We stopped at Crete, the Minoan period, from 4000 to 1200 BC it was the center of a flourishing civilization. The eruption of the volcano on Santorini and the tidal wave, which followed, destroyed Crete and gave rise to the legend of the lost city of Atlantis. Crete is the mythological home of Zeus. We didn't take a tour here but did go on the small train around the port city and got an idea of the community.
At the stop in Rhodes we walked around the old walled city constructed by the knights of St. John in the 13th century. And met some local people. The lady in black is blind, but was so pleased when I called her 'yaya' (grandmother). Even tho' they couldn't speak English they were fun to get acquainted with. The shop sells paintings and even put them on display in the ceiling. The symbol of Rhodes is the lone deer guarding the harbor.
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