Eleven Mile Walkabout – Chania and back.

Having checked the Chania App. We were fairly certain Chania could be reached on foot,keeping the sea on our left. After one false trail this proved to be the case.

Came across some local fauna and flora en route.

The route was quite straightforward, passing a couple of hotel gardens and lots of unreclaimed land.

Soon Chania was in sight and these chimneys are the remains of early 20th century industry – an oil refinery.

Walking towards the Venetian harbour – this time without the need for umbrellas.

The many pedestrianised side streets are always a temptation.

Resisted buying one of these to scare off the pigeons from the patio back home.

A cool place to people watch and enjoy a coffee.

Rooms to Rent are ubiquitous.

Just hope you don’t have noisy neighbours.

So many charming corners.

Headed for the famous market and enjoyed looking round,taking note of a seafood option for lunch,later.

Enquired at a travel agency about walking the Samaria Gorge next week – good information – took a selfie whist waiting.

Always a viewpoint, a tower.

Walked alongside some of the walls which had intermittent desolation and new construction.

Eventually came to the “ Knifemakers’ street where they still make knives – for culinary purposes you understand.

Came to a smart hotel built sympathetically, according to the sign, on and in the site of an ancient monastery.

Walking on we came across a square which on first impression looked like the aftermath of a street party – desultory site we thought – I asked a couple of charming girls what is this place -apparently the site had been taken over by locals wanting to help out homeless or displaced people and so it was in effect a political squat.

Some more viewpoints of a different kind.

Not to mention the National Greek Soccer Museum.

Back to the Market for that now overdue lunch.

I was taken by an old photo on the wall of a gentleman enjoying his lunch . Not that I wanted to emulate him

Had to walk back to walk off that lunch. Could have done without the reminder about what had just been ingested,

The Aegean now on the right and the bay not too far off, after a bit of a scramble over the headland.

REM – Losing My Religion . But not my way – another great song and another great day.