two, while looking at the view and hopefully the birds.

george g...

i get told off when i do that............

[George]

so it's ideal for a quiet lunch and a beer or two, while looking at the view and hopefully the birds.

george g...

i get told off when i do that............

Why doesn't that surprise me  

I was waiting for her to pick me up on that one  

george g...

[Chas]

OK, I'm feeling brave again ...... {Ouch! What an awful pun!  Sorry.}  

Here's one closer to "home" .................



.......... but where?

[steven]

New harbour?

[Graham_and_Karen]

I agree - certainly a harbour somewhere 9we saw the same shaped blocks at Chora Sfakion

[George]

New harbour?

Agreed, you can see those 'thingies' in the background, I walked passed it this year.

george g...

[harribobs]

DOLOS (singular) DOLOSSE (plural) is the word you are searching for gents



i think is outside a little house on left of the road as you pass the new harbour

[George]

If you look at the board without logging in, you don't see the pictures but see the names of them: empire_cafe_1.jpg etc.
Greecemad

I'll keep that in mind for the next time Greecemad, maybe something cryptic just to make it a bit more interesting  , now you know where to look!

george g...