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Sunbed signs point the way to beaches on Kos

May 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments
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Golden Beach on Kos

A sign with an illustration of seagulls, sunbeds and palm trees points the way to Golden Beach on Kos island, while the one below indicates the access road to another beach on the north coast of the island.  We saw numerous markers like these while bike riding from Kos Town to the Tigaki resort area in May 2010. At bottom is a photo of one of the beaches we passed near Tigaki.

 

 

a beach sign on Kos

I don’t recall seeing palm trees on or near any of the beaches we cycled past on Kos, but this sign suggests that they do exist

 

 

a beach on Kos

One of the beautiful white sand beaches we passed near Tigaki

 

 

A Kos beach view toward Turkey

March 31, 2014 / / 0 Comments
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View toward Turkey from one of the beaches at Kos Town on Kos island

Clouds pass above the coast of Turkey in this evening view from one of the beaches at Kos Town on the Dodecanese island of Kos

 

 

Monuments and houses in Kos Town

February 12, 2014 / / 0 Comments
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Houses overlook an historic archaeological site in the center of Kos Town on Kos island

History and archaeology buffs will enjoy visiting Kos island. In Kos Town, you don’t have to walk far to find monuments and historic ruins — they’re practically all over the place, right along residential and commercial streets as well as in the main tourist district in the center of town.

 

Pic of the day: Sunbeds at a beach on Kos

August 15, 2013 / / 0 Comments
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Sunbeds on a beach near the Tigaki resort area of Kos island

Colourful umbrellas shade a row of lounge chairs on a beach near Tigaki on Kos

 

 

What we can’t wait to eat in Greece next week …

May 10, 2013 / / 0 Comments
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Greek salad

A delicious Greek salad we enjoyed at Maria’s House restaurant in Kos Town

 

 

Feta fans: We will be arriving in Greece for our 2013 spring vacation in just a few days, reaching our first island destination around lunch time. And I can tell you right now what we’ll be ordering for lunch: Greek salad.

I make Greek salads often, but they never taste even just a fraction as good as the ones we eat in Greece. The ingredients simply can’t compare. The cucumbers sold at my neighbourhood grocery stores generally have no flavour, the green peppers are usually bitter, the tomatoes tend to be bland and mushy, the olives are sour and rubbery, and the over-salted feta typically has a spongy texture.

It’s a whole different story in Greece, where the vegetables are packed full of flavour and the olives and feta are divine. Just the thought of ordering a Greek salad in Greece practically makes my mouth water.

Can’t wait for our first lunch!

 

Maria's House restaurant at Averof 80 in Kos Town

Maria’s House at 80 Averof Street in Kos Town. Maria’s was our best — and favourite — dining experience on Kos during our Dodecanese island hopping holiday in May 2010.

 

 

Pic of the day: View from the Asklepieion

May 5, 2013 / / 0 Comments
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View from the Asklepieion toward Kos Town and the coast of Turkey

The view from the Asklepieion ruins and monuments on Kos island takes in nearby Kos Town and extends to the mountainous coast of Turkey. Click on the photo to open a larger image so you can enjoy a better view!

 

Pic of the day: A sunny beach on Kos

March 31, 2013 / / 0 Comments
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Tigaki beach on Kos

A stretch of sandy beach basks in brilliant sunshine as big clouds drift above the turquoise sea near the Tigaki resort area of Kos island

 

The Castle of the Knights in Kos Town

February 27, 2013 / / 0 Comments
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Castle of the Knights

The exterior wall of the Castle of the Knights of St John, viewed from the opposite side of palm-tree-lined Finikon street in Kos Town …

 

 

Castle of the Knights of St John

… and part of the castle interior, viewed from the elevated walkway that extends along the perimeter of the castle’s tall stone walls. Visible in the distance is the Bodrum area of Turkey.

 

 

Seaside stronghold: When I was a little kid, my friends and I used to build makeshift forts and treehouses and compete for control over the territory. “I’m the king of the castle, and you’re a dirty rascal” was a familiar taunt back in those days. It’s too bad our parents never took us to Kos, because we would have had the time of our young lives visiting the Castle of the Knights in Kos Town.

One of the most popular tourist attractions in Kos, the castle was constructed sometime in the 15th Century by the Knights of St. John, who used stones and marble recovered from the ruins of an ancient city that was devastated by an earthquake. It took them more than 120 years to finish building the stronghold, which was the second castle to be built on the site. (The first one was built in the early 1300s and later got completely destroyed). There actually is a castle within a castle — the outer wall was built between 1495 and 1514 to provide extra fortification for the original castle built more than a half century before.

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