I can't tell you how incredibly blessed I feel to be able and travel for every birthday, holiday, or anniversary. We recently celebrated our three year anniversary in Crete! Please try not to secretly hate us after you see these gorgeous pictures of breathtaking beaches. Instead immediately put this on your bucket list. Make. It. Happen. Crete is a Greek island, and it is nothing short of amazing. There's not too much to say about it. The pictures speak for themselves.
**Tips**
- This was a little bit trickier of a trip logistically. Flights are expensive out of Frankfurt International airport and the Ryanair Frankfurt Hahn location doesn't fly to Crete. However, Ryanair Dusseldorf Weeze airport does. It's a 3 hour drive from Wiesbaden, and the flight out on Friday mornings is 6:30 AM. Do yourself a favor and drive down the night before and have some close-enough-to American Burgers at Beef Brothers in Dusseldorf while enjoying their awesome restaurant pedestrian zone. The atmosphere reminded me of a Thursday college night. Then stay the night at Best Deal Airport Hotel, so you can roll out of bed and catch your flight in the morning.
- Rent a car! You will need it to get around this giant island. We stayed over a four day weekend and only saw the west side of the island. Our car rental was through the Ryanair website. Super easy, no hassle. Well the first car had to be returned because we got in the car and the gear shift knob immediately fell off, but after that we got upgraded. I'll take it!
- We stayed at the Grand Bay Beach Resort on the northwest side of the island. The staff was extremely accommodating. They upgraded us to one of the two suites that had swim-up pool access, gave us a free mini bar restocked daily, a free 45 min massage, and upgraded our all-inclusive meal status. Can you believe it? It finally happened to us! Couldn't have asked for a better anniversary weekend! The resort served a traditional Cretan breakfast every morning that was delicious. Be aware that while this resort is located on the water the beach is filled with rocks, so make sure to get out of the resort and check out the gorgeous beaches of Crete.
- Elafonisi beach is a far and treacherous drive. Give yourself plenty of time to enjoy the beach when you get there because you will NOT want to leave. We also visited Falasarna beach, which was a much easier drive and had gorgeous water as well. There's still nothing like the pink sand beach. Make sure you take the trek to Elafonisi!
On to why you come to the blog. Pictures! I got a fancy camera for my birthday (thanks, Sam!), so hopefully you'll notice a difference between my old blog posts and my new ones. Probably not though, because I've only taken a 1 hour course on how to use it. I'm open to any and ALL suggestions (I'm talking to you
Jenn)!
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| Blurred out background for the win! |
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| Loved the architecture! |
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| Sitting on our swim-up patio |
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| Our hotel beach! |
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| Elafonisi Beach! |
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| We made it to a pink sand beach! |
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| Couldn't get enough! |
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| Falasarna Beach! |
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| The clearest water ever! |
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| My stud of a husband! |
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| Of course we took the mini bar to the beach... |
We'll never forget laying on these amazing beaches, sitting under our tiki umbrellas while enjoying drinks and food from the beach huts, and our precious time together. Here's to three of the most amazing years and many more to come!
