Home Sweet Home

I have made it back into the states, and

I am almost home. This is the home of

the famous Minoan king whose palace

was compared to a labyrinth (thus the

story of the Minotaur, etc). We toured this

location on the island of Crete during our

cruise. I really wanted to see the famous

frescoes (wall paintings) that are here, and

that I had studied in art history. The ones

that are on display in the ruins are copies,

but they still looked great to me! The actual

ones are on display in the museum. Even

though these are thousands of years old, they

actually look very contemporary; they could

be for sale in an art gallery today.
I especially liked the dolphin fresco. It decorated

the wall of the queen's bedroom...I wouldn't mind

waking up to those every day.

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