We hit the ground running in Rhodes at 8:30 and are off for the one hour drive to the town of Lindos.
Our first glimpse.
The tower of an old church.
No pictures allowed inside.
These homes are historically protected and no others can be built unless in the same style. They call the original owners fishermen but they were actually men of the sea living as pirates.
There is always an abundance of fresh squeezed juice here.
A shot of the narrow streets. We came to Lindos for the Acropolis but that would be 300 steps in an upward direction and Betty and I decided to explore the town instead.
We return to Rhodes by bus to the pier and then we depart on foot to the ancient medieval town.
Here we are going in through one of the gates.
Inside was a second gate. There was a moat outside surrounding the town but it was never filled with water.
Me on one of the main streets of the old town.
The ramparts.
The knights of St. John the Baptist lived along this street.
Looking inside one of the knights doorways showed a back door to an open courtyard.
It is one long street and very well preserved.
Nice door eh?
On the same street was the hospital which the knights ran. It was using the most advanced medicine of the time.
Part of the town has merchants offering goods to the tourists.
Here is the Bank of Greece.
There were many market streets containing shops, restaurants and bars. I managed some computer time here in one of the coffee shops.
You can usually get a glimpse of the old stone wall in some direction.
More restaurants, bars and shops. They are well done shops and preserve the natural look of the stone walls that contain them.
Looks like the balcony of a home.
Ruins of the Church of the virgin of the Burgh.
Looking out another gate toward the harbor.
There was a small beach right outside the gate and we see our ship from there.
I had no swim suit but did paddle my feet in the water. There are nicer beaches in another location that we didn't go to.
I passed another one of those windmills on the way to the ship.
Found today's towel creation waiting for me.
Well, I think I like Rhodes the most as a place I would return to and spend some time..
We sail at 6:30 PM for Heraklion, Crete.
Our first glimpse.
The tower of an old church.
No pictures allowed inside.
These homes are historically protected and no others can be built unless in the same style. They call the original owners fishermen but they were actually men of the sea living as pirates.
There is always an abundance of fresh squeezed juice here.
A shot of the narrow streets. We came to Lindos for the Acropolis but that would be 300 steps in an upward direction and Betty and I decided to explore the town instead.
We return to Rhodes by bus to the pier and then we depart on foot to the ancient medieval town.
Here we are going in through one of the gates.
Inside was a second gate. There was a moat outside surrounding the town but it was never filled with water.
Me on one of the main streets of the old town.
The ramparts.
The knights of St. John the Baptist lived along this street.
Looking inside one of the knights doorways showed a back door to an open courtyard.
It is one long street and very well preserved.
Nice door eh?
On the same street was the hospital which the knights ran. It was using the most advanced medicine of the time.
Part of the town has merchants offering goods to the tourists.
Here is the Bank of Greece.
There were many market streets containing shops, restaurants and bars. I managed some computer time here in one of the coffee shops.
You can usually get a glimpse of the old stone wall in some direction.
More restaurants, bars and shops. They are well done shops and preserve the natural look of the stone walls that contain them.
Looks like the balcony of a home.
Ruins of the Church of the virgin of the Burgh.
Looking out another gate toward the harbor.
There was a small beach right outside the gate and we see our ship from there.
I had no swim suit but did paddle my feet in the water. There are nicer beaches in another location that we didn't go to.
I passed another one of those windmills on the way to the ship.
Found today's towel creation waiting for me.
Well, I think I like Rhodes the most as a place I would return to and spend some time..
We sail at 6:30 PM for Heraklion, Crete.
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