After the guided tour, we walked around the old city which in inside of a Crusader fort from the 1300’s. The main Knights Building (Palace of the Grandmaster) was closed as today is Greek Independence day commemorating the start of the rebellion of Turkish occupation in 1821, lasting until 1829. About 2/3 of the shops and all public buildings were closed today. We have noticed that the islands are very windy, both Mykonos and Rhodes. Almost blew our clothes off! We sail tonight to Patmos Island and then on to a stop in Turkey tomorrow. 2 stops in one day will be a busy day by our work standards. The other thing no one warned us about, along with the national holiday, was that we lose an hour for Greek Spring Forward and have to get up for a 7am disembarkation. Bad timing!