Thursday, May 16, 2013

Winds and Houses

Winds followed the rains of last week. We read in the book The Making of the Cretan Landscape that there are winds here, at times, that are fierce enough to blow boulders around. This wasn't one of those times, but the winds did rectify our pre-Crete illusions of endless days of calm and sun.

And we have been looking at houses. The real content of this entry is the photos that follow, but here are brief descriptions of the places we've looked at.

House #1 is in Stavros, the town we are staying in now. It's a single story, stone, "hacienda" style place, with covered porches on all sides. It's a 10 minute walk to either beach here in Stavros.

House #2 is on the way to work, the closest to work of the ones we looked at, and the biggest. It feels like a castle and even has its own chapel, dedicated to the BVM. And a pool!

House #3 is in Sternes and has the most amazing view of all. The house was build by an ex-Vice Admiral in the Greek Navy and has a ship feel to it, with lots of bulkheads, decks, etc. And a pool!

House #4 is east of Hania and is an old converted tannery. It is right on the water and looks west toward the town. The neighborhood is old as well, with lots of interesting places to explore.

Here are photos, 3 for each place; votes are welcome.























3 comments:

  1. I like the charm of #1 and the inside expanse and location of the tannery

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  2. Very cool! I found houses #3 and #4 on Google maps. John like the outside ovens. The kids like the pools. Rachel likes the inside of the tannery. Too many choices!!
    Tess

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  3. Votes: #1 then #4. However, #3 looks interesting too but its hard to tell from the pictures. What is the interior like for #3?

    They all look great! Good luck making a decision!

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