Blogs from Greece, Europe - page 13

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

The news headlines this morning are all about Artificial Intelligence and how it's going to mean the end of civilisation. It's all something that I haven't really paid much attention to, so whilst we were in the airport terminal my daughter explained it all to me, but she made it quite clear that she would never even contemplate the idea of using it to help with any of her essays. I asked it if it could write me a short blog about our flight from Heathrow: "Thrills and Tranquillity: Our Heathrow Flight - Amidst the hustle and bustle of Heathrow, our spirits soared as we boarded the plane. Ascending through the clouds, we left behind the worries of life, embracing the excitement of a new adventure." It sounds fantastic and I'm really looking forward to the ... read more

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

As mentioned in the last blog entry we went to the customs dock in Marmaris to officially check out of Turkey. One thing I forgot to mention was that we wound up seeing lots of rabbits while there! We were quite surprised to see them as we have seen plenty of cats running around all over Turkey, not rabbits! We were told however, that the rabbits run crazy there and that they are glad that they do have cats to try to keep them in check! Once we left the dock and headed toward the bay entrance, we were able to put up at least one of our sails and it felt really good! Our plan was to check into Greece next on the island of Symi as we had heard it was quite an easy ... read more

One of the primary reasons for visiting Crete is the Iraklio (Heraklion) Wine Region. Heraklion is the capital of Crete and produces some of the most notable wines in Greece. The wine region is regarded as a top wine region in Greece, producing great wines that must be sampled. The region is home to almost two-thirds of Crete's vineyards. The Heraklion wine area accounts for 80% of overall wine production in Crete. To discover this unique region, the territory is divided into four different PDOs and two major wine routes. The Minoan Megaron, one of the world's oldest wine presses, is located in the deserted village of Vathypetro near Peza. In the Heraklion wine region, you are never too far away from a local winery. Heraklion is the largest city on the island of Crete, located ... read more