Walked around Rhodos old town today. Saw the old pier where colossus (one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient world) once stood, an earthquake took the statue out awhile ago. There are now 2 columns with a deer on each column, not clear of the symbolism there, I shall google it and get back to you. I did however wonder, why 7 wonders, seems a bit of a random number...apparently, I'm not the only one who's wondered this, and yes I did google this question, (funny, google has really taken over the term "looked up" or "researched") anyway answer is: http://www.new7wonders.com/file/download/mediendb/1/id/16635/
Walked for 6 hours today, I love you reefs! Was rather muggy out, and it's really warming up! Must have been at least 22 out today. Lots of really cool things in old town, a church of St. Francis of Assisi (yes San Francisco, he is who our city is named for) saw the knights of Saint John castle, the Grand Masters gate, a few mosques, a few byzantine churches, lots of shops, old roads, among other things. Lots of fountains. Plenty of gazebos, made of cement...which was unexpected...) On our way to old town, we passed a diving platform, pretty cool, someone built a 3 tier dive platform out in the ocean. Favorite sign of the day: (in front of a taverna) Greek happy hour from 3 -7, buy 1 pay for 2. Haha! (in Crete, a restaurant proclaimed: we are not the best) the sense of humor here is great. Learned about a local saint. (walked by a church dedicated to him, took a picture, and googled it when we got back to the hotel) St Phanourios, and the link: http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html saint of lost things...wonder what he'd be in today's world...
Walked by a memorial to the fallen soldiers of WWII (appropriate given this weakened is memorial day in the states)
Tomorrow, plan on driving round the island, kinda hope to find a winery or 2 (they apparently date back to pre BC, friggin' cool!) also hope to find the butterfly valley, some ancient ruins and mayhaps a beach or 2. And if anyone out there knows how to ship wine from Rhodes to the US...I'm seriously considering calling it "olive oil"
The prayer of St. Francis:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
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