Al fresco menu

Outdoor dining in Hania - great place to chill out.

Sunset at the harbour

Sunset at the harbour, after two days of rainfall.

Spring rain

After all the sunshine and good weather that we have been having recently, we got just what we had been hoping for: a good rain shower.



In Crete, it stops raining some time in May, and not a drop of water falls from the sky until at least mid-September. We love it; it cleans up the town and ensures our water supply over the summer period. Only the tourists might have been disappointed.



This particular shower lasted from early evening Sunday until early afternoon Monday, and it was very heavy, as can be seen by the state of our recently planted garden.

The old port

We took a stroll down by the old port of Chania last night. It was full of happy people enjoying a perfect evening. A close-up will reveal that nearly every cafe, taverna, bar and restaurant had business. That's a very democratic spread of the trade.



May is one of the best times to visit Hania. The weather is warm without being too chilly and the outdoor entertainment areas will have been painted, renovated, cleaned or spruced in some other way just two months before, after the few cold months when tourism in Hania goes into hibernation, so that everything in the tourist areas looks fresh.

Without using any photo enhancements, I managed to capture the lights of the various businesses around the port casting their reflection in the water.

Bench

Seen outside a deserted house in Ramni, Hania, Crete, where we celebrated Protomayia (1st of May).