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From Santorini we travelled by overnight ferry to Rhodes, arriving at mid-morning. * |
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We took a taxi from the ferry port to the Marine Gate, one of the main entries to Rhodes Old Town. * |
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The courtyard inside the Camelot Hotel, where we stayed. * |
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The main street of Rhodes Old Town, Socrates Street, is packed with people most of the day. * |
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But, as in many places, if you get away from the main street, there is not a soul in sight. † |
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Signs said that this was an archeological investigation, but there was no activity. The background does not add to the allure of the area. † |
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We visited the Rhodes Archaeological Museum, in the old Hospital of the Knights, begun in 1440. This is Apollo. † |
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A tiny statue of a donkey. * |
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Another lion waterspout. † |
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And a lion of Venice. * |
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A memorial stone to a Kinght who died in 1493. † |
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Venus adjusting her hair. * |
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There were a number of stelae (funerary monuments), often with moving scenes of farewell. * |
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Detail of the sleeve on a young woman's stele. * |
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An archway within the Museum. * |
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After two days in Rhodes Old Town, we picked up a rental car and headed south to Lindos. This is Lindos beach. * |
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Lindos Acropolis dominates the town from above. * |
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Lindos has some grand mansions, known as Captains Houses. † |
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The belltower of the Byzantine church of Lindos and a nearby rooftop restaurant, taken from the rooftop restaurant where we were dining. * |