         A church on the road between our hotel and the downtown area. |
 View from Hotel Lato (a nice hotel in Iraklio). The old building in the middle is a Roman fort, from the ancient occupation of Crete. |
 Nice looking building in Iraklio, Crete. |
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 Cool ancient (Minoan?) dagger in the Archeological Museum in Iraklio, Crete. The gold handle survived quite well, but the bronze blade did not. |
 Ancient artifacts in the Archeological Museum in Crete. |
 In the Archeological Museum in Crete. |
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 In the Archeological Museum in Crete. |
 In the Archeological Museum in Crete. Bulls are popular symbols of Minoan culture: bull jumping acrobats, virgin sacrifices, and the Minotaur. |
 In the Archeological Museum in Crete. |
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 In the Archeological Museum in Crete. |
 The garder outside the Archeological Museum in Iraklio, Crete. A cat lounges in the shadow of a stone sculpture. |
 The throne room of King Minos in Knossos. |
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 Knossos, and loads of tourists. |
 Beautiful hills surround Knossos on all sides. |
 Knossos. |
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 A storage area at Knossos. The ancient Minoan civilization used very large containers and could syphon liquids out of the large jugs that you see to the right. |
 Another throne room for King Minos (he had several). |
 Knossos. |
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 Knossos. |
 Knossos. |
 Knossos. |
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 Peacocks next to Knossos. |
 Peacocks next to Knossos. |
 Sunset in Iraklio, Crete. |
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 A port by Iraklio, Crete. |
 Cats relaxing on the sea-side of the port in Iraklio, Crete. |
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