Crete

Patricia points out the bull-leaping ritual painted onto an ancient storage jar called pithoi.

I went to a traditional Saudi Arabian wedding the other evening and on looking back at my blog postings I really feel compelled to share a few more photos and stories from our summertime Italy, Greece, and Turkey vacation. We had such a great time touring with our new friends Kelli and Chris, Platt and all the young adults from our local high school and university.

On one cruise ship stop we negotiated for a cab to take us from the Crete port of Iraklion to the ancient Minoan palace at Knossos. The Minoans reached their technological and cultural peak around 1600 B.C. Their palace at Knossos even had bathrooms and running water.