Blogs from South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 5

I decided to get up early for the sunrise and I headed back to the old fort. I was pleased that I did, as it was a really vibrant and more kaleidoscope-like sunrise, but mostly because it was so much less crowded and more peaceful than the sunset had been. I guess that's the advantage of the anti-social hour, but also the angle's not so good so the sun rises behind island rather than out to sea. I had the whole fort to myself for a while although a few other people did arrive a little bit later. There was still no scrum for the best places though. I had a short walk around whilst it was still quiet, a part from the ringing of some distant bells that is. When we had been walking around ... read more

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

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

G01 1 Mayıs 2023 PAZARTESİ Bodrumdan Kos’a bir saat içinde vardık ..20 dakika falan diye üfürüyorlar kaale almayınız … Bu ifadeyi arabacıların “100 km /4 litre” çıkışları ile karşılaştırabilirsiniz zira bunun koşullarını sıfır rüzgar,belirgin iklim ve laboratuvar koşullarında diye küçük harflerle altta yazarlar . Yani neredeyse, araba hiç kımıldamazsa, kağıt üzerinde 100 Km de 4 litre yakması lazım diyecekler ama öyle demiyorlar … 20 dakika da Kos öyle bir şey …denizde dalga olmayacak,rüzgar sıfır olacak veya pupadan esecek ,makine bakımdan yeni çıkmış olacak vs vs … Gemimiz,kağıt üzerinde 20 dakikada Kos ‘a varır demek istiyorlar … Hadi Kos’a vardınız diyelim.. Türkiye çıkışlı limanları ayrı ..depremden önce ana limana bağlanıyorduk ..Deprem sonrası için koyun tam karşısına bir liman uydurmuşlar…Yani her şeyi porta... read more

8 EKİM 2022 CUMA Gemimiz Kos a geç varınca sabah ki bütün Bodrum gemilerini kaçırdık .. Akşam gemilerine binsek, bir gece Bodrum da kalmamız gerek .. Bunun yerine bir gece Kos'ta kalmayı daha uygun gördük .. Saat 11:00 civarında Kos'a vardık ve önceden ayarladığım oteli aramaya başladık.. Otelin adı POPI ...adeta köpek barınağı adı.. Lakin, vardığımızda, işbilir iki yunanlı kadın hoop diye valizlerimizi üst kata taşıdı .. Muhteşem bir balkonun kıyısında, güzel bir odamız var … Elimizde kalan yemekleri bitirip önümüzde yer alan plaja yönlendik.. İki bira tüketimi ile şezlong ve şemsiye masrafını sıfıra indirdik … Garson delikanlı bunları vitamin takviyesi diye pazarlıyor... Akşamüstü ,otele dönüp giyindik ve otele yakın Boats on the Coast lokantasında tam deniz kıyısında... read more