The port at Rhodes is glamorous, with the mountains of southern Turkey in the distance.
Rhodes is a favorite destination for the rich and famous. This yacht, the Vassa, is owned by a Russian oligarch and recently sold for $80 million.
Rhodes ancient city walls were built or added to by the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Crusaders, Sultans, and the Ottomans.
The Knights of Rhodes built this street to house the embassies of various lands, divided by language, not by nationality.
As is common in ancient cities, public fountains abound.
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes is now just a remodelled museum. It tells the story of the Knights Hospitaller, which serves like the Red Cross in more than 100 locations worldwide.
Greek food is everywhere!
The port at Heraklion, Crete, is a working industrial port without the beauty of other ports in the Aegean.
Antifa is active around the world - even in Crete!
The Minoans were the first culture in Crete, a complex society as far back as 2,000 BC..
The Minoans loved honey and raised their own bees. This is a pottery bee smoker used when tending the hives.
The Minoans used seals for many purposes. Some were worn as rings, some a beads on necklaces.
The enscribed clay Phaistos Disc dates to 17th Centery BC. It includes a spiral with pictoral signs and lines. Its meaning is unknown.
The Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Titus is Greek Orthodox and contains a relic of the saint.
The church has ornate wood carvings but is not as dark as some orthodox churches.
The Greek Orthodox churches contain many decorative shrines and icons.
The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens seats 60,000. It is the starting point for the Olympic flame that is hand-carried by runners to the site of the Olympics every four years.
Vickie gets to pose with a real Greek soldier!
The changing of the guard at the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
As you approach the Acropolis, the temple of Athena Nike overlooks the valley below.
On the side of the Acropolis is an ancient Roman Theatre of Dionysus., still in use today for concerts..
The Parthenon, the ancient Temple of Athena.
Some of the original carvings on the pediment.
Vickie gets another place off her bucket list.
Beside the Parthenon is the Temple of Poseidon.
The Porch of the Maidens is supported by six carved females. These are the finest example of Caryatids, a sculpted female figure used as an architectural element taking the place of a supporting column.
The old part of Athens as viewed from the Acropolis.
The Agora, or marketplace with shrines to Greek Gods is at the base of the Acropolis. Paul visited there in Act 17:22-32.
Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus (the large marble out-cropping in the center of the picture), said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. Acts 17:22
