Day 7 - Patmos - Turkey 2014

Day 7, Thursday 15 May

So another stoopid o'clock wake up this morning. 4:20 this time to be on the bus by 5:45.

The hotel did nicely put on breakfast for us, but it was pretty average.

Only a short trip on the bus - to the wharf to take a boat to Patmos! We were told the trip would take three hours.

It took five.

Yah.

KuÅŸadasÄ± Castle at dawn

Boarding our boat to Patmos

It was quite blustery on the top deck so only stayed up long enough to get some departing photos of Kusadasi. Then spent the rest of the trip either taking photos, talking to people or playing on my phone.

Sunrise over KuÅŸadasÄ±

KuÅŸadasÄ± Castle from the boat

Mum on the boat to Patmos

Bayrak Island

View towards Pythagoreio on Samos. Named after Pythagoras in 1955

Turkish flag on the boat
Photo by Mum

Greek flag on the boat

Rock promontory on Patmos

Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on top of Patmos

Town of Skala on Patmos

Port in Skala

Patmos island

We got to Patmos island a bit after 11am, whereupon it was decided that we *needed* a tea break. And it was true, we did, but it did take nearly an hour out of our very very short time on the island. The cafe was in a lovely setting overlooking Patmos, but they were a bit unorganised and forgot to bring out mum's and my food. Until everyone else was finished. So that was all a bit stressful (and expensive - $28 USD for two orange juices and two cakes).

View of Skala from the road up to the top of the island

View over Patmos from Loza Restaurant

Mum and me at Loza Restaurant on Patmos

So it's now after 12pm.

We raced up to the Monastery of St John, arriving about 12:25pm. Then we stood outside while our guide talked us through some things, then had a brief look inside the church (no photos allowed), and super fast walk through the museum, and very quick look at the terraces area and then it was time to go.

Mosaic of St John

Interior of Holy Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

Bells in the monastery

Courtyard in the monastery

Holy Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

Holy Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
Photo by Mum

View of the Windmills of Patmos from the monastery

Headed down the hill again to the Cave of the Apocalypse, which tradition has it is where John used to pray and where he dictated the book of Revelation. So we all hiked down the stairs to that (which had a church built on top of it, of course), had ten minutes or so of the guide talking, then back out again.