Arriving in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece in 1961
Uploaded by: JohnSooklaris
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Anthony Sooklaris was a trend setter in his day, and in 1961. He shot this 8mm movie as the boat was arriving in Souda Bay.
This is our family's first trip to Crete. We climbed aboard the Queen Frederica and went all the way to Crete for the beginnings of our 4 month vacation. This was part of the PanCretan Association of America excursion to Crete. All of these people are waiting for us to arrive. They are fami
ly and friends. This happens much in the same way as it does today. Only back then, much fewer people travelled these great distances much less often, and they travelled from America to Europe by boat. Pay careful attention, not only to the foreground, but the background. Crete will never look t
he same again. A very poor rural area at the time, people largely either walked or took a mule, or a bus for transportation. This boat arrives in Crete around 5:30 AM, so when you see hoards of people, you must understand that they got themselves to Souda Bay to see and greet their relatives at
a very early hour indeed. And notice how people were dressed. They were wearing their best Sunday clothes to meet their loved ones. It's a very happy moment in which not only family members came, but friends of family as well. Enjoy!
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| I was on that boat. ... ( 8 months ago by maraluna) |
| I was on that boat. I was 11. It was May and school was still in session. My brother Tony and I attended school with our cousin Voula. I witnessed a boy get his knuckles rapped with a ruler as a punishment for classroom antics. That was shocking to see. I'd only heard of such things. Corporal punishment was not happening so much in the U.S. at that time. |
| Whats the story ... ( 5 months ago by Kalivianos) |
| Whats the story behind this clip? What was the event. I get very nostalgic looking at theese scenes... |
| Read the "About ... ( 5 months ago by JohnSooklaris) |
| Read the "About this Video". I answered your question. |
| hello john ... ( 5 months ago by electronic396) |
| hello john sooklaris...stavros from chania....thank you so much for all those great videos:) |