Chora Castle

Been up to the fortified town within Chora Castle first today. Pretty amazing there's an entire town with three story houses. It'a been built up there as protection against pirates.

Well I didn't want to look round your crumby monastery anyway.

Kefala's cave

After walking for several miles across a rocky hillside dotted with prickly bushes I eventually discovered the elusive cave. To say that I was unimpressed is an understatement. I'm not sure that technically it actually qualifies as a cave. Furthermore it was full of goats and has been for the last 1,000 years so it stinks.
UPDATE I've just spoken to the old man who told me about the cave. It seems that I've been to the wrong one. He laughed when I showed him my photos, I don't know how I missed it though.

The sponge diver's museum

A very interesting museum full of sponge diving paraphernalia and stuff that they found on the seabed including all sorts of amphora, bits of German aircraft and of course about a million sponges.

Free bus ride

I was walking along the road to find the spectacular Kefala's cave when a bus stopped and the driver said 'you want beach', well I knew that the cave is near a beach, so I hopped on, offered the driver some money which he refused and we set off. After a little while it dawned on me that there are two beaches that he might be referring to. I am now further away than I was before. However I've got a very nice iced frappe, a bottle of water and free wifi for €1.5

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I've not died!
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What the best dressed Kalymnot lady is wearing this year.

My precise location

See if this works, I'm here.
http://m.google.co.uk/u/m/QOB2BE
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Another view of my apartment

Another view of my apartment from the top of a hill that I climbed after I went to the museum.

Kalymnos Archeological Museum

Went to the museum and was amazed to find that it was open! I spent over an hour in there, it's the best museum that I've ever seen, some of the exhibits are just spectacular, and made even more interesting because they've dug them up locally.

Dodecanese Pride

This is the catamaran that I've sailed on. I've zoomed in a lot which is why it's a bit fuzzy.

The Hotel Panorama

Got a superb room in the Hotel Panorama. It's about 200mtrs from the harbour and €25 per night, own balcony, spotlessly clean, ensuite and air con. Amazing value. The view from the balcony is spectacular.

The approach to Kalymnos

Greek Mac

No I didn't try it, but the place looks much cleaner and better run than any in the UK.

Looted artefacts

Ive been looting artefacts. I've got an amphora handle, probably Byzantine from a cave underneath the Acropolis on Rhodes and some tessera from mosaics here on Kos.

The Roman Odeum

Constructed in 2nd century AD. Presumably the name is linked to the Odeon cinemas

Castle of Neratzia

Also known as Kos town castle, is a castle within a castle, constructed of masonry gathered from the ancient city. Observe the pillars used in the roof of the entrance tunnel which have been pinched from the Temple of Aphrodite.

The ancient town of Kos

Acres of ruins like this, crudely reconstructed in places but the majority of the stone has gone towards constructing the castle (see next entry).

Importuning beggar

There are a surprising number of beggar women. The set up is always the same, woman with child looking helpless. I don't know how successful they are because I've not seen anyone give them money.

The evening meal

I've had a gyros which consists of a pitta bread and meat, in this case what appeared to be bacon. These gyros are being offered everywhere, I've never noticed them before, I wonder if they are of Turkish origin since these islands are right next to Turkey and the turkeys have invaded them in the past. Also asked for a Mythos and got this enormous glass. I don't know how much is in it but I expect I shall manage to finish it.