Kalimera! Awesome bike trip from Adelianos Kampos to Rethymno on the island of Crete. Pirate ship, riding along the seaside promenade, charming surrounding towns πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· / Wycieczka rowerowa na Krecie

in #hive-163772 β€’ last year

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I'm passionate about cycling. I ride almost every day, all year round, even in winter. When I went on a trip to Greece, I missed this activity and decided to rent a bike and ride around the area. I noticed a bike rental shop near my hotel. I talked to its employees, looked through the offer and was surprised when I came there the next day and it turned out that there was no one in the rental office. I thought maybe they were on their lunch break, so I went to the beach, swam in the sea for a bit, and returned to the rental place after about an hour. Unfortunately, it was still closed, so I had to look for another one.

Jestem pasjonatką jazdy na rowerze. Jeżdżę prawie codziennie, przez cały rok, nawet zimą. Gdy wyjechałam na wycieczkę do Grecji brakowało mi tej aktywności i postanowiłam wypożyczyć rower i pojeździć po okolicy. Niedaleko mojego hotelu zauważyłam wypożyczalnię rowerów. Pogadałam z jej pracownikami, przejrzałam ofertę i jakież było moje zdziwienie, gdy przyszłam tam następnego dnia i okazało się, że w wypożyczalni nikogo nie było. Pomyślałam, że może wybrali się na przerwę obiadową, poszłam więc na plażę, trochę popływałam w morzu i mniej więcej po godzinie wróciłam do wypożyczalni. Niestety nadal była zamknięta, musiałam więc poszukać innej.

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Fortunately, I quickly found another rental place, this time it was open. When I went inside, I saw wallpaper covering the entire wall with a view of a Greek tenement house. It looked quite peculiar, but also cool. This rental company had only two bikes to choose from (the previous one had a dozen or so, including electric ones). I quickly chose a pink bike, put my things in the basket and moved forward, towards the larger town of Rethymno.

Na szczΔ™Ε›cie szybko znalazΕ‚am innΔ… wypoΕΌyczalnie, tym razem byΕ‚o otwarte. Gdy weszΕ‚am do Ε›rodka zobaczyΕ‚am tapetΔ™ na caΕ‚Δ… Ε›cianΔ™ z widokiem jakiejΕ› greckiej kamienicy. WyglΔ…daΕ‚o to doΕ›Δ‡ osobliwie, ale teΕΌ fajnie. W tej wypoΕΌyczalni byΕ‚y tylko dwa rowery do wyboru (w poprzedniej kilkanaΕ›cie, w tym elektryczne). Szybko wybraΕ‚am rΓ³ΕΌowy rower, wΕ‚oΕΌyΕ‚am moje rzeczy do koszyka i ruszyΕ‚am przed siebie, w stronΔ™ wiΔ™kszego miasteczka Rethymno.

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It was very hot, about 30 degrees, and I noticed that drivers in Greece don't pay much attention to passersby. When I wanted to cross the street at a pedestrian crossing, they usually didn't slow down and let me pass. So I had to be careful on the road. As I was driving, my attention was drawn to local pubs and nature. For example, a plant like the one in the next photo below. A huge cactus that looks like a sculpture.

Było bardzo gorąco, około 30 stopni, zauważyłam, że kierowcy w Grecji niezbyt uważają na przechodniów. Gdy chciałam przejść w przez ulicę na przejściu dla pieszych przeważnie nie zwalniali i mnie nie przepuszczali. Musiałam więc być ostrożna na drodze. Gdy jechałam moją uwagę przyciągały lokalne knajpki i przyroda. Na przykład taka roślina jak na kolejnym zdjęciu poniżej. Ogromny kaktus wyglądający jak rzeźba.

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I also passed a lot of chapels and the local Orthodox church. When I'm in my home country I usually follow a familiar route, but here there was so much to discover. Every now and then there's something new, different in appearance from what I'm used to. An ordinary bike ride turned out to be an adventure. I was delighted with what I saw.

MijaΕ‚am teΕΌ sporo kapliczek i lokalny koΕ›ciΓ³Ε‚ prawosΕ‚awny. Gdy jestem w Polsce zazwyczaj jeΕΌdΕΌΔ™ znajomΔ… mi trasΔ…, a tu byΕ‚o tyle do odkrycia. Co chwila coΕ› nowego, innego z wyglΔ…du do tego, do czego przywykΕ‚am. ZwykΕ‚a przejaΕΌdΕΌka rowerowa okazaΕ‚a siΔ™ przygodΔ….

