A couple of months ago, I went to the Greek island of Crete. We stayed in a town called Xania, which is on the coast in the north-west of Crete. It is a really picturesque town, with small cobbled streets, a large harbour and many ancient buildings. I went there with my husband, Brendan, for a one-week holiday.
We got there by various means of transport, taking a train to the airport, then a four-hour flight, followed by a twenty-minute taxi ride from the airport to where we were staying. The whole journey took around eight hours from door to door, which was a bit longer than we expected it to take, although we didn't have any major delays, thank goodness.
I enjoyed my stay there very much, as I had not had a holiday for ages and needed to switch off from working. We didn't do much sightseeing, although Xania itself has a long and fascinating history, so we went to the local museum in order to learn more about it. I spent a lot of time reading books and swimming in the sea, which I must admit was quite a lot colder than I thought it would be. I also enjoyed eating the delicious Cretan food and walking around the ancient streets of the town.
One of the things I enjoyed the most was going to a restaurant called Xalkina, where they had live Cretan music every night. The musicians were playing instruments that I had never seen before, and I loved the style and tempo of the music they played. I would definitely like to go back to Crete one day, though next time I would probably make more of an effort to see the amazing sights of the rest of Crete.
A couple of months ago, I went to the Greek island of Crete. We stayed in a town called
Xania
, which is on the coast in the north-west of Crete. It is a
really
picturesque town, with
small
cobbled streets, a large
harbour
and
many
ancient buildings. I went there with my husband, Brendan, for a one-week holiday.
We
got
there by various means of transport, taking a train to the airport, then a four-hour flight, followed by a twenty-minute taxi ride from the airport to where we were staying. The whole journey took around eight hours from door to door, which was a bit longer than we
expected
it to take, although we didn't have any major delays, thank goodness.
I enjoyed my stay there
very
much, as I had not had a holiday for ages and needed to switch off from working. We didn't do much sightseeing, although
Xania
itself has a long and fascinating history,
so
we went to the local museum in order to learn more about it. I spent
a lot of
time reading books and swimming in the sea, which I
must
admit was quite a lot colder than I
thought
it would be. I
also
enjoyed eating the delicious Cretan food and walking around the ancient streets of the town.
One of the things I enjoyed the most was going to a restaurant called
Xalkina
, where they had
live
Cretan music every night. The musicians were playing instruments that I had never
seen
before
, and I
loved
the style and tempo of the music they played. I would definitely like to go back to Crete one day, though
next
time I would
probably
make
more of an effort to
see
the amazing sights of the rest of Crete.