Rhodes Beach

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... matter that 'but for him just happening to be with me right at my side to explain things the proper way in Greek to the mounting groups of locals I could **** off just by taking a swig of there home brought ice damn cold beer. i late laearned it was ice cold cuz they had all purchased them a real live genuine ice box-and s dod I. See all it took was a call tp the local police, some sirens and yipppi to the rescue and I was fitting in just right

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... with cobbled streets again, and the buildings winding their way up, down and around, were all white. The highlight for me was seeing the little bay where Paul's boat took shelter in the storm (in the bible) all those years ago. I did a lot of walking that day - and talked to a lot of cats along the way (there would be 5 or 6 at a time).... but enjoyed getting out into the countryside. I couldn't get over the fact that most of the buildings in the towns we ...

... ancient heritage, a mix of Greek, Roman and Moorish architecture and artifacts, but romantically promoting its more recent past (1200 to 1600) as home the knights.

The samll museum was a fabulous surprise. It was housed in an enormous old ancient villa that had been converted into the hospital for the knights. You enter through a huge stone archway that opens out into a large courtyard surrounded by two stories of sweeping arches and you see the first artifacts ...

I was really overdue my holidays, finally getting to take it in October and I just signed up to two weeks of not doing much in Turkey with a couple of friends in a group. For me though not doing much isn't my cup of tea so I took every chance to re-live my old Turkey memories, from food, sights, sea, dancing and ahem, yes the men, again :)

Please come back soon as I update all the stories from the two weeks. Thanks.

Up early as we were getting picked up at 7.30am to be taken to catch boat to Rhodes. Pick up was ok but we weren't told correct queue when we got there but not too much of a problem some passengers had to queue to pay Port Tax but ours was prepaid. Once through passport control and onto ferry all seemed ok but didn't leave on time and was an hour late in the end. Excuse was harbour authority wouldn't clear the vessel. The 50 min trip also took about ...

... 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 ...

... unskyld, jeg mente Harry Hole boka si. Etter å ha få i seg en baguette hver og skylt innpå litt væske, så går vi ned til stranden. Der finner vi oss et par solsenger. I går slapp vi å betale og vi hadde jo et håp om å slippe det i dag også. Det tar litt tid før solsengmannen kommer, så vi lever i håpet. Det er en gresk gorillafamilie som pleier å holde til på samme stranda. Den består av noen kjerringer og barn, pluss tre ...

... back through the shops and eateries. There were many places selling gyros and other Greek food. Some places even had rooftop gardens. We strolled back to the ship in time for a late lunch. After lunch, we spent some time soaking up the sun and lounging poolside, before a visit to the sauna and steam room. Refreshed, we went to dinner, and then the evening show (featuring a magic act). We found a Trivial ...

... will stand. The difference between the two is that the churches are still functional and the mosques, on the whole, are falling to pieces. One mosque that we saw was being steadied by timber supports and, were it not for these, I think it would have fallen down. One gets the feeling that the Greeks would be quite happy to let it fall down, were it not for the city being declared a World Heritage Site. I bought a guidebook from a souvenir shop and of the Ottoman occupation it starts "The ...