We strolled along the streets of Rhodes, through the shops and out along the shoreline and soon we passed through the ancient walls into the Old Town. There have been settlements here for 6000 years. The old walls were built by the Knights Templar, who conquered Rhodes in 1307.
Throughout the Old Town are fenced off areas of excavation where we could view more rubble and trenches. There are good storyboards throughout the Old Town. We hiked up and down cobbled streets and deep into the narrow alleys old the medieval town. The cobbles on the narrow alleys are very small stones, usually white, and there are pretty designs made with black stones, set into the cobbles, usually at the entrance door to someone's house. These seem to take the place of house numbers and a welcome mat simultaneously.Soon we ran across a restaurant that actually posted its menu. We decided to go in for our dinner, which was very good. They were glad to see us because we were the only customers. The Proprietor told us that he had to stay open by local rules, even though it is a slow season. Dinner was good and after wards we made our way back through the alleys, out the old city gates and re-entered the new town.
Rhodes is a lively town full of young people. Don especially appreciates the verrrrrrrry short skirts and painted-on jeans that seem to be in fashion here. I don't find the styles in the shops as cute as the ones we saw in Istanbul shops, but the styles are definitely not for old ladies.
As we approached our hotel area we checked out the various stores, clothing, electronics, cell phones, etc. All mod cons in this town.
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