This gong stand marks the stairs to an old clock tower, next to one of
the town's
many mosques.
The old sites here
abound with giant
stone marbles. This batch is in the moat. Some others
decorate the corners of a middle storey of the clock tower.
The ancient harbor entrance. Today it is the Yacht
Harbor.
The famed Colossus of Rhodes watched over this
passage.
My family encyclopedia said that historians do not know whether the
Colossus stood beside or astride
the channel. Modern souvenir-makers
appear to have no doubt. Their Colossus must have dreaded the occasional
tall-masted ship.
Monument to the Struggle of the Littlle Guys to Finish the Monument -
or something to that effect -
in front of a port building.
No trick perspective here.
The cruise ships in these parts are humongous. (Love that word.)
One that departed today was called Ocean
Village 2 --- a misleading name because real villages have
smaller populations.
You can't beat the Scenic Vista from the roof
terrace of
Niki's Hotel,
my present home away from home.
At the far left, next to Suleiman's minaret, you can see the clock
tower I mentioned earlier.
The white minaret belongs to Ibrahim's Mosque, on Platonos Square,
where I hang out at the Hermes ice cream and coffee parlor, and use
their excellent wi-fi connection to the net. I already count as a
regular,
apparently.
'Nuff Said.
Contents Copyright 2012 Jeff Bulf
Did I mention the art embedded in the pebble-paved streets?
The new town is generally less picturesque than the old, but it too has no lack of outdoor cafes.