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Advantages: Good Value For Money, Educational Disadvantages: Very Little Shade
Think of the great Historical races that have shaped and influenced the world that we live in today and you will probably think about the Egyptians, the Aztecs and the Incas. Think a little harder and you may also think of others like the Phoenicians and the Minoans.
This review is about the latter, the Minoans, or more precisely it is about one of their finest achievements - The Palace of Knossos on the Island of Crete.
I visited this place a few years ago and found it to be a fascinating experience and one that I have decided to share with you.
THE BACKGROUND
This site was continually occupied between 7,000BC and 3,000BC, but its most famous claim to fame is that it was once the seat of the legendary King Minos, although the Palace is also connected to other ancient Greek legends including the Labyrinth with the Minotaur ...
Advantages: Comfortable, clean, good staff Disadvantages: A few faults, doesnt live up to expectations
This review is about my Christmas party experience at the Strand Palace Hotel.
This year, I was in charge of organising our office Christmas party, and, being based in South East London, the department tends to head to Bromley or Greenwich for a meal. But this year we decided to go all out, and go 'up west', and so I came across the Strand Palace hotel on my googlequest and we decided to go posh as well.
The booking process was slightly tiresome, seeing as the particular member of staff we made our booking through was somewhat challenged in the brains department. The initial booking process was easy. We booked ourselves in for the three-course carvery meal, and then Channy and I (the office babies) were sent scuttling around collecting everybody's cash (£33 per head). All was sent in when a couple of weeks later, the girl calls me ...
Advantages: CAN'T THINK OF ONE Disadvantages: To busy, spoilt by renovations and reconstruction
I recently visited Crete (mid Oct.) and was excited by the prospect of visiting Knossos, the best known Palace of the Minoan civilization dating back to 19th century BC although the site was continually inhabited between 7000-3000 BC.
I believe this is Crete's most visited tourist site.
Boy was I disappointed.
The site is indeed vast but the highlight of the day was a cold beer I had in a cafe nearby, so what does that tell you.
First of all on arrival (by car) we were wondering where to park and there are quite a few places offering to park your car for a fee, but we decided to drive through the village, not easy with coaches taking up the width of the road and tourists intent on attempting to leap onto the bonnet of the car. Any way we found a free car park which would take several hundred cars right by the side of the Palace ...
