Today we visited the palace of Knosis. As we entered, we were approached about buying a guided tour. We paid the woman 5 euros each and were directed to join a tour group which had just begun. The leader of this group questioned us about where we had come from. She went off to find out if we had actually paid. We were left wondering if we had just been scammed. It turned out that we had paid the right person and we were admitted to the tour.

The palace was impressive, but seemed like a forgery. The person who had discovered it had rebuilt as much as he could, using the ruins as a guide. Who knows how accurate it was. Regardless, it was interesting. We saw the oldest throne in Europe and the site of the first court. Most of the frescoes were reproductions, the originals are in the archaeological museum, which we will visit tomorrow.

Came back to the hotel. Took a nap. Spent some time at the internet cafe looking for bed and breakfasts in Rome. Ate at Lukulos, a fancy Italian restaurant, which Emily said was her favorite yet.

After dinner we were sitting at an internet cafe drinking cappuccino. Suddenly we heard a large group of people screaming, chanting and marching toward us. They blocked off the intersection directly across from us and began lighting off fireworks. They climbed onto cars and sang in unison. I guess their soccer team won.