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In the morning of October 28, 2006 we arrived at the island of
Rhodes the largest island in the Dodecanese Island Group.
The above series of photos (digitally pieced together) shows
Mandraki Harbor from the bow of the ship. The walls of
Rhodes Old Town are visible on the left. |
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Map showing
the ship's
route to and from Rhodes |
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Map of Rhodes |
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Here are some other views that we
saw from our ship:
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We disembarked from the ship and
boarded a bus that took us to the Ruins of Temple of Apollo.
Here are some pictures of what we saw along the bus route:
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The Ruins of the Temple of Apollo
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After viewing the ruins we again
boarded the bus and where taken to the opening of Old Town
closest to the Palace of the Grand Masters. |
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Map of the northern tip of
Rhodes showing Rhodes Town and the location of Rhodes Old
Town.
For a detailed map of Old Town
go here... |
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The rest of our tour was done on
foot. We walked through the gates of Old Town and headed
for the Palace of the Grand Masters. Here are some
pictures of what we saw along the way.
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Palace of the Grand Masters
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Website
with information about The Palace of the Grand Masters
http://www.rhodes.gr/en/ipolimas/touristikosodigos/sites/mouseia/
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After leaving the Palace of the
Grand Masters our tour continued down Ippoton Road also known
as the Street of the Knights. |
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Street of the Knights (Ippoton Road)
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Our tour was complete after we
walked down the Street of the Knights.
We then had a
couple of hours to walk around Rhodes Old Town on our own.
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