Sunday 13 Rhodes
Gym, brekky on the terrace, won 3
sets of trivia and sweet talked our way to a set of Tshirts J Lunch and off to
Rhodes – a very attractive island. There is a complete walled city with
fortifications all in good order.
Inside and beyond were lots of green trees and gardens and the streets were ripe with Greek food, drink and culture. I left J in the Archaeological Museum (yes again) in the hospital of the Knights of St John and went off to find an internet place.
Sailing in. Walls, forts and castles beckon
Main city gates
Inside and beyond were lots of green trees and gardens and the streets were ripe with Greek food, drink and culture. I left J in the Archaeological Museum (yes again) in the hospital of the Knights of St John and went off to find an internet place.
Ok, yes, I love museums. This one is housed in a beautiful building (hospital
of the Knights of St John) and that alone was worth the admission price. Pottery, armoury, statues, jewellery etc
etc.
Courtyard
Long hall
(Above and below) huge mosaics in fantastic condition
Love this architecture
I then wandered up the street of
the Knights. This houses buildings of
the 7 tongues – where the different nationalities of the order would meet.
At the top of this street was the castle of the grand masters. Yet another stunning building. Main features were the floor mosaics which mostly came from 5th BC Kos, carved wooden furniture, chandeliers, mirrors and some statues. Moats and battlements complete with cannons outside.
Street of the Knights
Church on the St of the Knights
At the top of this street was the castle of the grand masters. Yet another stunning building. Main features were the floor mosaics which mostly came from 5th BC Kos, carved wooden furniture, chandeliers, mirrors and some statues. Moats and battlements complete with cannons outside.
Then wandered around these
stunningly beautiful streets past the Mosque of Suleyman the Great. Found the library and Hammans (Turkish baths)
and the remants of the Temple of Aphrodite.
Lots of outdoor restaurants, shops of all kinds and narrow, winding,
cobbled streets. Perfect.
We sat through the afternoon trivia
with the Indian family watching them argue with each other and yell at the
quizmaster, who produced a series of American questions. We were well off the
pace.
Omar again managed to talk to J
without being much aware of my presence,
there was no dessert menu – instead they brought everybody chocolate soufflés,
the evening show was a Dutch juggler with a slightly offputting accent and a
collection of spectacular tricks that really stretched the envelope of his art.
He juggled 7 balls and (later) 7 clubs, juggled luminous objects in the dark
and juggled blindfolded. All very slick.
He mentioned that WC Fields & Tom Hanks both trained as jugglers before realising that they could make more of a living doing other things.
We've been delighted by a menagerie of surprise towel friends on all these cruises, but this one is very cool.
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