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Narrow Rhodes

There are a lot of things to like about . The guidebook talks about museums and all sorts of historical buildings/ruins. My sister touts the beaches and island kitties. For me, while all these things are nice, it's no comparison. My favorite thing about Rhodes, that which kept me happily occupied for hours upon hours was the labyrinth of and alleyways.

At first glance, they often look like private pathways leading to someone's out of the way front . But through a little exploration, I learned that that's the way the city is made, a reminder that, as an American I tend to forget, cities weren't always designed w/ streets to accommodate 2 lanes of vehicular traffic.

While it is primarily that ply this meander maze, even the narrowest paths are traversed by the ever ubiquitous scooters. The wider "roads" even allow for the occasional precisely driven mini-car. With little in the way of obvious organization, this leads to impasses which are only resolved by some skillful reversing.

But for the most part, it is walkers that rule these relics of a simpler time. When tourist season hits in a couple months, I imagine the gauge could become an issue. As for now, it's down right .

Friday April 15 2011

File under: travel, Greece

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on Fri 15th Apr, 2011 07:33 am PDT Kat said:
So so jealous! I'm glad to see you are enjoying Greece.
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on Sun 17th Apr, 2011 02:17 pm PDT Saxtor said:
Hmmm, by the looks of photo 5, you have very strange locomotion...
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on Sun 17th Apr, 2011 06:29 pm PDT The Mom said:
Saxtor, "Step on a crack, break your mother's back" He's looking out for me, don't you think?
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on Thu 21st Apr, 2011 01:59 am PDT slow-on-the-uptake Horge said:
Haha... I just now got your pun for this entry's title. Good one. Better understanding it a week late than never...
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