Blue Sea Beach Hotel-Kallithea Faliraki

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.

I am going to upload a couple of pics from yesterday on Myconos to give you an idea of the beauty here.

Davo and Janet

... But they were our first ruins, so we enjoyed them anyway. The best part about the area was that we were all the way on top of the island, and could see for miles down the coast in either direction.
We zig-zagged our way down the hill and back into town, rewarded ourselves with a glass of wine at a local cafe. We were excited to try our first greek restaurant, and even ...

... built in the 1300's we wanna stay. Foula's looking for a place for us! :) It's like something you would think Disney made but it's REAL!! We spent 2 days in Athens with Georgia in her apt. went on a day trip to Cape Sunyo. Spent yesterday on the beach. Back to the beach today not sure what we'll be doing the rest of the week. We decide when we wake up. Gotta go miss you all . More soon... :) will send pictures soon.

What a difference a day makes. This place is absolutely beautiful. There are still lots of walls and castles that have been here for thousands of years, but it is nice and clean and friendly. We walked into the walled city and saw heaps more shops with locally made things and also lots of touristy rubbish, but no-one was hassling us to buy and we could just wander around looking and not fighting people off ...

... a magnificent bronze statue of Helios, a Greek God. It was one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world. The statue only stood for 56 years before an earthquake destroyed it in 226BC.

The medieval town of Rhodes has now been declared a world heritage site. And no wonder with its winding old lanes, ancient defensive walls and its beautiful clear sky and water. We couldn't have afforded a night here but we sure are glad we got to spend a day in this touristy little town.

Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece dinoshona

it was my first time to Rhodes island!. thats new for me!! actually
only done a day excursion in 2007. so my flight from London Gatwick to
Rhodes was a late evening flight. I traveled with two of my friends Ben
and Neil!. but it was a late flight 22:50hrs Saturday 5th September .
the flight was good. we arrived in Greece at 5:30am Greek time. by the
time we got to our ...

... y Bday. We went to this lovely beach during the day and then again with our Canadians went to this sunset party at a bar which was up the top of this hill ( and yes we had to hike up). It was amazing, the view was just beautiful and you watched as the sun set into the water. As soon as the sun went down there a drag show and go go boy dancing. It was so much fun, although I do think we were nearly the only girls up there ( real ones at least) they were all gay and ...

Next we were onto Rhodes, one of the most historically significant Greek Isles. We saw the medieval old town, the Acropolis (yes, Rhodes has one too), and the site where the Colossus of Rhodes presumably stood in ancient times. We also got in a little beach time and visited a neat pottery factory.

... covered the same distance on the other side. Always hallowed ground I wondered? I then turned inland and in a relatively short time was at 'Rodini Park'. Set in the middle of the modern city it is a quiet restful location. It is not manicured and has a wild sort of feel to it. A small stream meanders its way through and there are numerous caves hidden away in the mature mixed woodlands. There were a few dozen peafowl free roaming throughout and domestic waterfowl ...

... and he led us to a room before returning to his bedroom and shutting the door.

We showered. The drain was black with the grime we had accumulated from lying on the deck and sitting beneath the ferry's funnel. Michelle slept, her back was still hurting her, whilst I went for a walk around the city which by now was bustling with tourists.

My initial enthusiasm for the place diminished slightly as the narrow streets filled with tourists. Shutters opened to reveal gold ...