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Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes December 24th 2023

By far the largest and historically the most important of the Dodecanese islands, Rhodes abounds in beaches, wooded valleys, and ancient history. Whether you’re here on a culture-vulture journey through past civilizations, or simply for some laidback beach time, buzzing nightlife, or diving in crystal-clear waters, it’s all here. The atmospheric Old Town of Rhodes is a maze of cobbled streets that will spirit you back to the days of the Byzantine Empire and beyond. Further south, in the picture-perfect town of Lindos, capped by an ancient Acropolis, sugar-cube houses spill down to a turquoise bay. While both Lindos and Rhodes Old Town get very crowded in summer, Rhodes is large enough to allow plenty of room to breathe that pure Aegean air. A Little Bit of History: the island was inhabited in the Neolithic period, ... read more
Acropolis overlooking St. Paul's Bay
Crumbling walls of Mandraki Harbor
Original Site of the Colossus of Rhodes

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes » Lindos June 2nd 2023

Lindos – May 21, 2023 We had heard that the harbor at Lindos was an excellent stop along the coast of the island of Rhodes so one of our many plans was to stop there for a night and explore the Acropolis of Lindos. As always, plans must remain fluid and with our purchase of a new dinghy and waiting for the delivery of it until Monday, we found that there was a bus that we could take to Lindos. This now gave us the flexibility of being able to sail past Lindos and get further down the island when we leave the Rhodes marina. With this in mind we had a new plan. When we checked the bus schedule, we found that there was a bus that would leave Rhodes at 6:45AM and get us ... read more
Scenery Seen From the Bus On the Way to Lindos
We Passed Numerous Olive Groves
The Anchorage at Lindos We Would Have Been In

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes May 31st 2023

The hospital of the Knights of St. John now houses the Rhodes Archeological Museum. It was originally built in the 15th C. due to the need for a hospital to be run by the Order of the Knights Hospitaller’s. Construction started in 1443 and was not completed until 1489. Over the front door there is a marble slab with two angels on it and a banner saying that they spent 10,000 guilders to built it (not sure what that equates to in today dollars) Unfortunately, the building sustained damage in the 19th C. When the Italians took control of Rhodes, they decided to restore the building between 1913-1918. It was turned into a museum once the renovations were completed. Unfortunately, WWII took its toll on the building once again, but after that restoration efforts resumed to ... read more
There Were Two Floors to the Hospital
Anther Look At the Architectural Details
The Patients Were Provided Beds in this Room

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes May 26th 2023

We checked and found that no cruise ships were to be in town on Friday so made plans to go to the Palace of the Grand Master on that day to avoid the crowds. The Palace was originally a Byzantine fortress (7th C AD) but during the 14th C. became the administrative headquarters of the Order of Knights. An explosion in 1856 destroyed much of the Palace so at the end of the 1930’s the Italians rebuilt it to become the home base of Mussolini, the Italian Commander. We arrived early to the Palace which worked out well as there were very few people there so we could easily wander through the rooms without a crowd. We were surprised that they don’t have audio guides for offer, but fortunately we had downloaded an audio-guide to listen ... read more
The Avenue of Knights With a Steady Incline
Ironic View from Near the Palace Toward a Mosque
The Quarters of the Various Nationalities of Knights

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes May 21st 2023

Next on our plans was to sail to the island of Rhodes. It has been on our list for quite some time due to the long history with a number of rulers over the centuries. This has resulted in an interesting combination of architectural styles based on the party/country in power at the time of construction or renovation. You can see the influence of the Romans, the Christians, the Ottomans (Turks), Gothic, Renaissance, the Italians and more modern renovations since damage from WWII. The Order of St. John was also very active here and we had learned some of their activities when we traveled through Malta a few years ago so wish to learn more about their time here. The weather prediction looked good for a pleasant 4 ½ hour sail from Symi to Rhodes. Unfortunately, ... read more
A Very Hidden Away Place - Couldn't See Any Road
Weather Was A Little Chilly & Grey
A Beautiful View for Our Early Start, A Cup of Tea

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes July 7th 2022

Truth be told, I don’t even know who Anthony Quinn is, but apparently famous round here, has a bay named after him. Something about a movie called Guns of Navarone. Never heard of it. But it’s a fine location for swimming with the posh people, if that’s what you’re into (which we obv are). But more on that later. The journey to Rhodes had a little more stress than was required. We had originally booked on a 5.00 ferry, allowing a leisurely morning and lunch and shopping in Fethiye. But they rudely cancelled that ferry…something about seaworthiness certification, and put us on the 9.00 one. The rental car place only opened at 8.00 and we were supposed to have checked in to the ferry by 8.30. When the rental car guy still hasn’t turned up at ... read more
Beautiful laneways
The grand masters liked a palace
That’s our house, just there on the right

