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The cruise: an epic saga PART 3
The next day we got off in Rhodes, and we wandered around in the moat in between the two city walls (Yes, I do realize we do a lot of aimless wandering) eventually we found a way inside and we explored the cobblestone street and alley ways. The main tourist street or "Disney Land" as we liked to call it was bustling with lots of cruisers buying tacky things they don't need with money they don’t have. Although ...
A walk though a World Heritage Site
... Rhodes was under control of Italy) the palace was restored for the King and Queen and Mussolini, but didn’t get to move in because of WWII. Apparently the Crusaders built forts along the way to the Holy Land and built forts after they got kicked out of the Holy Lands. They also built hospitals and served the communities they were in. We were told they did not marry and by that did not delute the culture of the places they settled in. Of course we are reminded ...
A lotsa pictures of Rhodes
... was declared a World Heritage Site, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.
My roommate ...
This place makes us Greek at the knees!
... beach. The water was unbelievably clear and warm. There was even a diving board 50m from the shore which we swam out to and proceeded to jump off. It was another really tough day, which we finished by getting an ice cream and some gyros for dinner. Greece will rate as one of our favourite destinations. It offers a lot as it has great weather, history, sights, beaches, culture and food. We are a little sad to leave but fortunately we have some awesome place to see, first of which is ...
Last minute sun, before returning to the cold
Last day........
Felt a bit sad having breakfast, knowing that this time tomorrow we would be back home in cooler climes.
We had a few hours snorkelling and sunning at Tsampika beach, then on the drive back to the hotel we stopped at a good vista point for some last minute pictures.
Had a brief siesta on returning to the hotel, we have a horrible late night/early morning flight (kinda ...