Candy, Candie, Kandiye

Candie, a former name of Crete, exported candied fruits that were so popular they were known as ‘candy’.

Yasou from Crete

We used the ancient port city of Heraklion as our January base on the radiant Grecian island of Crete.

Learning Greek is arduous. Ναί (like nay) means yes and όχι (pronounced similar to okay) means no.

Around 508 BCE, democracy as a form of government first began in Athens, Greece.

A month is far too short a time to assimilate the wondrous world of the Gods of Greek mythology.

Much of Ancient Greek’s civilization, culture and philosophy became the foundation of Western civilization.

Christmas in Athens begins St. Nicholas Day, December 6 & lasts through Epiphany, January 6.

Author George Orwell made famous this curious saying: “Tomorrow we’ll have coffee in Huesca.”

An interesting and eclectic mix of museums were waiting for us to discover and savor in Zaragoza.

Our travels in 2019 found us exploring cities and towns from Alicante to Zaragoza and everywhere in between.