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes May 19th 2022

19 mayıs 2022 Perşembe GÜN08 Bugün, 19 mayıs…103 yıl önce içi ideallerle dolu bir adam “neyimize lazım ..üstümüze vazife mi ?” demiyerek bir ülkeyi karanlıklardan kurtarmak adına uzun ve zahmetli bir yola çıkıyor…Bugün öyle uyduruktan kutlu doğum haftası falan değil ..Bugün kendine zor bir hayatı seçen bir adamın destanının yazıldığı gündür ..Atam senin ve tüm silah arkadaşlarının sayesinde bugün bir pasaport taşıyorum…Yabancı ülkelerde senin bize sağladığın kimlikle dolaşıyorum ..ne kadar minnettar olsak azdır ..Dedem dahil bu vatan için hayatını tereddüt etmeden feda eden tüm şehitlerimiz nurlar içinde yatınız …siz yanmasaydınız, bu vatan çıkmazdı aydınlığa ..gerçi aydınlıkta olup olmadığımız tartışılır ama her halükarda kendi paramız kendi bayrağımız var en azından bir başka ülkede sığıntı değiliz.. Erkenden yola çıktık ...arabayı Dodekanissos gemi iskelesinin y... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes May 18th 2022

18 mayıs 2022 Çarşamba GÜN 07 Sabah yine doyurucu bir kahvaltı fakat fazla zorlamadık ,zira öğlen yine bir yerlerde kayıntı planlıyoruz..Bugün programda Monolithos kalesi var ..Bu kale tam bizim Palamutbükü’ndeki eve bakan yüksekçe bir yer ..Ne var ki hiçbir heyecanı yok ..Su akar deli bakar bir yer… üstelik 1.5 saatlik bir yolu var ..Sveta’ya danıştım ..”vazgeç” dedi ..bu da bana ilaç gibi geldi… Bu kez adanın kuzey kanadından akıyoruz..Old kamiros denilen yerde lokantamı buldum …en kral püfürdek yerine kurulduk ve derhal sofra donandı ..dünkü programın aynısı uygulanıyor 3 adet 20 lik ve birkaç ara sıcak bira tükettik … Her denize girdiğimizde ayılıyor ve aynı heyecanla sofraya dönüyoruz …Harika bir gün oldu .. Doğrusu bu hayatı çok seviyorum.. Bir süre böyle takıldıktan sonra Sveta savaşı, ben enflasyonu ve küçük suyu 55 TL ye içtiğimizi unu... read more
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Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes » Lindos May 17th 2022

17 mayıs 2022 Salı GÜN06 Şık bir sabah kahvaltısı oldu ..kaldığımız Achillion otelinin alt katı pastahaneye çevrilmiş, dolasıyla, çeşit çok ve tam anlamıyla "öksüz doyuran" bir kahvaltı düzenlemişler ..bitirmeniz mümkün değil.. Kahvaltıdan sonra güzelim park yerimizi bırakıp yola vurduk ..bügün hedef Lindos …yolun keyfine varmak için yavaş kullanıyorum varmadan önce seyir terasında klasik fotolar çekildi ve şehre girdik .. Tam anlamıyla tımarhane …çok turist... bu gibi yerleri tahammülsüz kılıyor ..Pandemi sonrası ipini koparan sokaklarda …arabayı neredeyse Lindos plajına bıraktık ...oradan tepeye tırmanmak topal bir bacakla acı veriyor…meydanda biraz soluklandım inanın meydanda bir götlük yer bulmak bile zor… Oradan şehre daldık... ben ancak Apollo barın oraya kadar dayandım …Sveta'ya dedim ki "hadi keyfini yap kaleye kadar çık ben seni... read more
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Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes May 16th 2022

16 Mayıs 2022 Pazartesi GÜN 05 Bayağı sarhoşuz ama patada kütada orsa gidiyoruz …Mehmet hocam, kışlıklarını bürünüp dümene geçti gece yarısından sonra zaman zaman nöbet değiştirerek Rodos’a büyük marinaya vardık …telsiz numaralarını bilmediğimizden liman içinde avara kasnak dolaşıyoruz ..İn yok cin yok palamar vereceğimiz herhangi biri de yok limanın hemen dışında küçük bir cebe demirleme ve sabahı bekleme kararı aldık. Çapayı saldık …derhal yasakçı zihniyet ortaya çıktı .."burada kalamazsınız" dedi..Tamam kardeş o zaman yanaşmamıza yardımcı ol diyoruz ortak lisanımız tarzanca …adamın bulunduğu yerden bize yardımcı olacağı yere gelmesi yaklaşık bir saat sürdü ..her neyse geldi ya sağ olsun… Bordaladık biraz dalga alıyoruz ama yorgunuz ve adeta yatağa yıkıldık… Saat 09:00 gibi uyandım...baktım Mehmet odasında dertop olmuş yatıyor veya ben öyle ... read more
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