Rhodes, Greece - August 28 - September 1

Rhodes, Greece
August 28 - September 1

Right after Istanbul we headed to Rhodes which is a Greek island. Greeks call the island "Rodos". We were lucky to get upgraded to business class even though the flight was less than 2 hours, but we had the whole cabin to ourselves so it felt like we were in a private jet.

Our private business class cabin  to Rhodes

Rhodes is southeast of the coast of Turkey. It has a population of around 53,000 people. We found out when we got there that it is quite touristy and there were quite a few cruise ships in the Rhodes harbour. The Medieval Old Town of Rhodes is a World Heritage Site and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.

Rhodes is actually closer to Asia Minor (western most part of Asia, which is actually Turkey) than Greece. We didn't do much touring or sightseeing because it was very hot, we spent most of our time at the hotel pool or the beach. If you want to learn more about the history of Rhodes, click here.

One of entrance gates to Old Town of Rhodes

A nice looking cobbled alley in Old Town Rhodes

Rhodes beach pebbled floors were everywhere

Another cool example of the beach pebbles

Sea horse fountain in Old Town by the Jewish Quarter

Largest beer glass I've ever seen. Not sure if this is a Greek tradition or probably for German tourists :-)

Not to forget the food...we had roast goat one night in a small village about an hour from Old Town

My dad's dessert of yoghurt with local honey and walnuts

Chicken Gyros which I ate very often. Meat roasted on a vertical spit, then served with Tzaziki (yoghurt, garlic and cucumber dip), chips tomatoes and onions in a pita wrap. Awesome!

My daily Greek coffee...or rather, my dad's three times a day

Valley of the butterflies. 

We got there just in time because about a week after we left they were supposed to mate and fly away. We saw millions butterflies as you can see in the photo (look at the rock behind the two trees).