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August, 1992 - Mediterranean Cruise:
Kusadasi / Ephesus (Turkey), Patmos, Rhodes, Knossos (Crete) (Click on a thumbnail to view original size)
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| Kusadasi, Turkey | ||||||||
| Kusadasi, Turkey (pronounced "koo-SHAH-dah-see") |
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Kusadasi, a lush, busy, friendly port town |
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| Scenes in Kusadasi |
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| Ephesus, Turkey | ||||||||
| Ephesus, Turkey, a city that is still being
excavated -- estimates are that it will take another 50 years to explore. Its history goes back to the Bronze Age, but these structures are from the Hellenistic and Roman ages, centuries B.C. |
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Approaching Ephesus, along the street leading to the Library |
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| The Public Library of Ephesus |
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The amphitheatre |
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| Gorgeous mosaic floors |
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Statuary in Ephesus |
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| Patmos | ||||||||
| Approaching the island of Patmos |
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Docking at Patmos harbor |
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| Ship's officers on the bridge, in Patmos harbor |
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My dinner table companions, Deseré & Regina had convinced the Moped rentor that they knew how to drive it — RIGHT! |
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| Rhodes (Rodos) | ||||||||
| Entering the harbor at Rhodes,
where the legendary Colossus of Rhodes was said to stand astride
the entrance to the harbor (see this reference) |
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Me, enjoying the view |
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| In the Plaka (Old Town) (Street map) |
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| The Super Market |
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... and 'my girls' enjoying a cooling treat |
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| Nikos Snack Bar – extensive menu! |
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Me at the well in the town square |
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| Taverna Dodekanisos steak house |
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| Palace of the Grand Master from the days of the Crusades |
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They really knew how to build castles in those days! |
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| Entrance to Auberge de France in the Street of
the Knights I had this photo enlarged and framed and it hangs over my mantel at home |
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Not hard to imagine yourself shopping here 900 years ago (except for the postcards!) |
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| Crete | ||||||||
| Iraklion, Crete This is near the harbor at Iraklion |
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The Palace of Knossos, home to the Minoans around
1,500 B.C.E. This is identified as the corridor of the magazines which was a storage place for these jars, which probably held oil and other commodities |
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| The preservation of murals, exterior and interior, is remarkable |
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| A bright, warm day on Crete |
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