Monochromes from Chania and Rethymnon

Crete, Greece, 12 October 2018.

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Looking across Chania Harbour.

Chania Harbourside.

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Giali Tzami (Mosque of the Seaside).

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Street musicians.

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Elegant harbour-side transport, with a female driver aged maybe eight.

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Chania lighthouse.

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Near our lodging on the first night.

On the Streets of Chania.

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Main hall, Archaeological museum of Chania.

Archaeological Museum of Chania.

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Roman mosaic featuring Dionysus and Ariadne.

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The mosaic further on in the main hall.

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Remains of a Venetian lion.

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The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Holy Metropolitan Church.

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Streetscape with cat.

On the Streets of Chania.

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No. 27.

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The lock of a door.

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On the street.

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Old door.

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Passing by an old façade.

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Ottoman Mosque of the Sultan Ibrahim Han, formerly the Catholic Cathedral of St Nicholas.

Rethymnon Fortezza.

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Councillor’s residence, possible mausoleum and Mosque of the Sultan Ibrahim Han.

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The square openings in the walls were presumably emplacements for cannon.

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Cannons not currently in use.

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The remains of  a series of food storerooms and water cisterns.

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Ottoman era.  I suspect these are tombstones.

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The old Venetian harbour and lighthouse.

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