Cruising the Greek Islands - Day 3

Rhodes, where medieval times come alive! Rhodes has the oldest tourist history from all the islands of Greece and is famous all over the World!

 

And it's apparent as soon as you enter the port.

Aghios Nikolaos lighthouse is a fortress at the end of the jetty with the same name where two deer  statutes stand at the entrance to the port welcoming visitors to the island.



Aghios Nikolaos Lighthouse

 

The two deer named ‘’Elefos’’ and ‘’Elafina’’ stand where once stood the feet of the colossus. 

 

The town is made up of two areas, the New Town and the Old Town which is divided by the big medieval wall.  The Old Town as the locals call it, is today one of the best preserved fortified medieval towns! As I walk down its paved streets, admiring the churches and the mosques, squares and gardens, I feel that time has stopped, while at the same time discovering that this unique town is still living.

Castle of Rhodes

 

If you feel like being a little daring, there is a narrow stairway that you can climb up.  Can you see me?

 

 

 

 

I really loved exploring "Old Town"

 

Time to move on to the area called, "New Town". 

 The island of Rhodes has an excellent tourist infrastructure with modern Hotels and shopping of every category. There are also plenty of Art Deco buildings.

 

 

 

 

Now here is something I didn't expect to see!  I can't believe there is a casino in the middle of Rhodes. Didn't expect to see something like this on an island.

 

Off to the beach to catch up on the tan.  Elli is one of the beautiful beaches on the island.

 

 

Oh and did I mention when you first get to the beach you see a diving board in the middle of the ocean.  Crazy!!

 

Cruising the Greek Islands - Day 2

Early morning being docked in Kusadasi, Turkey.  Home of the knock off bags, watches, souvenirs, and you can buy magical carpets and pretend like you are in the movie Aladdin.
 

 

Walked over to the Venetian fortress which is currently closed.  The fortress sits right in the middle of the water, and the different excursion boats are parked along side as you walk down the path to the fortress. The moment I got a glimpse of the castle, even though it was closed I had to take a closer look.  Since time was so limited I had to plan out how much time I had to kill before I needed to be back on the ship.

 

   

  

Grand Bazaar shops in Kusadasi, Turkey is known for their knock off high end hand bags for dirt cheap and fancy fine knock off jewelry.  Its entertaining how you walk down the middle of the street and all these business owners are trying to reel you into the stores to buy items from them.  Its funny how they will say anything, some will even follow you down the street. I laughed the whole time.

 

 

 

 

Do you like coffee or tea?  Well this little cafe is known for their great service and excellent teas and coffees.  If you decide to travel to Kusadasi, make sure you stop by, and maybe you will discover a new favorite!

Near the port of where the cruise ships are, there is a café that gives you free wifi if you spend next to nothing for a drink or food.  For me, it only cost one euro for a bottled water.

 Time for me to head back to the ship to do a little blogging about my day as we sail to our next destination, Rhodes!