12/5/19-12/8/19 Rhodes Island, Greece

With it being winter here in Greece (70 and sunny) no planes fly from Crete to Rhodes so we opted for a flight from Crete to Athens, Athens to Rhodes. €75 in checked luggage later and two easy flights we are in Rhodes. You are probably like me, when Tour Director Cindy said we are going to Rhodes I said, Rhodes, where is that?

Rhodes is the third largest of the Greek Islands and was part of Turkey until 1947. Did I tell you Turkey and Greece don’t like each other, they don’t!

We are staying in Paradisi, it’s right next to the airport in a lovey Airbnb built in 1895. Our hosts, Hercules and Olga are our wonderful hosts and the house is lovely. Note the stone fireplace

Paradisi is a cute village. We are right next to the Orthodox Church, and Friday was St Nickolas day. Church services all day with beautiful bells and singing

Ok, time for a tour, Lindos

Lindos is an ancient city, dating back over 3000 years to prehistoric man. The city is famous for its Acropolis and beach’s both stunning. Note the caves below the Acropolis where prehistoric man lived

This is what the Acropolis looked like in 100BC

Now, it’s not been restored, still beautiful

The village of Lindos is small and empty as are the beaches this time of year. It’s cold, only 70 degrees and sunny

Ok, next day on to Rodos and the medieval city of Rodos. Built by the Order of Knights of Jerusalem in the 1300’s against the Turks Ottoman Empire, it’s been in many hands over the years, now it’s Greek. Big tourist spot, cruise ships, tour buses, but still quiet in the winter

Fun and simple, Rhodes, they don’t even rent GPS’s. It’s just one major highway circling the island. Hard to get lost. Four more days here, then

a return to Munich and Salzburg for Christmas

The water is as beautiful as they say in the Greek islands, it lovely 👍

Ciao ciao ✔️