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I'm riding a bike and suddenly there's a huge date palm. I envy people living in warmer climates that have such trees by the roadside πŸ˜‰

JadΔ™, a tu nagle ogromna palma daktylowa. ZazdroszczΔ™ ludziom mieszkajΔ…cym w cieplejszych klimatycznie miejscach, ΕΌe majΔ… takie przydroΕΌne drzewa πŸ˜‰

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At one point I decided to take my bike to the beach, leave it on the sand and swim for a while. The water was lukewarm, but swimming in it and swinging on the waves in the sea was something amazing. I appreciated that I had this opportunity at all. Refreshing yourself in sea water during a ride in the heat, something wonderful! 😊

W pewnym momencie postanowiΕ‚am pojechaΔ‡ z rowerem na plaΕΌΔ™, zostawiΔ‡ go na piasku i popΕ‚ywaΔ‡ chwilΔ™. Woda byΕ‚a letnia, ale i tak pΕ‚ywanie w niej, bujanie siΔ™ na falach w morzu to byΕ‚o coΕ› niesamowitego. DoceniΕ‚am, ΕΌe w ogΓ³le miaΕ‚am takΔ… moΕΌliwoΕ›Δ‡. OrzeΕΊwienia siΔ™ w morskiej wodzie w trakcie przejaΕΌdΕΌki w upale, coΕ› cudownego! 😊

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The best part of the trip was riding the bike path by the sea in Rethymno. I happened to see the sunset, in interesting colors: purple, orange and pink. It was cool to see him in the distance as we drove through town.

Najlepszą częścią wycieczki była jazda drogą rowerową przy morzu, w Rethymno. Trafiłam akurat na zachód słońca, w ciekawych barwach, fioletowo,pomarańczowo-rożowej. Fajnie było patrzeć na niego w oddali, jadąc przez miasto.

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At one point I saw palm trees decorated with lights and illuminated in blue and purple. I sent this photo to a few friends and asked them where they thought I was. Everyone replied - Las Vegas? πŸ˜‰πŸ€£

W pewnym momencie zobaczyΕ‚am palmy ozdobione Ε›wiateΕ‚kami i podΕ›wietlanr na niebiesko i fioletowo. WysΕ‚aΕ‚am to zdjΔ™cie kilku znajomym i zapytaΕ‚am, jak sΔ…dzΔ…, gdzie jestem. Wszyscy odpowiedzieli - Las Vegas? πŸ˜‰πŸ€£

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I had a great time riding the bike and also exploring the city. I looked at the buildings I passed and tried to find a good restaurant to eat there.

Świetnie mi siΔ™ jechaΕ‚o na rowerze, a jednoczeΕ›nie zwiedziaΕ‚o miasto. PrzyglΔ…daΕ‚am siΔ™ budynkom, ktΓ³re mijaΕ‚am i prΓ³bowaΕ‚am wyhaczyΔ‡ jakΔ…Ε› dobrΔ… restauracjΔ™, ΕΌeby zjeΕ›Δ‡ w niej dobry posiΕ‚ek.

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While driving, I suddenly saw a large Rethymno sign made of... plastic waste bins 😲😡😳 cool idea 😁

I jadΔ…c nagle zobaczyΕ‚am wielki napis Rethymno zrobiony z... koszy na plastikowe odpady 😲😡😳 niezΕ‚y pomysΕ‚ 😁

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Later I reached the port and saw a huge pirate ship called Captain Hook. You could sail somewhere on it and feel like you were in a fairy tale for a moment.

Później dojechałam do portu i zobaczyłam taki ogromny statek piracki o nazwie Kapitak Hak. Można było na nim gdzieś popłynąć i poczuć się przez chwilę jak z bajce.

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At the end of the ride I reached the famous Rethymno lighthouse
and the Venetian port. This is where I end my stories. When the bicycle path ended, I got off the bike and explored the old town on foot.

Pod koniec przejaΕΌdΕΌki dotarΕ‚am do sΕ‚ynnej latarni morskiej w Retymno i
do weneckiego portu. Na tym koΕ„czΔ™ moje opowieΕ›ci. Gdy skoΕ„czyΕ‚a siΔ™ droga rowerowa zeszΕ‚am z roweru i zwiedzaΕ‚am stare miasto na pieszo.

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Wow 🀩 Because of your post, I’m excited to do a Photo-Cycling tour here Singapore as well πŸ˜… You had a nice adventure, thanks for sharing about it and the nice photos you took.

I'm glad you came up with this idea after reading my post 😊 Cycling trips are great. I'd love to read about your bike ride around Singapore 🀩

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