This morning Chuck and I took an early walk along the seawall and saw the sunrise. Walked around the Venetian bastion (1400 AD) which guarded the inner harbor. Back to the hotel for breakfast. Left at 9:15 AM for a short bus ride to Knossos. We visited a large site of a Minoan village (2600-1100 BC). After its collapse (earthquake?), a large multi-story palace was built (1700-1350 BC) on top the ruins. How large? There was storage for 80,000 liters of olive oil and/or wine. They used wood and stone in construction and a lot of dark red in decoration. There were many tourists there. Drat those cruise ships! We ate lunch on an outdoor veranda of our guide's favorite restaurant. Also saw a demonstration of how to make and cook (dolmades) stuffed grapeleaves. Ate some, too. This was the first time we had lamb as the entree --it was good. The bus took us back to a museum (temporary, but it has been there for 8 years) of artifacts from the archealogical site that we had just visited. We were on our own to walk back to the hotel.
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