Ooops missed a few days
Had all the usual done before we boarded the bus at 7.30am – still early departure but we need to leave early so as to get there before all the other tours.
It is a beautiful day, cool and crisp but should imagine that the sun will shine later.
We headed for the car ferry to take us across the Dardanelle Straits to Eceabat. We drove then to the scenes of fighting during World War 1 in Anzac Cove. We had our talk at the spot where they have the Dawn Service, by the water.
We then walked along the shoreline to where the sailors who lost their lives were buried. We got a stone off the beach (which probably we shouldn’t have) but....
It was a most impressive and moving place. We then went onto the Lone Pine Cemetery.
We found the grave of Ian’s (next door neighbour) uncle who he wanted us to take a photo of – apparently he was killed during the War and Ian needed the photo to do his family tree - it was very moving in the cemetery – so many young soldiers and sailors who lost their lives during the War. They were as young as 16/17 and as ‘old’ as 44 – this was some of the ages that we saw - we took heaps of photos so hope they come out OK.
We saw more grave sites and then the Turkish Monument. The statue of the Turkish soldier was enormous. The cemetery was large and was well looked after. Gelibolu is Turkish for Gallipoli.
Back on the bus and we drive to our lunch destination. It is 11.25am, only 27 degrees and the sun is starting to shine.
We have 360kms to drive today so going to be a long day.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Friday 10 September 2010
Well, after sailing all night we came into the city of Athens. It is very hot too.
We had to have our breakfast from 5.45am and had to leave the ship by 7am. It was a very early start and as I’m not a morning person............
We had to pack our 2 large bags last night and leave them outside by midnight for pick up. Also had to tie a coloured crepe paper on so it could be seen as one from Insight.
We got ready to have breakfast and Sandy asked if I had the tickets. Nope!!! He didn’t either. Panic set in “again”. We went all through the room (which is not that big), back packs and turned down the beds. Nowhere to be seen. Sandy was white and I was nearly ready to cry. We didn’t know where else to look. Sandy then lifted his bed and nothing, then mine and there was a little white strap hanging down (from the bed) and when I put my hand under the bed, here was the zippered leather compartment where our tickets were. S... happens but should happen to others, not us. Sandy said that was our punishment for having Wally’s passport. We had our breakfast and took our back packs with us so as not to come back to the room and the staff could start to get our room ready for the next lot of passengers. After breakfast I ended up going back to my room to finish off and they had started to clean up already.
We all had to meet in the theatre room and wait for our call to board our bus for the arrival hall. This call didn’t come until about 8.15 and the Indians were getting restless. Wally had the s...s with the world and wouldn’t wait for the lifts or walk up 4 flights of stairs to our meeting point so he & Helen disembarked on their own and waited for us on the pier!!!!!!
We went to the arrival hall to get our suitcases and here 4 other ships had docked and it was unorganized chaos. There must have been over 2000 people all trying to get their bags and trying to find their bus to go to ‘where ever’. There was no Customs or Quarantine . We finally got to our bus to go to the Marriott hotel where we are staying tonight and our pickup is tomorrow at 1.15 for the airport to go to Dubai.
Our room wasn’t ready this morning but we were allowed to put our bags in a locked room until we came back.
We went to the town by shuttle bus (2e each into town and free on the way back) from the hotel. We then got a ‘hop on/hop off’ bus to travel around the town. There are 3 buses doing the rounds so you have to make sure you get on the right bus. Usually the drivers tell you to get on another bus. It cost 15e each for 2 days and you could get on and off when you wanted. The trip all round lasts 90 minutes, which we did and then decided where we wanted to get off. Kel, Liz, Wally, Helen, Sandy and me did this all together. After going the round trip, we got off at the Acropolis. What a place. You can read all you like about this in magazines but to actually see it in real life it just something. It was so large and the marble on the columns and roads was breathtaking. Even got a stone but ‘nobody knows’. You can see for miles in any direction and the scenery is just awesome. We spent about an hour there then we came back to get on the bus again. Helen got off the bus at the Library as she wanted to see it but nobody else wanted to go. We came into the town and walked to the pickup point for the bus. We just missed it by 5 minutes and we had to wait nearly an hour for it to come back again. It was so very hot and we were tired.
