The old minaret adjacent to St Nikolaos church is a perfect reminder of the way the East met the West in the town I made my home, Chania, Crete, Greece.
The photographs I post all help to tell a part of a longer story that focuses on the town and its citizens, whether they are living there now, or have made their home in other parts of the world. As a newer resident, by writing about the town in this way, I am trying to put some order into the chaos that I seem to be confronted with.
Tuesday 29 December 2009
And here is where yesterday's river flows into the sea - right before the little rocky island of Lazaretta; the little white building is a church, which is probably honored on a saint's day, so there will be a little feast held there once a year.
Hi Maria! Lovely blue to see when evrything is grey and rainy here... ;)
Blogtrotter has reached the January 2009 trips! Not bad; just one year delay... ;) Enjoy and enter 2010 in great shape! Wish you all the best for the New Year!!!
My name is Dimitiros Petrakis in Australia. My father Nicholas Petrakis built that shrine "St Nicholas" when we was 15 years of age ..opposite his home in NEa Hora ...His family ran a tavern (no longer there) and he also planted the trees that still exist on Nea Hora beach ( thier tavern was called "Havai" in the 60's
A church on a little island! Nice!
ReplyDeleteA perfect place for a hermit.
Hi Maria! Lovely blue to see when evrything is grey and rainy here... ;)
ReplyDeleteBlogtrotter has reached the January 2009 trips! Not bad; just one year delay... ;)
Enjoy and enter 2010 in great shape! Wish you all the best for the New Year!!!
Oh the sea! What a view!
ReplyDeleteWhen I see something like this, I soundly regret that we had to cancel our tour to Crete (d... flu)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPINESS AND HEALTH TO YOUR FAMILY!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing the shrine to St Nicholas on Lazaretta - great memories.
ReplyDeleteHi Guys,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Dimitiros Petrakis in Australia. My father Nicholas Petrakis built that shrine "St Nicholas" when we was 15 years of age ..opposite his home in NEa Hora ...His family ran a tavern (no longer there) and he also planted the trees that still exist on Nea Hora beach ( thier tavern was called "Havai" in the 60's
really nice to hear from you jim
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