tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post4203561116169003676..comments2024-03-28T23:08:18.504+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : From Crete with Love Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-34093824958833180442015-07-04T18:27:13.707+01:002015-07-04T18:27:13.707+01:00Dear Elaine, you would have liked it: warm wind, v...Dear Elaine, you would have liked it: warm wind, very clear turquoise sea, ochre-coloured rocks - a bit as in Scotland, the landscape and colours - though in a warmer climate :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-8197962077446275872015-07-04T18:24:40.107+01:002015-07-04T18:24:40.107+01:00Dear Susan, thank you: it is! Dear Susan, thank you: it is! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-46802786691049081452015-06-30T07:19:20.517+01:002015-06-30T07:19:20.517+01:00Sounds like my kind of holiday - peace and quiet -...Sounds like my kind of holiday - peace and quiet - a minimalist kind of place. I would have loved to sit behind you on that scooter speeding down the coast road with wonderful views of the sea - idyllic.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-6265874295852271582015-06-29T00:02:47.682+01:002015-06-29T00:02:47.682+01:00Britta...a beautiful place ...with friends or alon...Britta...a beautiful place ...with friends or alone!! Susan ~ Southern Fascinationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142703709659442785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-74628125112934583142015-06-28T05:42:52.656+01:002015-06-28T05:42:52.656+01:00Dear Emma, you hit the nail on the head: it was di...Dear Emma, you hit the nail on the head: it was difficult to leave - even in a practical sense, which I will recount in the next post. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-90011707329594632692015-06-28T05:41:34.743+01:002015-06-28T05:41:34.743+01:00Dear Geo, it was, though husband (he is 1,98m tall...Dear Geo, it was, though husband (he is 1,98m tall) said after a glimpse at the photos that the ceilings might be too low for him - so when his term is over, our voyage together will probably go to Italy. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-10927177517364759272015-06-28T05:38:35.098+01:002015-06-28T05:38:35.098+01:00Dear Rosemary, yes, it was lovely - and the monast...Dear Rosemary, yes, it was lovely - and the monastry even had above it a mountain cave where in the 15th century a hermit had lived (they founded the monastry after his death). If I hadn't known it before - which I did - by no later then there I would have found out that I can not live either as a hermit nor as a recluse - and yes: Harrod's tea characterises the luxury in life I enjoy too. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-61909332444380481602015-06-28T05:33:36.467+01:002015-06-28T05:33:36.467+01:00Dear Susan, it really is a place to 'come to o...Dear Susan, it really is a place to 'come to one's senses'. <br />The road to that place in nature is rough, sometimes broken concrete (which I felt especially on that scooter). The road along the coast was lovely and smooth, and there were only few cars (I was glad about that - have a look at my impossible shoes for motor-biking...) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-33091603207936277882015-06-28T05:29:40.249+01:002015-06-28T05:29:40.249+01:00Dear Rachel, thank you! And of course I had icecre...Dear Rachel, thank you! And of course I had icecreams - but not every day, though even on these the kind proprietor brought me homemade-cake (she owned a "Green Bakery" too). Yes, I can see you in this place - the cottages are lovely, and I think it gives peace of mind not to drown in too many things. <br />There is still a lot do do (especially creating a garden, with vegetables), but that is fun too: plants swoosh up like rockets in that climate. . Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-53801064687763146002015-06-28T05:23:18.171+01:002015-06-28T05:23:18.171+01:00Dear Joanne, after living alone in the wildernis i...Dear Joanne, after living alone in the wildernis it will take a bit more than Tom to alarm me :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-27254890099823870322015-06-28T05:22:13.692+01:002015-06-28T05:22:13.692+01:00Dear Tom, it was the first time for me in Greece. ...Dear Tom, it was the first time for me in Greece. Where I went most tourists were British - and if it is necessary, I can always pretend to be Scottish :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-43244008414175115272015-06-28T05:20:28.612+01:002015-06-28T05:20:28.612+01:00Dear Mise, the tea bags and three pink clothes peg...Dear Mise, the tea bags and three pink clothes pegs are always in my suitcase. Coming back to Germany was a temperature shock - hope that summer starts soon... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-87520801086284052962015-06-27T21:22:36.627+01:002015-06-27T21:22:36.627+01:00What a charming place. It must have been difficult...What a charming place. It must have been difficult to leave.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-12518691719094012682015-06-27T21:15:07.139+01:002015-06-27T21:15:07.139+01:00Enjoyable glimpse into a lovely adventure. Thank y...Enjoyable glimpse into a lovely adventure. Thank you!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-16688286801344471302015-06-27T17:07:11.537+01:002015-06-27T17:07:11.537+01:00What an idyllic time you have spent Britta far fro...What an idyllic time you have spent Britta far from the hustle and bustle of the busy world, but pleased you didn't go too native and took time to enjoy a cup of Harrods tea.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-65782838226075128412015-06-27T16:02:39.250+01:002015-06-27T16:02:39.250+01:00What a lovely place! Very reminiscent of the Milia...What a lovely place! Very reminiscent of the Milia Mountain Retreat where we stayed on our visit to Crete, though in our case the road to the retreat, at least at that time, was harrowing (narrow, unpaved, winding up the edge of a hillside with no kerb and a shear drop.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-62830457632492943942015-06-27T15:33:19.837+01:002015-06-27T15:33:19.837+01:00I would ride off to the monastery with the guide o...I would ride off to the monastery with the guide on the scooter. I like you Britta. I would do just that. I would have had an ice-cream though. I like the cottage and the picture with the walls and flowers and narrowness especially. My kind of place.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-39312763283027758712015-06-27T14:08:08.415+01:002015-06-27T14:08:08.415+01:00Walden Pond is an apt description. What a lovely a...Walden Pond is an apt description. What a lovely adventure. And, don't let Tom alarm you. There will always be a Greece.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-82777045865278513472015-06-27T13:45:48.965+01:002015-06-27T13:45:48.965+01:00Crete is lovely. I am envious. Anyway, they are us...Crete is lovely. I am envious. Anyway, they are used to Germans but you may have to convert to Drachma the next time you visit...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-9125209167062902792015-06-27T12:02:20.521+01:002015-06-27T12:02:20.521+01:00How lovely, Britta, exactly the sort of place I li...How lovely, Britta, exactly the sort of place I like to stay, and the airport security staff laugh at me for my teabags. It revives the spirit to live awhile surrounded by sun-warmed stone.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.com