20 Something Snaps - Rhodes

Just a month ago we docked for the second time in Rhodes Greece. It was nearing the end of our holiday and we were a trifle tired after six weeks of touring. 

As we had previously visited the port and done a rather extensive tour of the major sights we opted to have a slow day and wander around the historic old town by ourselves. I could easily spend a week on this delightful island.

I just managed to sort and label our photos this morning so, while it's fresh in my mind I'll share a few.

View of the Old City from our balcony

First stop - a Church

The French are here

Many cats call Rhodes home

There are old and new trades

Lots of restaurants and watering holes

Souvenirs around many corners

One of the squares

Local Dragons

There are some peaceful corners

The locals feed the stray animals

Looking back to the Harbour

Kota Kinabalu

1 April 2018

We had a long bus ride to get to Kinabalu Park, an area part way up Mount Kinabalu. Kinabalu Park  is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site. Our walk along the Silau Silau Nature Trail which was quite rough took us through the Mountain Garden where we saw many exotic plants.

Our tour included a dreadful buffet lunch at the Liwagu Restaurant. we didn't eat much as we had been fortified by a good breakfast on the ship and knew there will be another  beautiful dinner waiting for us back on board.

With Mr GeniAus, Mt Kinabalu in the background

A rough walk

Our enthusiastic guide

Blown away by Borobudur

I'm ashamed to say that I hadn't heard of the World Heritage site of Borobudur until I saw it on the list of excursions for this cruise. As I take every opportunity to visit World Heritage sites I put our names down for today's trip.

We had a hairy ride to the site as we were provided with a police escort to assist us to get through the traffic. I thought I was lucky being seated towards the front of the coach with a good view but my nerves took a beating as we weaved our way through the traffic following the red police car. We were often on the wrong side of the road.

On arrival I was blown away by the magnificence and majesty of the site. After a short orientation we were let loose to explore. Robert climbed right to the top while, scared off by the steep stairs, I stuck to the lower levels. The detail of the many carvings was amazing and in good condition. We went a bit crazy taking photos some of which follow.

This is definitely a site worth visiting.

First glimpse

It was a long way up

And a long way down

Our last view 

Following our visit we were treated to a delicious lunch and a performance by a group of local dancers and musicians. Our return journey was just as hairy as our journey to the temple. We were pleased to get off the coach but were so pleased we took the trip.