Greece: Inside the Fortress of Rethymnon
The Venetian fortress was originally built to defend the city agains the Turks, but nowadays you find many Turkish buildings inside it.
June 12, 2004
Random post from the past:
Electrico - Lisbon Tram
An "electrico" or traditional Lisbon tram. There are many expensive tours on double decker buses, but a ride with electrico 28 will also bring you to most attractions and actually get much closer to some of them. It's also much cheaper - and more fun! The sign on the tram says "colinas de Lisboa" - "Hills of Lisbon" and indeed, it has a steep hill to climb. Like Rome, Lisbon is built on 7 hills and there are "Miradouras" ("golden views") almost everywhere. ...