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The hot springs of Kallithea Baths in Rhodes is known since antiquity for its beneficial health red water that gushes from the rocks. Although not longer used, the visitors can admire the glamour of the magnificent Baths built by the Italians. Outside the high season, this is the favorite spot for local people looking for a quick swim. Most of the building are newly renovated and when i visited them some parts were under construction. This is the main entry of the area of Kalithea springs. The baths are at the end of this picture. Paths that leads to the a number of building at higher ground.     View of the sea inside of the newly renovated buidlings. Inside the buildings. You can see old pictures. View of the back. Some of the renovated paths. Another path. Notice the details down. Fisherman. View from the back.

Some days ago i visited the old town of Rhodes again. The weather was perfect so i decided to take some pictures before the tourists arrived. These pictures taken around April. Old town: a merge of old building and new technology, but the result is not always beautiful.  A contrast of new and old building inside the old town. The window and the building in the center is in bad shape. In contrast the building on the right is newly renovated and although the owner used stone you can see the difference. Note also the road, the local authorities didn't have the money to fully repair it. Old Castle in the old medieval city of Rhodes, Greece. Taverns, taverns, taverns everywhere! In old medieval city of Rhodes. Still beautiful empty streets inside the old medieval city in Rhodes, Greece. Waiting for the tourists. Sometimes i ask my self, why we don't   have tourists on Winter.

Last two months i was not able to take pictures or to write any post on this blog. I'm currently at the army (mandatory in Greece), and my time is limited. However, i was able to take some pictures from the training camp with a lot of snow. Now i moved back to Rhodes where i 'm waiting to get assigned on the proper camp, after a second round of training. Here are one picture from the camp, somewhere in the middle of Greece: Snow from inside the training camp. I 'm waiting for first days off the camp to have some rest, where i 'm hopping to take some more pictures of the beautiful island of Rhodes...

Around ten years ago my father bought a used FTA satellite receiver and a small 65cm aluminum satellite dish targeting Hotbird 13* East. At that period, we couldn't receive the super beams from Hotbird and Astra 19.2* East was also out of reach. Moreover, the TPS system was broken, and most of the receivers were able to open the subscription channels even the pay per view (PPV).   After the era of piracy ended (almost), step by step we added more dishes and more LNBs. Thus, last summer I decided to buy a 10-1 Diseqc system from Amazon and connect as possible satellites. So here is my system with some photos: 80cm old Bulgarian dish targeting Nilesat on 7-8* West. The second lnb targets 15 West. The first dish is an old 80cm diameter dish provided by the bulsatcom. With this dish i 'm aiming Nilesat and Eutelsat on 7*W and 8*W. Most of the frequencies are received without any problem. Nilesat 102 and 201 are received without any problem with ~60-70...

Two days ago i decided to take some macro pictures of the garden. During the process i encounter rainfall. So, i decided to take some pictures of the garden using the sun and the rain. Take a look: