Australis Hotel and Apartments Pátmos

The island of Patmos has been inhabited since prehistoric times It paid tribute to Athens in the 5th century BC, belonged to the Macedonians in the 4th century BC, and was taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. The Romans used Patmos as a place for exile and that is how the Apostle John ended up there in the 1st century AD. St. John had offended the governor of Miletus for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. That exiling of St. John proved to be an event that ...

... up the local turkish culture. We didn´t spend too long ashore today as though as we had to be back on board by 12 noon to set sail for Patmos. Again we docked in Patmos about mid afternoon. However this time the port was full so we dropped anchor somewhere in cove near the shore and waited for tender boats to come and collect us. We spent the afternoon walking to the top of on of the hills to get a look at the islands monestary and amazing views across the harbour ...

... smaller than I thought and had the trinity crack in the floor rather than the roof. We wandered back down to look at some of the shops, couldn't really find anything to buy..except Dan, who bought another Gelati. We hopped back on the tender boat close to 6.30pm and was taken back to the Aquamarine.
Dinner was again at the seated dining room, we managed to meet up with Anita and Dave after getting a drink at the bar. I had some arancini balls which were aveage, Dan had ...

So, here I am in Patmos after visiting Mykonos and Kusadasi. Don't have long but wanted to let you know that all is going well and I am loving the Greek Islands, although the cruise id definitely just a taste test and I can't wait to get back here at some point.

After our Tour managers talk about Mykonos I have to say I was slightly disappointed, sure it was nice but she made it sound more impressive ...

dunno much, didnt go. It was too hot and I was Bibled out, so this day did provide some study time, which is a plus in its favor. However, several of our group did brave the heat and were able to see the most important attraction on the island. Because of his activity ...

The small Greek Island of Patmos was the most emotional experience on our voyage thus far. We actually visited the cave in Patmos where John was exiled and penned the inspired Book of Revelation. Words cannot express how special that was. Although photos and video are not permitted, we received special permission to tape for Travel with Spirit from the monastery. We were blessed!

... and Skala and is where St. John had his vision. There is a crack in the roof where Jesus appeared before him and subsequently, John dictated the details of the vision to his disciple Prochorus. This is the reason Patmos is often called 'The Jerusalem of the Aegean'. The Monastery, named after St. John, dominates the capital, Chora, and the whole island bathes in a spirit of faith and devotion ...

... Supposedly this is where John, one of the Apostles of Jesus, received visions, which he recorded in the Book of Revelations, now part of the Bible. Interesting place, there is like this church thing built around it and then you literally go down into a cave. We weren't allowed to take any photos, so I just have some from the outside.

... to me whose voice sat on a decibel level higher than a jetplane, yapping to two British seniors about how she'd heard on CNN that England had a new Prime Minister. Thankfully, the jackhammer interjected every now then and managed to drown her out, not before we hoped someone would take her out with the jackhammer. With yet another Greek Island day on the wane, the choice was made to make something of the evening, so we hit up the local bus to Kamari ...

... profile view of the city's clifftop buildings, all pristine and freshly painted white, except one clown who painted his home pink. Clearly the town rebel. Nonetheless, we took in the superb view and was hit with another case of the 'surreals', as day turned to dusk and every light in Fira systematically switched on and lit the entire city-line up spectacularly. Still a tad lagged from hefty trnsit, we opted for the boudoir and hit the Greek hay.