Finally we got the bus and came back to the hotel. We checked in and had to produce the famous passports. Poor Wally didn’t have his ‘again’ as Helen had it in her bag. She ended up getting a taxi back to the hotel (cost 4.50e) and lo and behold, the driver had a brother who lived in Port Kembla and a sister who lived in Hurstville. Small world. We ended up on the pool deck where Kel and Sandy had a swim and we had a drink also.
We ended up going next door for our tea as we weren’t all that hungry. John & Lyn joined us and then Neville & Rhonda came in. We had a good time and Kel & Liz came back with us to Wally & Helen’s room for a bottle of wine as this was our last night. Kel & Liz go to Singapore on Monday and they go home to Newcastle on Thursday. Liz works at Lake Macquarie Yacht Club. We can keep in touch as Kel has an email address.
Liz loves shopping and Kel just shakes his head, same as Wally.
We went to bed in a huge king size bed and hopefully we won’t move.
Well, after sailing all night we came into the city of Athens. It is very hot too.
We had to have our breakfast from 5.45am and had to leave the ship by 7am. It was a very early start and as I’m not a morning person............
We had to pack our 2 large bags last night and leave them outside by midnight for pick up. Also had to tie a coloured crepe paper on so it could be seen as one from Insight.
We got ready to have breakfast and Sandy asked if I had the tickets. Nope!!! He didn’t either. Panic set in “again”. We went all through the room (which is not that big), back packs and turned down the beds. Nowhere to be seen. Sandy was white and I was nearly ready to cry. We didn’t know where else to look. Sandy then lifted his bed and nothing, then mine and there was a little white strap hanging down (from the bed) and when I put my hand under the bed, here was the zippered leather compartment where our tickets were. S... happens but should happen to others, not us. Sandy said that was our punishment for having Wally’s passport. We had our breakfast and took our back packs with us so as not to come back to the room and the staff could start to get our room ready for the next lot of passengers. After breakfast I ended up going back to my room to finish off and they had started to clean up already.
We all had to meet in the theatre room and wait for our call to board our bus for the arrival hall. This call didn’t come until about 8.15 and the Indians were getting restless. Wally had the s...s with the world and wouldn’t wait for the lifts or walk up 4 flights of stairs to our meeting point so he & Helen disembarked on their own and waited for us on the pier!!!!!!
We went to the arrival hall to get our suitcases and here 4 other ships had docked and it was unorganized chaos. There must have been over 2000 people all trying to get their bags and trying to find their bus to go to ‘where ever’. There was no Customs or Quarantine . We finally got to our bus to go to the Marriott hotel where we are staying tonight and our pickup is tomorrow at 1.15 for the airport to go to Dubai.
Our room wasn’t ready this morning but we were allowed to put our bags in a locked room until we came back.
We went to the town by shuttle bus (2e each into town and free on the way back) from the hotel. We then got a ‘hop on/hop off’ bus to travel around the town. There are 3 buses doing the rounds so you have to make sure you get on the right bus. Usually the drivers tell you to get on another bus. It cost 15e each for 2 days and you could get on and off when you wanted. The trip all round lasts 90 minutes, which we did and then decided where we wanted to get off. Kel, Liz, Wally, Helen, Sandy and me did this all together. After going the round trip, we got off at the Acropolis. What a place. You can read all you like about this in magazines but to actually see it in real life it just something. It was so large and the marble on the columns and roads was breathtaking. Even got a stone but ‘nobody knows’. You can see for miles in any direction and the scenery is just awesome. We spent about an hour there then we came back to get on the bus again. Helen got off the bus at the Library as she wanted to see it but nobody else wanted to go. We came into the town and walked to the pickup point for the bus. We just missed it by 5 minutes and we had to wait nearly an hour for it to come back again. It was so very hot and we were tired.
