EuroFest Day 3 - Our House in Chania - Greece

Our front door - last night the key was under the flower pot.

The top left balcony is our bedroom.

All those restaurants on Chania Harbor.

Our first two days were spent getting here. We flew from Tallahassee - Atlanta - New York City - Paris - Athens - Chania. I heard Anderson Cooper bragging about being in 3 cities in 24 hours - tell him to stand back and pick a number. We will be in Chania (pronounced Hania) for one week. Lulu rented the former governor's mansion. Chania was the capital of Crete - the mansion is over 500 years old. Being OCD - I like to line things up - including numbers. Our flat is the third floor. We have a giant living room and kitchen - 4 big bedrooms - and a full roof sun deck. There are lots of steps to get up here. 

The house was $2600 for the week. That is $53 a night a person. I am sharing it with 6 lady library professors. It ends up being much cheaper than hotel rooms - and much more luxurious. I will do a complete tour of the interior soon. We are right in the center of the harbor and all the shops and restaurants. 

I slept last night from midnight to 9am - like a log. I did not get up for anything. I was awaken by Lulu showering to go to the convention. 

The first two days are usually the hardest with all the travel and time changes. It was eased a bit by being bumped from our Athens flight. Delta gave us $4000 for volunteering to give up our seats. We have a choice of credit at - Delta - Amazon - Target - among others. 

Our secret to getting bumped so much - is to not check bags. The airlines must remove bags once you are bumped - this saves them a big hassle. They did pass over two others guys because - they had lots of luggage checked. They were not happy. Lulu travels with one small suitcase and one backpack. Yes - she has 70 days of clothes in there. Lulu has 4 professional outfits in there. I am proud of her. 

Cosmote Telephone offered us a deal. We can have a phone SIM card with number and 3GB of data for 10 euros. This will be just for Greece. We like having the phone to surf the net on the street - get email on the street - using maps on the street. In the flat we have wifi. 

In the flat - our Slingbox TV works - and our Sirius Radio works. We can watch news from home. 

There are tons of shops and restaurants here - it reminds you of Venice. Restaurants line the harbor. Competition is great. I got euros out of an ATM machine - no fee. 

Two cleaning ladies are here doing the flat right now. There are mother and daughter. 

It looks like a mosque on the water from Turkey times.

Governors House from the water.

Our room on the top.

The horse posed for me.

Lots of American tourists. 

You can get a boat to Athens or Islands.

My first car was a Honda Super Cub.

Honda Super Cub - mine was red and white.

Flowers all over.

I guess they want to date the cops.

Our flat overlooking harbor. 

Restaurants below.

From the lighthouse. 

Panorama Chania.

We sleep with door and windows open.

Chania Marine Museum.

Harbor mine from WWII.

this company offers 3 GB data and phone for 10 euros. 

Front door for first floor of our flat.

Looking down into restaurant.

Impressive governor's view.