Lindos

Our second full day in Rhodes we decided to go to Lindos Town. I had seen pictures of St. Paul's Bay and wanted to make sure to get there before we left the island. We slept in and had a really slow morning. We couldn't decide whether to rent a car or take the bus. We decided to get a car. 

Of course since we wasted so much of the morning there were no more cars left in our price range. Bus it is. 

We walked down to the bus station and bought two tickets to Lindos on the 1pm bus. It was about an hour and 15 minutes later and we got off the bus to make the short walk to the bay. The water and surrounding rocks were stunning. We took a bunch of pictures and then rented an umbrella and lounge chairs for 8 euros while we went for a swim. The water was pretty warm once we were in. After our swim we ate spinach pies on the beach, read a little, and walked into Lindos. 

The streets were narrow like in old town, but instead of crumbling ancient bricks, the buildings were made of cement and painted white. It's a pretty pretty village and we had some iced coffee and a crepe before walking to an overlook. 

Right before leaving we decided to go in the water one more time, this time from Lindos Beach. It was a great view looking up at the town from the water and just what we needed to cool off. 

Once we were back in Rhodes Town we showered and went to dinner at the same place as night one. 

Greece!

After waking up bright and early from Stef and Dan's wedding, we grabbed oatmeal and coffee from our hotel and headed to Canfield. After a quick shower at home and packing some last minute items, mom and Greg drove us to the Pittsburg airport. 

We hopped over to Toronto pretty fast and after a little looking around, ordered mediocre burgers when we couldn't find anything else. Right after we finished we found a really great place serving some of our favorite Indian dishes (go figure!). We will eat there on the way home. 

Next was our flight to Munich. This was our first time flying Lufthansa. As the drink cart rolled by we noticed lots of people ordering wine and not paying for it. We realized that it's complimentary!  Every time they gave us a snack or a drink they would say "anything else". It threw us off as usually we get 1/3 can of Sprite and off they go. We toyed with the idea of getting wine, but didn't want to dehydrate ourselves on the plane. After dinner, an attendant came around with cognac and Baylies. We ordered a Baylies to share. It had an ice cube in it and we've decided to buy a bottle of it as soon as we get home!

We watched some movies on the seatback TVs. The guy next to Ryan kept hitting Ryan's control panel inadvertently with his elbows. His movies kept getting paused and turned off. Elbows over there also called an attendant twice without realizing it. 

Arriving in Munich we made our way to our gate and found a coffee and tea station free for Lufthansa customers. We took advantage and soon it was time for our last flight to Rhodes. 

Most surprising was that we didn't go through customs in Rhodes. In Munich we had to prove that we were not staying in the country by showing a boarding pass. We were expecting customs in Greece but there was nothing. We just walked into the airport and got at a taxi. 

The taxi dropped us off just outside of one of the gates to old town. The town is walled off and inside is a labrynth of narrow cobbled streets. We roamed a while looking for "Minos Pension" and finally asked for directions at a cafe. 

We found our place, unpacked a bit, and went to that same cafe, Anakota Cafe, for a big Greek salad, fresh bread with olives, and a "cold plate" with a bunch of appetizers on it. It was delicious. We walked around a bit and then ended up napping for a couple hours in the room. We got some dinner down the street. Grape leaves and moussaka at Kostas Taverna. 

The next morning we had breakfast of toast, yogurt with honey, juice and coffee on the roof of Minos Pension. We were meeting a tour outside one of the old town gates. 

Mark from "Rhodes Land Rover Safari" picked us up and we headed south to gather the rest of our group. We went to the southern tip of the island where the Agean Sea meets the Mediterranean. There were a lot of wind and kite surfers down there. 

We headed on to a secluded beach were we hung around the water a bit (to rough to swim) and collected some pretty rocks while Mark fixed lunch in a little shack. Lunch was great and we both gorged ourselves with feta cheese, tzatziki sauce, bread and fruit. Mark poured everyone a giant cup of Ouzo and water. After a sip or two I was done - I'm not a fan of much liquor. Totally by accident I spilled mine in the sand, but I was happy I wouldn't have to drink it all. Ryan choked his down and pretty much never wants ouzo again. 

After lunch we stopped at a little shack for a wine and olive tasting. We tried a few wines along with bread, olives, honey and some local greens. One more stop had us at a small church with cicadas screeching loudly from the trees and then on to a small town for a drink and some dessert. 

The tour was lots of fun and got us oriented to the island. My favorite part was lunch. :)