Finally we got the bus and came back to the hotel. We checked in and had to produce the famous passports. Poor Wally didn’t have his ‘again’ as Helen had it in her bag. She ended up getting a taxi back to the hotel (cost 4.50e) and lo and behold, the driver had a brother who lived in Port Kembla and a sister who lived in Hurstville. Small world. We ended up on the pool deck where Kel and Sandy had a swim and we had a drink also.
We ended up going next door for our tea as we weren’t all that hungry. John & Lyn joined us and then Neville & Rhonda came in. We had a good time and Kel & Liz came back with us to Wally & Helen’s room for a bottle of wine as this was our last night. Kel & Liz go to Singapore on Monday and they go home to Newcastle on Thursday. Liz works at Lake Macquarie Yacht Club. We can keep in touch as Kel has an email address.
Liz loves shopping and Kel just shakes his head, same as Wally.
We went to bed in a huge king size bed and hopefully we won’t move.
Thursday 9 September 2010
Still haven’t got onto the Internet. It is so expensive. Only 25e for 1 hour and no guarantee that you can log in and there is no refund if you can’t. I am still writing this as a word document and ‘when’ we can get onto the net I will cut and paste the previous days. Hopefully when we get to Dubai.
This morning started with our breakfast and it is going to be a long day. We sail to Crete and then this afternoon we will dock at Santorini.
I will write more when we do what is on the cards.
Well, we arrived in Crete, the town of Agios Nicolaos. It is 7am and we leave again about 11am to go to Santorini.
Crete is the 5th largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, extending about 160 miles from east to west and from 6 – 35 miles in breadth. It is a small town which for many years has attracted many visitors. It is in the heart of the Bay of Mirabello. The water is so blue and very, very clear. It is also the place where tourism first started in Crete.
I bought a nice brown leather handbag, sandals and Sandy got a wallet (without the moths!!!!!). As we didn’t have a great deal of time here, we headed back to the ship, ready for sailing.
It is very smooth sailing to Santorini. After we had our lunch we just amused ourselves on the ship until it was time to disembark into Santorini.
We did our own thing on Santorini. It is about 29sq miles in area. Their principle products are wine, fruit, olive oil, wheat and tobacco. We ended up going with Kel & Liz and we had such a good time. We had to go ashore by tender boats as the ship could only go to within 15 minutes of the shore. Santorini is a most beautiful town. It is perched high on a hill and all of the ‘houses’ are painted white with blue trim eg doors, window frames etc.
The views are just something to behold. We went up to the top of the old town by cable car – 4e per person each way. I don’t know whether I was that keen on it but it beats either going by donkey or walking.
We did some more shopping there and Sandy bought me a beautiful small glass perfume decanter. I remember Sandy’s Dad bought his Mum one every town or city that they went to on their overseas trips. She had quite a collection of them and they were beautiful.
We stopped at a cafe and had a drink and the view was just spectacular. You could see forever and I think I could have 2 weeks there without any trouble, just doing nothing and having a relaxing time. Time to get back on the ship. We had to be back by 8 as the ship was sailing to Piraeus in Greece, 131 nautical miles away.
Between 8 – 10pm we had to settle our accounts (which didn’t worry us as we had a credit card) and pick up our passports. When they took our passports they gave us a receipt for each one and you had to present the receipt to get the passport.
Wally and Helen still weren’t back on the ship as they did the excursion. Sandy got our passports and everything was fine. I was glad to have it back in my possession. (I thought).
We hung around waiting for Wally & Helen. We sat on the top deck with Liz & Kel in the shade and had a drink. It was so peaceful and Liz decided to go and get their passports. She came back with a look of concern on her face. Wally was down at Reception (where we were to get our passports) and they had lost Wally’s passport. Helen had hers and all hell was breaking loose.
