Semiramis 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

There's Medieval castles in Greece? Who knew! We stopped in Rhodes enroute from Fethiye to Santorini, and got to enjoy the day in Rhodes town before catching the overnight ferry out. Coming into the port, there's a great view of their old castle, and we spent a lot of the day inside the "old town", exploring the Knight's Quarter, along with all the tourist shops.<br>After ...

... 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. <br><br>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. <br><br ...

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

... to the simple yet comfortable pensions-all with great rooftop terrace views- where I stayed in Old Town (Pink Elephant, Niki&#8217;s and Mango) by very friendly Greek and Italian owners<br><br>~Spending more time that I would have like each day while in Rhodes Town at the Mango Hotel&#8217;s open-air Internet café researching everything from new cameras (my Sony caught a case of the shakes), to local ferries, to beaches and hotels in Santorini; updating my blog/Facebook with ...

... a really cool coin collection from the 2nd and 3rd c. B.C. that were in GREAT shape. Since we were killing time (we were catching a ferry at 1 am), we had a drink and found some free wifi to use up a few hours. Then, we went to the Clock Tower where we saw some ok views and got a "free" drink. We both chose to have beer and wine which is a big step in the ...

... Eller at hun kommer ut og du er tusenlappen fattigere. Men, den gleder for jeg litt senere, for først skal vi ut og spise. Rett innenfor portene dukker det frem tre restauranter på rekke og rad. Det er populære begge tre og har sikker like var kvalitet og omdømme som hvem som helst. Siden vi liker gresk mat, velger vi den som profilerer seg på gresk mat. Kelneren på Steakhouse't blir litt fornærmet, "but who the **** cares?". Jeg har ikke reist ned ...

... out for a bit of shopping in the laneways of the Old Town of Rhodes. At the hostel we all ended up in a cosy four bed room. The couple, Becky and Dan, were on their university break and doing a bit of backpacking around Europe and the Greek Islands. As we were pretty stuffed we went out to organise a ferry to Turkey, grabbed a bite to eat that cost and arm and leg (you pay extra for music, bread and the "free" aperitifs they bring out that then ...

... his head. As you do... Note however that no evidence has ever been found (apart from ancient travel blogs) that proves where it stood or even if it did actually exist. After this Rhodes became the most important port and power in the Mediterranean until they got on the wrong side of the Romans after ...

... for "authentic Greece" that they will never be far away from the same facilities that they are used to back home and boastingly adds that "some 150 night clubs have been built in the last ten years alone". For those nice souls who enjoy killing animals whilst on holiday it claims that Rhodes is a "hunters paradise" and lists species that are perennial favourites before regretfully adding that some of these have become threatened and that if you want to hunt them you will need a licence ...