Crete

The first stop on our excursion was the World War II cemetery, where soldiers from all of the allied countries were buried in a very beautiful cemetery by the sea.  Most of the tombstones did not have names, but simply the country they were from.  Our next stop was a beautiful monastery with grounds that demanded a photo at every turn.  Our final stop was the old city of Chania.  The guide zoomed us through the crowded narrow streets, showing us the sites, ending at a beautiful harbor lined with bustling restaurants serving giant plates of gyros.  Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to indulge but head to rush back to meet our guide for our ride back to the ship for an early departure.  We wished that we could have taken in more of this beautiful island which was not nearly as arid as the other Greek islands.