It was so cold on the 1st May that there was fresh snow on the mountains. I didn’t see any Greeks picking wild spring flowers, as is their custom on 1st May and it was officially ‘the coldest start to May in 70 years! Continue reading
I got the Carnival all wrong because it only took place in Rethymnon and not Kalives as we’d first thought. I’ve been to the Rethymnon Carnival a couple of times and it’s a pretty big one with thousands of participators and visitors. All the Greeks really dress up and there is very loud music coming out of enormous speakers in the streets. The partying carries on all weekend. Continue reading