Well, from one extreme to another, Sandy went down to see if he could help. Wally was not amused and neither would I be. The steam was coming from both ears, mouth and any other opening he had. He came back to his room and the staff said that they would contact him by 10pm. He was not a happy chappie.
We waited until about 10 and we had a knock on our cabin door. Here was a very pleasant staff lady who asked if we had our passports (Wally & Helen were in the cabin next to our, by the way). I showed her mine and she asked who had collected them. I said Sandy (he was in the shower) and she asked to see his. I gave this to her and oh! s..., he had Wally’s passport. Needless to say that it was Sandy’s that was missing. Thank God the staff lady had Sandy’s in her pocket. Well, what else can you say after that. She asked me to accompany her to Wally’s cabin. She must have apologised 10 times to Wally but he wasn’t buying it until he was told where his passport was. After all was settled down we opened a few beers and everybody seemed to calm down.
We all went to bed exhausted but happy that all was found.
Still haven’t got onto the Internet. It is so expensive. Only 25e for 1 hour and no guarantee that you can log in and there is no refund if you can’t. I am still writing this as a word document and ‘when’ we can get onto the net I will cut and paste the previous days. Hopefully when we get to Dubai.
This morning started with our breakfast and it is going to be a long day. We sail to Crete and then this afternoon we will dock at Santorini.
I will write more when we do what is on the cards.
Well, we arrived in Crete, the town of Agios Nicolaos. It is 7am and we leave again about 11am to go to Santorini.
Crete is the 5th largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, extending about 160 miles from east to west and from 6 – 35 miles in breadth. It is a small town which for many years has attracted many visitors. It is in the heart of the Bay of Mirabello. The water is so blue and very, very clear. It is also the place where tourism first started in Crete.
I bought a nice brown leather handbag, sandals and Sandy got a wallet (without the moths!!!!!). As we didn’t have a great deal of time here, we headed back to the ship, ready for sailing.
It is very smooth sailing to Santorini. After we had our lunch we just amused ourselves on the ship until it was time to disembark into Santorini.
We did our own thing on Santorini. It is about 29sq miles in area. Their principle products are wine, fruit, olive oil, wheat and tobacco. We ended up going with Kel & Liz and we had such a good time. We had to go ashore by tender boats as the ship could only go to within 15 minutes of the shore. Santorini is a most beautiful town. It is perched high on a hill and all of the ‘houses’ are painted white with blue trim eg doors, window frames etc.
The views are just something to behold. We went up to the top of the old town by cable car – 4e per person each way. I don’t know whether I was that keen on it but it beats either going by donkey or walking.
We did some more shopping there and Sandy bought me a beautiful small glass perfume decanter. I remember Sandy’s Dad bought his Mum one every town or city that they went to on their overseas trips. She had quite a collection of them and they were beautiful.
We stopped at a cafe and had a drink and the view was just spectacular. You could see forever and I think I could have 2 weeks there without any trouble, just doing nothing and having a relaxing time. Time to get back on the ship. We had to be back by 8 as the ship was sailing to Piraeus in Greece, 131 nautical miles away.
Between 8 – 10pm we had to settle our accounts (which didn’t worry us as we had a credit card) and pick up our passports. When they took our passports they gave us a receipt for each one and you had to present the receipt to get the passport.
Wally and Helen still weren’t back on the ship as they did the excursion. Sandy got our passports and everything was fine. I was glad to have it back in my possession. (I thought).
We hung around waiting for Wally & Helen. We sat on the top deck with Liz & Kel in the shade and had a drink. It was so peaceful and Liz decided to go and get their passports. She came back with a look of concern on her face. Wally was down at Reception (where we were to get our passports) and they had lost Wally’s passport. Helen had hers and all hell was breaking loose.
Well, from one extreme to another, Sandy went down to see if he could help. Wally was not amused and neither would I be. The steam was coming from both ears, mouth and any other opening he had. He came back to his room and the staff said that they would contact him by 10pm. He was not a happy chappie.
