Free booze with every meal? I might never leave this island

The next day we went to Rethymno and checked out its Venetian castle, Fortezza.

Rethymno was supposed to be a place of shelter for the Venetians, as well as a kind of go-between from Heraklion and Chania. But, they ended up abandoning it after it was attacked.

After the castle, Roula let us run loose in the city of Chania, but not before taking us past a little bakery and asking the nice man to show us his goodies:

Seamonster?

Cretan wedding bread

Zucchini balls... enough said

That night was the World Cup kickoff game of USA against England. The nice people at our hotel, Hotel Lato, told us of a sports bar... that was 35468179 miles away. Upon arrival, we realized that the only thing they served there was toast (aka grilled cheese), and our tummies were looking for something a bit more substantial. So Katie, Kristine and I decided to try one of the many places we had passed on our way there. We had DELICIOUS food, and the kind people working there put on the match for us. Definitely a win-win.

It's customary in Crete to free Raki & fruit as dessert... okay with us!

As you may or may not remember, the game ended in a 1-1 draw... again I say: "okay with us!"