anniversaries, babies, and the acropolis

so for our fourth anniversary, we decided to go to Rhodes, Greece... of the the Greek islands in the Agean sea. it's just south of Turkey, in fact, we could see the mountains of Turkey from our hotel.

this is also our last trip before baby zac's arrival in july. i'm now 7 months pregnant, and we feel it's safer to stick around home from this point on.

our hotel was okay, but the pools were incredible. and the views of the agean sea and the turkish mountains was amazing. it was very windy on our side of the island, which made it a bit cooler in the day. we got some great restaurant recommendations, and had some great meals. the feta and olives were amazing, and jeff fully enjoyed the Mythos beer.

we went into the old walled town of Rhodes one afternoon, and did some shopping and had dinner. we picked up some fun mother's day gifts. we had dinner at a restaurant where jeff had a boot beer... you'll have to see the pics to believe it. it was hilarious watching him trying to drink it. at the end the waiter brought him some kind of greek liquor shot, and jeff was pretty loaded by the time we headed home. we also had some delicious backlava with ice cream. the town dates back to 2nd century B.C. and the wall was added in the mideveal period by a group of knights who had taken over the city.

another afternoon we took a bus into the town of Lindos, on the other side of the island (thankfully, it wasn't as windy on that side). the ride was neat, we saw lots of rams and goats roaming the hillsides, and lots of breathtaking views of cliffs and the sea.

the town of Lindos is very picturesque, with white buildings and the acropolis at the top of a huge hill. the only way up is on foot, or by donkey. some of the donkey's would protest if the didn't want to make the climb, it was very funny to watch. jeff and i climbed to the top ourselves. the views of the acropolis were increcible, and the views of the town from the acropolis were equally impressive. we did a bit more shopping, picking up some ceramics and a painting for ourselves.

enjoy the pics!