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I have returned! :O
12 years ago
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ScottishFurFinally, finally back x_X, its nearly 3 in the morning here (our flight was delayed....how typical.)
How you all doing? :D Seems I missed quite a bit on FA.....why does the keyboard feel so odd to type on :o
So how was the trip you may ask?....um.....very mixed bag o_o
Ok, well most of the trip was fantastic :D. Rhodes is a great island and full of fantastic history. It was inhabited by the Minoans (people from Crete) and Greeks, and was conquered by Romans, then Christian Knights of the Order of St John, then by the Ottoman Turks (Turkey has really gone down the drain lately and so has Egypt :o) and was then taken over by Italy before being handed back to the Greeks in 1947.
So we visited all manner of places, including:
-Rhodes Town....yes its a town called Rhodes town....or Rodos to be more precise. There's an old part of it, which is a giant fortress built by the Knights of St. John and was the home of the Ottomans when they invaded. And there's a new part where the Greeks made their new homes after the Ottomans invaded and was later renovated by the Italians.
so....yes lots to see there :O
-A site called Kamerios, which is a huge Ancient Greek city
-A valley full of rivers and springs :D
and so much more :O. Plus I now have colour in my skin :D. I've always been pretty pale, not because I'm a shut-in who lives in a basement (mainly due to the fact I don't have a basement) but because I live in a climate that's usually cloudy and cold....even when the sun is out its cold o_O
....unfortunately it was marred by 2 things:
1. My bedroom at the villa we stayed in was home to a nest of giant spiders....and for those who don't know, I have a fear of spiders
2. I went with my family.....oh good lord it was horrible being with them. All they did was complain. My parents made snide comments about other tourist (especially Americans....they seen to think Americans are all idiots.) and weren't subtle at all about it. And my brother was being his usual self-pitying, grumpy, grouchy self. Never ever ask him for help or for his opinion, he always mumbles everything he says, glowers at everyone and expects you to know everything he wants.....*sigh*.
Ugh....its been a long, long journey.....but for the most part it was ok :)...now I need REST!
How you all doing? :D Seems I missed quite a bit on FA.....why does the keyboard feel so odd to type on :o
So how was the trip you may ask?....um.....very mixed bag o_o
Ok, well most of the trip was fantastic :D. Rhodes is a great island and full of fantastic history. It was inhabited by the Minoans (people from Crete) and Greeks, and was conquered by Romans, then Christian Knights of the Order of St John, then by the Ottoman Turks (Turkey has really gone down the drain lately and so has Egypt :o) and was then taken over by Italy before being handed back to the Greeks in 1947.
So we visited all manner of places, including:
-Rhodes Town....yes its a town called Rhodes town....or Rodos to be more precise. There's an old part of it, which is a giant fortress built by the Knights of St. John and was the home of the Ottomans when they invaded. And there's a new part where the Greeks made their new homes after the Ottomans invaded and was later renovated by the Italians.
so....yes lots to see there :O
-A site called Kamerios, which is a huge Ancient Greek city
-A valley full of rivers and springs :D
and so much more :O. Plus I now have colour in my skin :D. I've always been pretty pale, not because I'm a shut-in who lives in a basement (mainly due to the fact I don't have a basement) but because I live in a climate that's usually cloudy and cold....even when the sun is out its cold o_O
....unfortunately it was marred by 2 things:
1. My bedroom at the villa we stayed in was home to a nest of giant spiders....and for those who don't know, I have a fear of spiders
2. I went with my family.....oh good lord it was horrible being with them. All they did was complain. My parents made snide comments about other tourist (especially Americans....they seen to think Americans are all idiots.) and weren't subtle at all about it. And my brother was being his usual self-pitying, grumpy, grouchy self. Never ever ask him for help or for his opinion, he always mumbles everything he says, glowers at everyone and expects you to know everything he wants.....*sigh*.
Ugh....its been a long, long journey.....but for the most part it was ok :)...now I need REST!
and welcome back too , glad to hear you've recovered from that depression you had, depressions can be tough to deal with :o