One day in the Island of Kos, Greece, Nov. 4, 2011
The ferry that links Bodrum to Kos in Greece.
From offshore, the view of the Bodrum Castle is breathtaking.
Juste avant l'arrivée à Cos, comme la coutume le veut, un employé du traversier monte le drapeau grec au mât,
ainsi que le drapeau jaune de quarantaine.
During the crossing to Kos we met a traditionnal Turkish boat, called "gulet". It sounds peculiarly similar to the French schooner, "goélette", but unlike the latter, they are mostly ketch rigged. The difference is that on a ketch the aft mast is shorter than the front one, which is the opposite on a schooner.
Just before arriving in Kos, as tradition goes, a ferry employee hoists the Greek flag as well as the yellow, quarantine flag.
The island of Kos also has its fortress.
La pointe de terre à gauche c'est la Grèce, et la pointe de terre à droite, c'est la Turquie.
Long standing ennemies are very close to each other:
The left hand side headland is Greece and the right hand side headland is Turkey.
The island measures 40 kilometres by 8 kilometres, it's the biggest island of the Dodecanese after Rhodes.
The small Greek fishing boats are quite colorful.
The island has been under domination of the Ottoman Empire from 1525 until 1912. We can recognize here the same architectural features that we've seen on the caravanserais of Arabia.
Behind what's left of the ancient walls, the ruins of the Agora, the market place.
Today, the market is still on the Cos central square.
La mosquée Derfterdar, au centre de la place publique de la ville.
Present in the Dodecanese for over 400 years, the Turks left their mark:
Derfterdar Mosque, in the middle of the main square of the city.
The Greek salad "for tourists" was a deception for us.
And the Maypoyai Syrah 2007 from Maronia Vineyards was also
a deception. We preferred the Turkish shiraz.
Mais les calmars frits étaient divins !
Et les chats, qui nous reluquaient, l'avaient bien compris !
But the fried calamari were divine !
And the stray cats, who were ogling us, knew that !
Et les chats, qui nous reluquaient, l'avaient bien compris !
But the fried calamari were divine !
And the stray cats, who were ogling us, knew that !
Bien sûr, nous ne pouvions passer par Cos
sans aller voir l'arbre d'Hyppocrate.
Of course, we couldn't go to Kos without
going to see the Tree of Hyppocrates.
sans aller voir l'arbre d'Hyppocrate.
Of course, we couldn't go to Kos without
going to see the Tree of Hyppocrates.
Et en attendant l'heure du départ du ferry, nous sommes
allé prendre un dernier verre sur une terrasse
de la place publique, juste en face du marché.
While waiting for the departure of the ferry,
we had a last drink at one of the terraces
of the public square, just in front of the market.
allé prendre un dernier verre sur une terrasse
de la place publique, juste en face du marché.
While waiting for the departure of the ferry,
we had a last drink at one of the terraces
of the public square, just in front of the market.
