In Which We Explore the Day-to-Day of Chania

I've gotten some inquiries about the day to day here in Chania, even BETTER with pictures illustrating it. Here's what I've come up with:

John and I eat breakfast at the same place every morning. The coffee is good, the waitress is kind, and the owner has taken to giving us a hearty greeting whenever we come in. The menu is easy - there's a choice of "breakfast," "simple breakfast," "breakfast [take 2... I still haven't decided how they know which 'breakfast' you're ordering. Tonal? Perhaps an eyebrow wiggle?]" and "american breakfast." We usually go for the Greek yogurt option. This picture, however, tells the story of when we opted for toast. When the waitress came by and asked if we wanted MORE toast, John couldn't resist. He went for it. He stared at his new order wide-eyed and exclaimed he couldn't POSSIBLY eat an entire new order (bringing his total to four (4!!) slices). This picture, as you may have guessed, is the end of that fourth piece.

The water off of the harbor is beautiful and clear (well, most days). Much like the men strolling about, I find myself ALSO checking for fish. In this picture? There are no fish (much like most days).










John and I try to walk every day, stretch our legs out and ease John towards his fitness goals (we have to do it somewhere... cookies are too delicious to give up). One of the routes leads us to the lighthouse, and from the lighthouse is a gorgeous view of the hotels lining the Venetian harbor (our little residence is noted by the red arrow).









Sometimes John has to be put into a time out.














As John as been abroad for four years, he's not as over saturated by Starbucks as so many of us have been. In fact, when we found a Starbucks just down the street from our hotel (/home) he did a little wiggle of delight for all the GOODIES they have there. He doesn't look so thrilled in this photo, but I swear, right before I took this picture he was doing a Starbucks jig.







Sometimes we get nutritious dinners from Starbucks. This is the remains of dinner last night. It was DELIGHTFUL.












This photo is especially for my distoh. Look Claire! Look what they HAVE!!
















Lastly, even graffiti is sweet in Chania.