Crete and Santorini

Heraklion Crete

Site of the Ancient Minoan Kingdom

Part of the Minoan Labyrinth?  Hey that's where Minotaur comes from.

Indoor Plumbing - a bathtub

The mountain in the distance is where the water was piped from

A bull attacking an Olive tree

Looking down at the pipes

A close-up of the pipes and how they fit together

Good view of the famous Bull Fresco

The Theater - different from the modern ones built in the 4th century BC

Museum - examples of art in 4000 BC

Heraklion Archaelogical Museum - Pottery found at Knossos

Statues of mother earth

Is this where that Circle of Friends came from (This one is all ladies)

Horns of the Bull

A pretty famous Fresco

The real Fresco from Knossos

Double headed lovebirds

And on to Santorini

A very photographed view - check to postcards

Check it out Puppy

To get back, you can ride the cable car, the donkeys, or walk the donkey trail

After you wait in line for an hour, the donkeys don't look too bad.

Finally, a cable car

Happy to be on the tender boat