We waited until about 10 and we had a knock on our cabin door. Here was a very pleasant staff lady who asked if we had our passports (Wally & Helen were in the cabin next to our, by the way). I showed her mine and she asked who had collected them. I said Sandy (he was in the shower) and she asked to see his. I gave this to her and oh! s..., he had Wally’s passport. Needless to say that it was Sandy’s that was missing. Thank God the staff lady had Sandy’s in her pocket. Well, what else can you say after that. She asked me to accompany her to Wally’s cabin. She must have apologised 10 times to Wally but he wasn’t buying it until he was told where his passport was. After all was settled down we opened a few beers and everybody seemed to calm down.
We all went to bed exhausted but happy that all was found.
Wednesday 8 September 2010
We were sailing towards Rhodes last night and we should be there by 7am today.
Only 7 more sleeps until we are home. Who is counting? Me.
We didn’t do the shore excursion as we thought we would do our own thing.
Rhodes, the most popular resort in the Mediterranean, is the most beautiful. It is also the best known of the Dodecanese Island, is rich with natural beauty, architectural variety and bears the signs of a colourful history. Hillsides greet the visitor with extravagant displays of rock roses – it is known as “The Island of Roses”. It had natural surroundings (crystal clear seas, many parks and recreational facilities), the bright sun and the warm hospitality of the islanders themselves. The city of Rhodes is one of the most architecturally varied cities in all of Europe.
We have spent the morning just sightseeing and shopping. The old part of the town is so wonderful. We met Liz and Kel and continued with them exploring the shops and alleyways.
Did some shopping where were bought a white shirt of each of us.
It is sooooo hot. We came back to the ship and had our lunch and a long talk and a good laugh. After a few drinks Liz decided that she wanted to go shopping again. Kel said, “good ahead & hope you have got your key”. And off she went.
We came back to our room and had a quiet afternoon as it is now 3.15pm.
We leave at 6pm this afternoon for Agios Nicolaos, Crete, a distance of 146 nautical miles. In the meantime, we have a Cocktail Party at 6.00pm before we have our dinner.
We were sailing towards Rhodes last night and we should be there by 7am today.
Only 7 more sleeps until we are home. Who is counting? Me.
We didn’t do the shore excursion as we thought we would do our own thing.
Rhodes, the most popular resort in the Mediterranean, is the most beautiful. It is also the best known of the Dodecanese Island, is rich with natural beauty, architectural variety and bears the signs of a colourful history. Hillsides greet the visitor with extravagant displays of rock roses – it is known as “The Island of Roses”. It had natural surroundings (crystal clear seas, many parks and recreational facilities), the bright sun and the warm hospitality of the islanders themselves. The city of Rhodes is one of the most architecturally varied cities in all of Europe.
We have spent the morning just sightseeing and shopping. The old part of the town is so wonderful. We met Liz and Kel and continued with them exploring the shops and alleyways.
Did some shopping where were bought a white shirt of each of us.
It is sooooo hot. We came back to the ship and had our lunch and a long talk and a good laugh. After a few drinks Liz decided that she wanted to go shopping again. Kel said, “good ahead & hope you have got your key”. And off she went.
We came back to our room and had a quiet afternoon as it is now 3.15pm.
We leave at 6pm this afternoon for Agios Nicolaos, Crete, a distance of 146 nautical miles. In the meantime, we have a Cocktail Party at 6.00pm before we have our dinner.
Tuesday 7 September 2010
It is sunny again this morning. There is a non-excursion into Patmos this morning but I said last night that I didn’t want to go.
Patmos has been a place of pilgrimage ever since the discovery that this small, rocky island is where St.John the Divine is said to have dictated the text of “Revelations” to his pupil Prochoros in AD95. In AD1088 the monk Christodoulos Latrenos founded a great, fortified monastery in honour of St. John and it has a place of scholarship and religious enlightenment every since.
Sandy got up and had his coffee and then said he was going with Kel & Liz. He left and I got up and went to have my breakfast. I came back and did a bit of washing and then went up onto the 8th deck to read.
