Rhodes, Greece: The Apostle Paul stopped here

From ancient days, Rhodes has been an important island in the Medeteranean. One of the ancient wonders of the world was at this port. The Apostle Paul stopped here during his journeys. I felt like I was walking in the footsteps of history as I wandered over worn cobblestone.

We saw a couple of churches with beautiful icons. One was an early church dating back to about 300 AD.

A highlight was the Street of Knights, from Medaevil days, when knights used this port as a launching place.

Below you can see these twin towers looming over the plaza in the Old Town.

Finally we brought our son off the ship to enjoy an archeological museum with us. The sunshine bounced off the columns and created great photographic moments to remember our visit.

Mykonos, Greece - a glimpse

Mykonos is known as a party island. Since we went to Santorini in the morning, we decided not to go ashore. Being November, we arrived about 6 PM and it soon turned dark. The photos show the white cubed houses on the island and the progression of darkness. Table mates later told us how much they loved Mykonos town.

Santorini, Greece: Photographer's Choice

I enjoyed my excursion the most on the island of Santorini. It is a photographer's paradise since the whole island sits on a cliff which is a volcanic rim. We had to take a cable car from the ship up the cliff to the town of Fira.

Santorini is famous for its blue domed churches and white cubed homes that dot the cliffs.

Nice view of the cliffs.

Above is a panorama from our cruise ship showing the central volcanic island and the cliffs around.

On our way out of port, we passed the town of Oia claiming to be the most beautiful town on the island.

One final note is that the recent movie, Mama Mia was filmed on Santorini.

Katakolon, Greece: Where the Olympics began

We enjoyed watching the sun come up along the Greek sea shores as our cruise ship went towards the port of Katakolon.

Our son and I decided to wander around the small town that day. We enjoyed the shops. The museum we hoped to see about ancient Greek technology was closed, to our disappointment.

The Greek Islands have lots of painters who sell their lovely works for great prices.

My husband took an excursion to the ancient archaeological site where the original Olympic games began.

Above you see the original running track for the first Olympics.

Finally back to our cruise ship, to pull away for our next adventure.