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 The ride
lasted about 4 hours, we drove through a landscape of unbelievable
beauty and strength and on the old road most of the time in serpentines.
Partially the road was only 2 meters wide, the rest had slipped down
into the gorge. Vehicles from the opposite direction had to drive
backwards to let the bus pass by. Before each curve the bus honked
really loud, so drivers from the opposite direction could look for
shelter in time. A meeting in the curve could have been fatal. But
fortunately there were no other vehicles at that time, except the bus to
Chania. My old man couldn't keep from telling me that last winter a bus
had fallen down into a gorge. That was the moment when I felt the melon
move for a second. But we finally arrived safely. The bus was parked at
the old bus station (today "Agios") on the central
crossroad opposite to "Schleicher" and we got off.
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Depending on
the huge amount of private cars and rented cars, today the bus traffic
is low like in the old years, as you can see on the right photo. The
"Underwater-Bus" from Chania to Pireus sure is a matter of
taste. The new "Underwater-parking lot" (left photo) too I
think.