Blogs from Rhodes, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 18

Ancient Wonders and Wondering Where They Went The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes is very impressive…or at least it was. In 1856, long after the Knights of Rhodes had shuffled off to Malta, a gunpowder explosion did by accident what the Turks could only accomplish by negotiation. The concrete, I am sorry to say, is not original. Most of what stands there today is a replica of a medieval castle as imagined by twentieth century Italian fascists. Fascists have no gift for subtlety and, oh , do they love concrete. The Parthenon in Athens suffered a similar fate when a Venetian cannonball bulls-eyed an Ottoman ammo dump (the Greeks blame the Turks for the destruction of the Parthenon, not the Venetians). The great mosaics on display in the Grand Master’s Palace ... read more

I've been 1 day to Rhodes and it was a great experience. We went from Marmaris (Turkey) to Rhodes by catamaran. It's a daily service. You depart in the early morning around 05:00am and get back around 06:00pm. I don't have much time to write so I just let you see some shots I made. The rest of the text is comming...... read more

So things are going well here in Rhodes. It's insane to think I've only been here for a handful of days. I feel like I've already experienced a ton and I haven't really left a 2 mile area yet. I will attempt to entertain you and fill you in along the way. My first night I arrived back to Mike's just in time to catch his live music. I hadn't ate so I was going to grab some food but before doing so I ran into Mike on his bike. He insisted I go back and eat with him, so indeed I did. After a vegetarian meal of pasta with feta and dolmates, out came the guitar and the rocking began! As it turns out, he has written 47 songs in his lifetime. He had the ... read more

The temperature at Kiotari was supposed to have been 123 degrees the day before. I had spent the day with the family crashed out by the swimming pool fighting with people of a certain nationality who had claimed the sunbeds at 12.30am by laying out their beach towels. And so I had hopped from one marble floor tile to another on my frequent visits to the 'all inclusive bar'. What we needed was something to cool us down and so on the Thursday we embarked upon the glass bottom boat that twice a day ploughs its way from Kiotari to Lindos and back. Being primarily a tourist attraction the price was a bit steep for a family of four but the boat trip was worth it if only for the chance to sit on the side ... read more

Greece was a trip I was looking forward too .. My cousin's first trip abroad was somewhat of a disaster, so I decided to make this one a memory not to forget! We stayed in Ixia, just out of Rhodes town - which itself is a beautiful medieval castle .. amazing! Our hotel - Ocianis *or as they say Okeannis* is amazing - right next to the beach and bars wayheyyy! :D We spent alot of our holiday checking out the local shops, and lazing on the beach .. unless we were woken up by the man selling fruit! 'Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeelons, banannnnnnnna..' damn you man let us sleep! Lol .. We also headed to Eddie's Bar - and English and German run place, to catch up on some football. I wanted a sparkler in my cocktail, but ... read more