Rhodes, Greece, the Medieval Town (11/09)

Here is my wonderful daughter in Rhodes at the center of the castle. This picture gives you an idea of the massive building. I could just imagine the place full of people with a jousting ( a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances) match going on. Charity and I had a great time which is evident by the smile on Charity's face. Rhodes was our last stop in Greece and we were sad to have the trip come to an end. What a wonderful time we had in every city.

After touring the Mediterranean countries and seeing the "evil eyes" above frequently, I had to include a picture. Many of the countries have these evil eyes in their jewelery, etc. We were told the people are very superstitious and believe that the evil eye will protect them from the evil eyes given to them by others. Charity and I didn't care for the evil eye design so we avoided purchasing items that included the evil eye - sometimes that was very difficult and we passed up items that we would have otherwise purchased. We saw the most evil eyes in Egypt and Turkey. Since returning from our trip, I have noticed evil eyes here in the U.S.

Due to the antics of some of my current co-workers and as a joke, I brought home one of the evil eyes from this basket to "protect" me from the evil eyes of my coworkers. It brings a little humor to the work place. I was surprised that my coworker from India knew exactly what the evil eye was intended for so I assume it's use is broader than the Mediterranean countries.....

This little town of Rhodes was so cute. The picture above and the one below were taken at the center of the city. Below Charity is at the fountain with our good friends Linda and Mike from Manassas. We met them the first night at dinner and were amazed at what a small world it is after learning that Mike and Linda know my brothers from church and hunting from years ago. We became fast friends and quickly felt like family. We were all in the blue group so we toured together and had most dinners together. They made the trip even more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise. We intend on keeping in touch and seeing them from time to time.

The picture below shows Charity and Linda pooling their remaining foreign currency to get some gelato. Since this was our last stop, we didn't want any excess foreign money to take home. I think the gelato is more European than Mediterranean but it was nevertheless greatly enjoyed.

I just loved the cute little streets of Rhodes as shown above........... The picture below is shown of a man in the street with his truck selling bananas. He had a lot of customers!

Since this was our last stop on the cruise, I wanted to include a picture of our cruise ship which held approximately 1,200 people. What a super fun time we had cruising with the religious people from around the world (mostly Americans). This was an experience I will never forget and will remain my most special trip of my lifetime. Thanks to Charity for making it all possible as I wouldn't have done the trip alone. This was really an educational tour as advertised.