Sand Castles

Or castles in the air, perhaps? In June it really was time to head for the beach. It was hot, hot, hot! Some of our garden plants went a little bit crispy and crunchy - the coriander has had it, which surprised me, because it's supposed to be Mediterranean. But the sea was still very refreshing. For some of those old faithfuls in the know: SHRINKAGE! And we can safely say that we have passed the acclimatisation test for the summer. Fry us in July? Don’t even try. We just sizzle….But then again, we’re seriously cool…or so we’d like to think! July is going to be a great month on Crete. YES I KNOW, I SAY THAT EVERY MONTH. But as my romantic Belgian husband has just pointed out — ‘every month is a great month on Crete’. Aaah, bless.

July Highlights

We bring you highlights of the Renaissance Festival which takes place in Rethymnon this month. We also delve into village life in Pikris. Our recipe is eccentric as ever, as is the logic problem. All this plus news and views from around town, updates from local enterprises, details of local community and charity events and much more!

About ‘The Bugle’

The Rethymnon Coffee Morning Bugle is an independent, monthly FREE publication that was started in January 2007 by the same team responsible for the www.rethymnon.biz website — Kate and Luc Brusten, who have been living and working in Rethymnon for a number of years. The Bugle is geared not only towards the international community living in Rethymnon, but also towards anyone who has an interest in the town. The aim of the publication is to be both informative and light hearted. We welcome feedback and written / photographic contributions from readers. We particularly welcome feature articles that have a Rethymnon slant; if you are considering submitting an article we would ask that you keep to an upper word limit of 500 words.

You will find our contact details and a listing of hard copy distribution outlets at the bottom of our This Month Page.

We hope you enjoy reading our July issue!