Chania, in western Crete, is also known as "The Venice of Greece". At least that's what Lonely Planet says. We took the bus (~4 hours) to spend a night there. The town is quite small, and can be covered on foot in about 2 hours.
Once we started walking around, I had the unfortunate luck of running out of memory on my SD card. I sat on the sidewalk and started deleting some photos, which gave me free space for about 10 new pics. Not enough. Whenever I saw other tourists taking photos, I'd mumble something like, "Not fair! They can take as many photos as they want!!!" with a sad look on my face. Mom got fed up and MADE me buy another memory card. We went to every single electronics store, camera shop, and supermarket looking for the cheapest one. We were both exhausted when I finally bought one (at the first shop, of course).
Anyways, I guess Chania does have a sort of Venetian atmosphere. The faded, old buildings on narrow alleys certainly seem comparable. But with the crucial elements of water and gondolas missing, I don't know...

Interesting find at the market. Rabbits. I couldn't figure out why they had to leave the hind legs furry. Anyone know???
Oh, and the vendor down the street served delicious grilled calamaris and an unidentifiable leafy, soggy veggie that I absolutely fell in love with. Since I never discovered its name, that was the first and last time I had the pleasure of eating it. Sad.
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