Author: kamitours

Rhodes

St. Mary’s Gate. Rhodes, the city, has a wall around it.

Helios, the god of the sun. He was the God of Rhodes because Rhodes was the first place in Greece that met the sun.
Palace of the Grand Master- head of the Knights of St. John
Mr. Rob-oto. Long story. Ask us about “shimmer” when we get home.
Dipping into the Mediterranean…
Our ship
Leaving Rhodes

Malta – 2 days

Arrival into Valletta at dawn

Mdina. Medieval town – the old capital of Malta
Playmobile Knight of St. John – home base was in Malta after they were kicked out of many other countries. (Bad hair day!)
Back in Valletta
Co-Cathedral of St. John. Caravaggio’s most famous painting about the beheading of John the Baptist. The entire floor of the gigantic church was covered with Knights’ tombs.
Room with a view!

The Schnappes Route

Rob finally had the pork knuckle he’d missed 10 years ago in Schwangau Brauhaus.
Kempton Town Square
Eiskaffee und Apfel Strudel
Start of the Brunnersteig – the forest schnapps trail in the Black Forest
One leaves a euro and can sample a choice of schnapps.
Second stop
Third stop
Can you see Cynthia? You hike, taste schnapps, then climb a very tall tower.

Gmund in Kaernten

First manufacturing site for Porsche from 1944
Wooden frame with aluminum laid over and pounded into shape
The police car had been a Porsche in the past. Victor misses William.
Foyer of C and R’s Maisonette
Heilegenlut. Rose and Matt should recognize
Drove the Grossglockner Strasse
Cynthia gets a knudel in soup.