Greetings Steemians!
Welcome to the continuation of my walk through the Cretan village of Agía Galíni ! In case you missed the first part, you can catch up ->here.
After ascending the narrow alleys I finally reached the top of the hill and could gather same beautiful views on the harbour basin:
Just around the corner, the beach of Agía Galíni. Doesn't seem to be the village's main attraction. Crete has more beautiful ones to offer.
According to the greek myth, it was a cliff right here, where Daedalus and his son Ikarus took off for their legendary flight with their self-made wings, trying to escape captivity. King Minos had arrested them to prevent Daedalus from disclosing the secret about the labyrinth that he had built for him. However, as most of us will recall, this early endeavour in aviation "history" had a dramatic ending. Ignoring his father's warnings, Ikarus flew too close to the sun. And so the wax that held his wings' feathers glued together melted away. Ikarus fell in the sea and drowned.
Since 2004 a monument reminds of the two legendary aviation pioneers - and provides a scenery for innumerable selfies.
Evening sets in and my stomach starts talking to me.
Tables are set for dinner.
This looks pretty yummy, doesn't it? I think I will stay here for a while.
Thanks for watching and 'til next time!
Shaka
All photos were recorded by myself with an Canon EOS 7D / Tamron 18-270 mm in Mai 2018. All rights reserved.
