Market time!

We have heard about the market in Rethymnon and so off we trot.   We arrive in town and luckily a kind Greek guy waves us into his parking spot.

Rethymnon  is our closest large town.  Lots to see and do.. Venetian Port, beaches, museums and great restaurants.

The market has everything from snails to 2 Euro "designer" clothes.  Too hot for us to scrummage and so we just enjoy sampling the cheeses, yoghurts and fruits.

Laden with fresh fruit and veggies,  we return to our car to find we have a parking ticket. Ha?  How does that work?  We visit the local police station - actually right opposite and explain our problem... no signs, other people parked there etc, etc.  Total disinterest, but they do give us a form to fill in "To send to the big man!"  "Ring on Monday" they say and so we do.  No one has received the form.   "Ring tomorrow morning." they say.   Which we do.  "What form?" they say.  "Ring tomorrow afternoon" they say.  Which we do.  "Pay the fine they say.  Half price for the first ten days and then full price.  If you don't pay the fine just  increases."  We pay the fine.  Our exchangees email us... Heard you had a parking fine they say.  Ha?  "How did you know?" we ask.  "We know people in high places they say."  I wish we'd known, maybe we wouldn't' have had to pay the fine!

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