I write this as I'm on the flight from London to Athens, and from there we have just three hours and then we're off to Crete to start our journey in Greece! Having a half-day in London was a good idea, as doing all of this travel in one day would have been quite a bit, if it would have even been possible.
While in London we had dinner at the Harwood Arms, the only Michelin star rated gastro-pub in London - fancy! It's definitely off the beaten path, and it took us a bit to find it. Once we did find it, it was a rather nice place with some interesting menu items. There was a dedicated vegetarian menu, with four items, which was handy. Apparently the non-veg dishes weren't anything to write home about! Three of us had the same vegetarian selections - onion tarts (quiche, really) to start, and roasted field mushrooms stuffed with butternut squash for the main course. Both were great, and rich. After dinner we dropped in at a pub near the hotel to try some local ale, and it was humorously disappointing! We decided that we're spoiled by Pacific north-west beer.
Once in Crete, we'll be staying three days in Chania, and one in Heraklion where we'll be flying out of, back to Athens.
I look forward to Crete! It's supposed to be just amazing, I'll try and get some photos up as soon as I can, too. Another long day of travel!
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Σπάτα, Greece