The excursion people left at 7am to go to the Monastery of St. John and the Grotto.
They had to be back on board by 11am as we were sailing to Kusadasi, which is 48 nautical miles.
We had our lunch and then just hung around waiting for our time to go. Sat in the cabin for a while and did some sewing and then Wally & Helen came in for a drink before we left.
The ship docked at Kusadasi about 3 and we left about 3.30 to go into the town. It was a short walk and it was hot but the cool wind kept it cooler. We have to be back on board for 9pm as we set sail for Rhodes, a distance of 140 nautical miles.
We did some shopping and had an ice cream. We came back to the ship by 5.45 and our dinner is down for 7 in the restaurant.
It is sunny again this morning. There is a non-excursion into Patmos this morning but I said last night that I didn’t want to go.
Patmos has been a place of pilgrimage ever since the discovery that this small, rocky island is where St.John the Divine is said to have dictated the text of “Revelations” to his pupil Prochoros in AD95. In AD1088 the monk Christodoulos Latrenos founded a great, fortified monastery in honour of St. John and it has a place of scholarship and religious enlightenment every since.
Sandy got up and had his coffee and then said he was going with Kel & Liz. He left and I got up and went to have my breakfast. I came back and did a bit of washing and then went up onto the 8th deck to read.
The excursion people left at 7am to go to the Monastery of St. John and the Grotto.
They had to be back on board by 11am as we were sailing to Kusadasi, which is 48 nautical miles.
We had our lunch and then just hung around waiting for our time to go. Sat in the cabin for a while and did some sewing and then Wally & Helen came in for a drink before we left.
The ship docked at Kusadasi about 3 and we left about 3.30 to go into the town. It was a short walk and it was hot but the cool wind kept it cooler. We have to be back on board for 9pm as we set sail for Rhodes, a distance of 140 nautical miles.
We did some shopping and had an ice cream. We came back to the ship by 5.45 and our dinner is down for 7 in the restaurant.
Monday 6 September 2010
Today is sunny and we are exploring around the ship further. We are going to Mykonos this afternoon so will amuse ourselves on the ship for the morning. We are still sailing and should dock at 2.30pm.
We played Trivia in the lounge and had a good laugh. Ended came equal 1st with 7 other teams. Some people disputed answers but it was all in good fun.
We sat with Kel, Liz, Wally & Helen, and when it was time to go, we realised we were in the wrong place. Sandy went to the theatre to see where we should have been and the crowd were just leaving. When I went to follow him I couldn’t find him anywhere. Lost the old boy in the crowd. I knew he was somewhere around but I ended up with Anne and Tony. Sandy was with Wally & Helen. Finally met up with him in time to get on the bus. Thought I had lost him, but then again!!!!! We left the ship at 3pm and did our own thing. We didn’t do the optional excursion; we thought we would see what we wanted to see. The excursion was 48e each. The excursion was called Delos Apollo Sanctuary.
We went by ‘tender’ bus to the island. We had a terrific time on Mykonos. We went with some of the others and walked around Mykonos. It is a beautiful island. It is one of the smallest of the Cycladic group. It is only 10 miles long and 7 miles wide. Its 2 highest peaks, both names Profitis Ilias are less than 1197 feet above sea level. It is very much a holiday spot and very expensive.
The houses on the hillside are all painted white and most have blue doors and windows. The walkways are pebbled and really only motor scooters can get through. We saw quite a lot of Smart cars which explains why they are small and narrow (they fit through the alleyways). Helen was impressed with these as she has one also. They came in all colours and some ere 4 seats, Helen’s only has 2.
We stopped at the wind mills on top of the hill. . It was so windy. It nearly blew me away. There were 4 with tops on and 1 that didn’t have a top. They were tied down and not working; maybe it was too windy for them too.
We walked back down and found a nice cafe/restaurant and had a drink. The guy (Wally’s cousin) said to come back at 7.30pm and see the sunset. It is something to see.
