Sorry, more Rhodes. But it was so much fun! Rhodes is a pretty big island, and we took an hour and a half long bus ride (with transfer) to the city of Lindos where there is a beautiful bay, and an ancient Greek temple inside of a...
Archive - June 2009
Rhodes was so large, and we had such a fun time we headed back to the city another day. This time we came prepared with bathing suits and towels. We found a nice garden overlooked by the castle near one of the gates. Rhodes is...
Outside of the Palace we found Captain Hook. Elora always likes to give the performing street artists some money, bu she was a little worried because Captain Hook is a bad guy. So we told her this was a nice Captain and that...
Once we were inside the city, Elora kept asking if there was a castle, and if we could go inside it. So we tried to head straight to the palace. Unfortunately, with the narrow streets and no map – Elora had removed it from...
We interrupt this Rhodes blogging to bring you an update on doctors in Vienna. After both the kids and Chris got sick with what appears to be varying degrees of strep infections among all 3, we called a doctor’s office in...
Here is Karen and Ollie in front of one of the castle gates. The old city of Rhodes is really a fortified city, surrounded by castle walls connected to a Palace of the Grand Master. Here is Karen in front of one of the castle...
Every morning we enjoyed breakfast on the beach. The food wasn’t really that great but for breakfast you can’t expect too much. One thing that was tasty is the fruit and quark (a heavy cream-like plain yogurt) they...
The good news was the flight was only 2 hours long. The bad news was the flight left at 4:45am (no wonder the vacation package was cheap) and public transportation stopped at midnight. So we had to take a taxi to the airport at...
We always see these amazing discount all inclusive (or “alles inclusive”) vacations that include airfare, hotel, food, entertainment etc. Every supermarket in Vienna has its own travel agency with special prices. So...
We have attempted to go to the zoo with Elora’s friend Grace at least4 times. And even though it is sunny most of the time, every plannedzoo trip is a rain day. So, we went to the Schmetterling Haus instead. It’s more...