Sat 12.Oct.2013
Rhodes, Greece
Happy Columbus Day, a holiday completely unknown in Greece! Here on this
island at the edge of Europe, it is simply mid-October. In the Old City, the streets are
sprinkled with tourists, rather than thronged as they were when I arrived mere weeks ago.
The days are warm, but no longer hot. The nights are starting to take on a real
chill. It is still a lovely island.
A couple of tourist shops, in their last weeks of the season.
A recent Thursday at the street market.
Does anybody know what these pale tubrous-looking vegetables are? I didn't notice a sign;
probably wouldn't have known the Greek name anyway.
From here on, it is random sights from around town.
The name Rhodes comes from the Greek word for roses. This raises eyebrows,
because roses don't really grow here, save for a few imported ones.
A common speculation is that "rose" was actually a nickname, or perhaps misnomer,
for the exuberant hibiscus which sing their floral duet with the violet bougainvilla
virtually everywhere on the island.
Whee! My host & landlord just put a serious Grateful Dead jam on the
house music, without my even asking. I think it is one of the bonus tracks from
the re-edited CD of Aoxomoxoa.
Thanks, George!
A Rhodian hibiscus at the front door of Home Sweet Pizza Pub