Rhodes was our favorite city to visit. It began as a Greek trading port. It was then overtaken by the Romans, then the Byzantines who later lost it to the Ottomans who lost it temporarily to the Crusaders who lost it two hundred years later to the Ottomans who surrended it after World War I to Greece. Click on any thumbnail picture to view it full size in a new window.

(30K) 720 x 549	Graciela found these fisherman and took this picture of them.	(35K) 540 x 720	This is one of the main gates through the ancient walls of Rhodes.	(32K) 540 x 720	This is a courtyard of a Crusader building on the Street of the Knights.
(24K) 720 x 540	Our group sought shelter when the rain surprised us and came down heavily.	(28K) 720 x 540	We relaxed with coffee and baklava.	(28K) 720 x 540	The rain lasted only as long as the coffee and dessert did!
(31K) 720 x 330	This is a panorama of the sunset as seen over the ancient city of Rhodes.