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There was a fence blocking our path, but it was quite small and easy to climb over.

In the grounds of the ruins were some very twisty, gnarled old olive trees, and at the entrance we found a beautiful mosaic from the Roman times, leading to many little paths. The monastery was very small. Each of the monks’ cells were just tiny little box-like rooms, two by three metres in size. The whole place had a beautiful, ancient atmosphere.

By the time we got there we were very tired after so much walking and weren’t looking forward to the long trek back to the bus stop.

We weren’t even sure that we would get there in time for the last bus. Fortunately, we met a fisherman on the beach, who was there fishing for octopuses. He was kind enough to take us back to the road by boat, which only took about ten or fifteen minutes, and the walk to the bus stop from where he dropped us off was very short. We were well in time to catch the bus. We were very happy, if a little exhausted, after a nice, interesting trip.

A Trip to Crete

1.

Where did they spend their holidays last year?

2. What did they do while on holiday?

3. Why did they want to visit the south part of the island?

4. How did they get there?

5. Why did they find their trip frightening?

6. What were they afraid of?

7. Why did the driver have to signal with his horn at turnings?

8. How could they get to the ruins from the bus stop?

9. How long did it take them to get there?

10. Where did they meet a boy from France?

11.

What was the trouble communicating with him?

12. What did they have to get over when they got to the ruins?

13. What did they find at the entrance of the ruins?

14. What size were the monks’ cells?

15. What did they think of the place?

16. Why weren’t they eager to walk back to the bus stop?

17. What could happen if they had walked to the bus stop?

18. Who did they meet?

19. What was the fisherman doing there?

20. What was the favour he did them?

21.

How long did the boat trip take?

22. Did the fisherman drop them off at the bus stop?

23. How did they reach the bus stop then?

24. Did they catch the last bus?

25. How did they feel at the end of the day?

A Trip to Crete

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They went there by bus, travelling along tiny little windy roads. It was quite frightening to watch how the bus driver was manoeuvring the vehicle around all of the twisty curves in the road, quite breathtaking.