Belvedere Beach Rhodes

Another beautiful day. Sunny 78 degrees on the island of Rhodes. We travel to Lindos half way down the island. To see the Acropolis were Paul spoke to the Greeks. A long climb to the top with a view to forever. Just outstanding. Back to the boat early to catch some sun by the pool.<br><br>I am going to upload a couple of pics from yesterday on Myconos to give you an idea of the beauty here.<br><br>Davo and Janet

... all we could of the castle, we ventured outside the walls to go check out some ancient ruins. On the map, there was a big green park with some old ruins labeled, and it didn't look too far away. What the map didn't show was that it was uphill, hard to find, and when we got there it wasn't a park at all, but just an ancient stadium and some old columns surrounded by ...

... of little alleyways again and you realized that you had come back to where you started. It was fun and we spent about 4 hours in there and then walked back to the ship. Had a late lunch on the ship and went to our cabin to have our afternoon siesta and watched Get Smart on tv. We decided to have a day off the grog so watched the ship leave from deck 7 and headed to the Casino for a short time and then came home.

... our day over it was time to catch our ferry to Athens. On our budget we chose the cheapest ticket available. Which means "Deck." But unfortunately for us what we didn't realise was that this means it is the only place on board were you can smoke. So the rest of the night with the lights on and us trying to get a nights sleep on our hard plastic benches, we breathed in the refreshing air of smoke. Shona has now got a smokers cough. <br><br>This is going to be a tough couple of days.

... coming back was a early morning flight<br>sunday. but would much pref a aftertoon flight both ways!!<br><br>we had two weeks all inclusive. meaing the food and drinks included<br>places visited lindos,perfkos, falraiki,rhodes and symi island. also<br>did a jeep safari tour on the island was great. sure was action!1<br><br>Start of travels: Sep 05, 2009<br>End of travels: Sep 20, 2009

... m so used to being the only one, ever. maybe i found where i belong?? walked over to the old stadium and acropolis after and now am at a cafe in the new town's shopping area. greeks are fun: hidden during the day but out in full force after the little hand gets to the 7. if it weren't for people being out in the day to accommodate the cruiseships, i'd believe it if i was told rhodes was a city for vampires.

... castle rears up. The streets of the village are narrow, winding and pedestrian only (except for motor scooters, tiny little service trucks and donkeys). We spend a few hours wandering around - it really is a lovely place! Our favourite feature is the pebble mosaics - on courtyard floors, steps to houses, even the guttering. We've seen these in Old Town as well, but they are all over Lindos. We've taken many photos of the different patterns and have plans to try this when we ...

... OF ITALY. THE DEDICATION PLAQUE TO MUSSOLINI IS STILL ON THE WALL CARVED IN STONE. PALACE AND CASTLE WAS RENOVATED IN 1940 - THE 18th YEAR OF THE FASCIST ERA - ACCORDING TO THE PLAQUE. THE FASCIST'S WAY OF RECORDING THE YEAR, APPARENTLY. THERE WERE A LOT OF REFERENCES TO MUSSOLINI IN BOTH ITALY AND GREECE - BUILDING DEDICATIONS TO HIM, REFERENCES TO THINGS THAT HE HAD DONE OR THAT WERE DONE ...

Disclaimer: This is a very long entry. Proceed with caution... After midterms, we had a week off for spring break. And sort of randomly, my roommate proposed the idea of going on a cruise throughout Greece. And since I've never been anywhere in Europe and remembering my past cruise experience, I was up for it. The only other cruise I had been on was a 4 day-er that went to San Diego, Catalina, and Ensenada. I went with a handful of friends from high school after graduation, as a sort ...

... Desperate for a shower, we rapped loudly on a door that was the one, in our opinion, most likely to contain the proprietor. We guessed that he was likely to be called Billy. After all the pension is called 'Billy's Pansion'.<br><br>After a few knocks we heard the sound a baby crying. Then a female voice and a male voice whispering urgently. Hoiking and spitting noises ensued and presently the door opened and a tattooed young man stared at us with bleary eyes. He said his name was ...