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Rhodes and Suites
This morning we anchored in Rhodes. We were surprised that most of the shops were open eventhough there were very few tourists. Later we learned that they actually opened just for the 2 cruise ships tourists. Rhodes is a nice town. We walked along the shops and had coffee before returning to the ship.
Because the weather was so nice and (almost) warm, lunch was served on ...
Island hopping from Turkey to Greece
... to Heraklion (Crete) departed. Little did Liam and I know that this layover on this island is actually a stopover for all the Mediterranean cruise boats - so the place was packed!! Riddled with tourists and hagglers pleading for your money at the hundreds of restaurants...we found ourselves in what we felt was one of the cheapest bars in town! Surprising I know..
The town itself is beautiful, nothing better then stumbling across a place you would never had gone to ...
Imagine Rhodes
Hang on to your mind. The island of Rhodes is visited every year by a staggering 750 cruise ships! You do the math, not all the ships are large, but for sure they are ships, and that means tens of thousands of visitors stepping onto her shores every year.
The Mariner cut the bow thrusters alongside the dock just as the sun came up and cast a beautiful morning glow over the crenulated walls of the medieval fortress. Rhodes was my ...
Stinky Man
It was another smooth sail overnight south along the coast from Kusadasi to the island of Rhodes. The site from our balcony was amazing with beautiful cloudless blue skies and a great view of this ancient city. From here we could clearly see the old walls and embattlements surrounding the old part of the city and the Grand Master's house (castle) lying within. We found out at the start of our cruise that the Meza and Wine tasting tour we had planned was no ...
Happy birthday Steve Scott!
... with a twist. The twist is that the Turks have been here and have left their influence. The skyline of the Old Town is unexpectedly interrupted by two different minarets from which the call to prayer was made for the mosques down below them. The Mosque of Suleiman was a relatively simple looking building from the outside that is undergoing a loving restoration inside. There are some simple yet beautiful ceiling paintings that have been restored to ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Rhodes Beach


