July 1 2014
Welcome to July!
First, I have had a lot of questions about the tour in Ephesus with the
local Turkish lunch at the family farmhouse.
If you are interested, you need to contact Mike Stoner at All Seasons
Travel no later than July 2nd to book. He can be reached at 800-771-8690 or you can
email at info@allseastravel.com.
The island of Rhodes is located between two major shipping
and sea routes in the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea. Rhodes is one of the southern-most Greek
islands off the Coast of Turkey, with a close proximity to Cyprus and
Egypt.
So, today is the first time the Disney Magic arrived in the
City of Rhodes, Greece. We arrived about
6:45 a.m. The sun was shining, the sky
was blue and it was going to be a hot day.
Luckily, it was quite windy outside so it helped keep it a little
cooler.
We were greeted by Greek folk dancers and received gifts of
Greek cookies and Greek Oregano as we got off the ship. Additionally, there was city hosts set up
right after we got off the ship with maps of the city and they were very
helpful explaining where we wanted to go and telling us about the Medieval Old Town.
Additionally, the Hop On Hop Off bus in another option. It is on the street right before the entrance to Old Town. I picked up a brochure from the guy. It comes about every 30 minutes. The cost for a one day ticket is 12 euros for adults and 5 euros for children.
We entered through the Virgin Mary Gate into the Medieval Town of
Rhodes. The Old Town is less than a five
minute walk from the ship. It is the
main area of all of the activity going on in the town. Since I will be here twice in the next two
weeks, I decided to spend my day shopping for the most part and save some of
the historical sites for next time.
We found another Fish Pedicure Store, so Keith and Rusty got
feet pedicures
Then I ran into Andrea and got a quick picture
We then headed to the Clock Tower. It cost 5 euros per adult to get in. Children are free. With your admission you get a free ticket to
get a drink from their bar after you come back from climbing the tower. Plus you get free wifi at the bar. The views from the top were gorgeous and if
you sit just right at the side of the window you can get a picture with the
Magic in the background.
While walking the streets of the city, Olaf decided he
needed to get on a moped and try it out for a spin
Then Olaf found a pillow with a sun on it. He loves the idea of summer, so had to get a
picture with it
There was also a fountain in the main square, so we stopped
to get a picture there also
Had a great lunch in the main square at a place called
Mike’s. I got a Gyro and fries for $5
euros and a Strawberry Banana Smoothie $4 euros. I liked it so well, I just might go there
next week when I return.
After a late lunch, it was time to head back to the ship as
we were departing at 4:45 p.m. Mickey
came out to wave from the ship to the kids on the streets. He was dressed in his Greek Costume and
Mickey was walking like the change of the guard at the palace in Athens. I guess Mickey got to see the changing of the
guard this week while we were in Athens and he had the whole pomp and
circumstance down all the way to the high steps and the movement of his legs up
and down. I wish I had video tape
it. I’ll have to see if I can catch him
doing it next week.
It was time to sailaway from Rhodes after a beautiful day.
In the Walt Disney Theatre tonight was “The Dream Goes
On”. The show goes through the history
of Walt Disney and how the dream still survives today through music and
song. I really enjoyed this show. Not really geared as much towards real young
kids though, so don’t sit too close with young kids in case you need to leave
because they are restless during the performance.
We then headed to Bingo and took Olaf for good luck. It worked.
Keith won a little over $200 tonight!
We had the Prince and Princess menu for dinner tonight in
Lumiere’s. Olaf decided to join in on
the fun for dinner.
After dinner I decided to call it a night since it was 10:45
p.m. and we are docking in Mykonos at 7:15 a.m.
Tomorrow we are taking it easy since we came to Mykonos last year. I think it was one of my favorite ports. I think my daughter Jamie said it was also
one of her favorites. There is some
great shopping and restaurants and it is a small easy place to get around
in. I may walk up to the windmills and
take some pictures.
Goodnight from the Disney Magic!
looks like another wonderful day!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteRhodes sounds amazing. One of the best parts of doing back to backs (to backs in your case) is when some ports repeat because you can do a relaxed day and a busier day. Glad to see Olaf had some fun too.
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