Greece - Rhodes

Part 2

August 2006

Bob and Tania took a few months off of me to enjoy some sights in Europe in the fall of 2006. They met up with 22 other friends from home in Florida on the beautiful island of Rhodes Dodecanese in Greece. The above is a picture of the butterflies ( 'PANAXIA QUATRIPUNCTARIA') that migrate by the millions to a unique valley in Kalamonas there.

 

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  • This trip was a great time to reconnect with old friends (like Dick and Kathy McKinlay below) from Florida.   Great hosts Denise and Mike (who were from the area ) made sure their visit was a memorable one!


     

  • They visited Filerimos Hill with the ancient Acropolis of Ialyssos, the Abbey of the Virgin Mary. The views towards the country of Turkey across the Aegean Sea.  Kathy and Dick.  Bob and Mark Davis on an olive tree-covered pathway.

       


  •  The path on Filerimos Hill from the Abbey to the extremely large (you could climb inside of it) cross was wonderfully cooler with a tunnel of trees to block the beating sun.   One bronze plaque from the series along the path showing the death and resurrection of Jesus still sported a hole from a large German gun in World War II.  Tania took in the sights across to Turkey.  The group would gather every evening in the vibrant village of Maritsa where dining (including the famous Masasoura restaurant) was enjoyed by the whole group. Here they dined "en masse" just off the village street.
          
  • More eating and drinking as the group struggled to keep up with the local populace for enjoyment of food and fun.  The "Sagi Sister" group of Tania, Jackie Jewell, Marsha "Massa" Cavinder, and Pat Canfield off of their hotel balcony.  "Massa" showing off her "sparkling" drinks.

     

  •  Alan Canfield, Bill "Vasilly" Cavinder, Bob, and Mike enjoyed their first night in Rhodes at a local cafe.  The group posed for a picture after their tour of the island in front of Lindos.  The acropolis of Lindos.  Myth has it that Lindos was originally a temple site for Athena (before 9 B.C.) but underwent many changes throughout the centuries.


        

  •   The group took a tour of the fortressed Old Town (the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe) where they saw with tour guide Paul a lot of influences from the Knights Templar or "Knights of St. John" who lived there six centuries ago (here is the "Street of the Knights" - however there are roughly 200 other streets or lanes that have no name).  There are lots of Moorish architectural influences also.  Lance, Helen Rogers, Bob and our host Mike waited for the rest of the group to tour the old harbour area.

 
 

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