We walked further around the island and when it was time to come back to the bus for our transfer to the ship (the buses leave every ½ hour), the sun was setting and we got some fantastic photos from the bus and also when we got back to the ship.
Came back and went to bed, exhausted. Maybe from walking, maybe from being tired.
We had to go to level 8 for our tea as it was close to 8.30. Sat with Kel, Liz, Wally & Helen and had our tea then we went to bed and hit the bed, running. We were so tired. The fresh air on land, really tires you out.
Today is sunny and we are exploring around the ship further. We are going to Mykonos this afternoon so will amuse ourselves on the ship for the morning. We are still sailing and should dock at 2.30pm.
We played Trivia in the lounge and had a good laugh. Ended came equal 1st with 7 other teams. Some people disputed answers but it was all in good fun.
We sat with Kel, Liz, Wally & Helen, and when it was time to go, we realised we were in the wrong place. Sandy went to the theatre to see where we should have been and the crowd were just leaving. When I went to follow him I couldn’t find him anywhere. Lost the old boy in the crowd. I knew he was somewhere around but I ended up with Anne and Tony. Sandy was with Wally & Helen. Finally met up with him in time to get on the bus. Thought I had lost him, but then again!!!!! We left the ship at 3pm and did our own thing. We didn’t do the optional excursion; we thought we would see what we wanted to see. The excursion was 48e each. The excursion was called Delos Apollo Sanctuary.
We went by ‘tender’ bus to the island. We had a terrific time on Mykonos. We went with some of the others and walked around Mykonos. It is a beautiful island. It is one of the smallest of the Cycladic group. It is only 10 miles long and 7 miles wide. Its 2 highest peaks, both names Profitis Ilias are less than 1197 feet above sea level. It is very much a holiday spot and very expensive.
The houses on the hillside are all painted white and most have blue doors and windows. The walkways are pebbled and really only motor scooters can get through. We saw quite a lot of Smart cars which explains why they are small and narrow (they fit through the alleyways). Helen was impressed with these as she has one also. They came in all colours and some ere 4 seats, Helen’s only has 2.
We stopped at the wind mills on top of the hill. . It was so windy. It nearly blew me away. There were 4 with tops on and 1 that didn’t have a top. They were tied down and not working; maybe it was too windy for them too.
We walked back down and found a nice cafe/restaurant and had a drink. The guy (Wally’s cousin) said to come back at 7.30pm and see the sunset. It is something to see.
We walked further around the island and when it was time to come back to the bus for our transfer to the ship (the buses leave every ½ hour), the sun was setting and we got some fantastic photos from the bus and also when we got back to the ship.
Came back and went to bed, exhausted. Maybe from walking, maybe from being tired.
We had to go to level 8 for our tea as it was close to 8.30. Sat with Kel, Liz, Wally & Helen and had our tea then we went to bed and hit the bed, running. We were so tired. The fresh air on land, really tires you out.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thursday 2 September 2010
Up early this morning to get organised. We were leaving at 7.30am. Didn't sleep too much tonight as every hour we were awake in case we slept in.
We are on our way to Pergamon today. We travelled 350kms today.
We stopped in Pergamon and saw the impressive site of an ancient kingdom. We visited the Acropolis, the temple of Athena and the site of the famous library then went saw the Red Courtyard. We also saw the great theatre and the Temple of Trajan.
We stopped for lunch and once of Draghan's "cousins" and it was really nice. He has so many "cousins/Uncles/family that we don't know whether they are real relations or not.
We then went to see the Asclepion, the ancient centre for healing, saw the temple of Telesphor.
After drive for quite a long way we stopped at Homer's Troy. We walked for quite a way looking at all the ruins. They are so well preserved. We saw the ruins of 9 cities built on top of each other and an enormous reconstruction of the famous wooden horse. Sandy took my photo in the wooden horse.
Came onto our hotel on Canakkale, hotel Kolin.
Had our tea and a beer with Waly & Helen then into bed as another early start tomorrow.
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