The holiday in Kos was great and relaxing!

 Also the hotel Helona Double Tree Hilton

was great!

Outside the hotel the world's different,

the whole island seems to be quite worn out,

no updating after the 80's or early 90's - sad but true!

 Several boards informing of getting support from EU

 No idea what's done with the money...

 More money...

 Lots of empty hotels

 Should do something

- so many buildings left empty all over the island 

Well, this was the most common bill there...

- unfortunately it tells a lot

Lunch in Limionas

Sunday lunch at Limionas Fish Restaurant by the sea

 Beautiful view of Dafni Bay from the restaurant

 Fried small shrimps and mussels saganaki

and of course, Greek salad and tzatziki

Nice place!

Cakes!

 Something missing!

 Of course there should be some cakes with the coffee and tea!

 Which one to choose:

this chocolate mousse one

or the one in the previous pic with chocolate and vanilla mousse

and cherry topping?

- actually had the both ones...

 Found Caramel Bakery on the way back to the hotel from Mastihari

 Caramel Bakery shop in Antimahia

 Typical Greek sweet pastries

 Gorgeous bouganvilla in Antimahia

 Neptunus statue in the harbour of Mastihari village

 From Mastihari there's a ferry connection to

the island of Kalymnos

Not only sweets but also healthy Greek salad....

Dinners In Kardamena

Sometimes went to Kardamena for dinner to eat Greek food

- dolmades, keftedes, halloumi, Greek salad...

Traditional Greek restaurant Avli

- beautiful setting in the courtyard garden

- popular place

Avli

Near Louis Supermarket in Kardamena

http://www.avlirestaurant.gr/

Before 8pm the place was still rather empty

but after 8pm all thr tables're occupied 

Pelagos restaurant

- almost the same meze as usual with

Greek salad, halloumi, keftedes, dolmades...

Something extra this time:

Grilled octopus

- delicious!

Pelagos restaurant

next to the sea

http://www.pelagoskos.gr/

- nice place, but not great

Liotrivi taverna

- meze to start with!

- also fried small shrimps to eat them whole

with heads and everything - delicious!

- just baked pita bread - marvellous!

King prawn saganaki

- fantastic!

Livotrivi taverna

by the sea, before the bridge in Kardamena

Ta Adelfia

- starting with meze

The just baked pita bread also here

- so good!

The place was full of British tourists

Kardamena by Saturday night

- bars, sports bars, bars...

Driving In Kos

 Looks almost like in the moon!

 A horse in Kardamena

 Another horse there

- got a bit scared and shut the car window

but then realized it was in leash...

 A view of Kamari taken in Kefalos

- it was very windy up there

 A view of the Kefalos Bay

 Rocky beach of Limionas

 Sandy beach of Limionas

These rocks separates the 2 beaches in Limionas

- one is rocky, the other one sandy

Zia

 Left the Kos town behind

and headed to a village called Zia

- located in the middle of Kos island

 Zia, up in the mountains

 Wild life of Zia

- happy hens walking free

 That kitty knows how to pose to the camera!

 Asfendious Monastery of Zia

 The entrance to the Monastery

 Que enormes!
Nunca he visto geranios tan grandes!

 A door in Greek blue surrounded by herbs and bouganvilla

 A cute alley in Zia

 Lunch time in Zia

- dolmades, horiatiki, keftedes, tzatsiki...

 View from the taverna where had lunch

(forgot the name already, sorry!)

After the lunch drove down from Zia towards Kardamena