Volos, Greece

Dear tried to make a plan to tour Athens when we disembark the next day.

Then comes a sad and boring time - Packing!

Patmos, Greece

Creme Brulee for dessert at dinner

Aghios Nikalaos, Crete Island, Greece

Profiteroles

This bottle of red wine was really good.

Our maid brought us plenty of dark chocolate before bedtime.

Omelette with sausages and bacon

Grilled Eggplant in Tomato Sauce

Grilled Tuna

Apple Cake

Jerusalm, Israel

Panorama of the Temple Mount. The Dome of the Rock, as can be clearly seen on the right, is believed to be the spot where Mohammad ascended to Heaven.

Inside the Old City

Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, there lies the Stone of Anointing, claimed to be the spot where Jesus's body was prepared for burial by Joseph.

The Edicule of the Holy Spulchre

The 8th Station of Via Dolorosa, which is the road in the Old City of Jerusalem and the path where Jesus was led in agony from the place he was convicted to the site of crucifixion.

Jewish people grieve at the Western Wall, or the Wailing Wall, which is a remnant of the Western Temple Mount retaining walls.

Masada

Masada is a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the southern district of Israel, on top of a rock plateau, overlooking the Dead Sea. Masada, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is best known for the violence occurred there in the Jewish-Roman War in the first century.

 

Bathing in the Dead Sea

Haifa, Israel

French Toast before going to the city.

Jacques, a new French restaurant on Marina

French Onion Soup

Frog legs

Splendid Ratatouille

Limassol, Cyprus

At a coffee shop in Limassol

Lobster Pad Thai at Red Ginger

Rhodes Island, Greece

Rhodes is the largest of the Greek Islands. It was home to the Colossus of Rhodes, which was once one of the seven wonders of the world, but destroyed in an earthquake a long time ago.

In the Grand Master's Palace

Stunning view of Rhodes from the top of the mountain

Scone at tea time

Ephesus, Turkey

The Roman Library of Celsus