Melt in the Heat

Rhea, a classic tall ship that visits Symi on a regular basis every summer.

An elaborate neo-classical pediment on the Kali Strata.

This little house near the high school is being restored.  All the old plaster has been chipped off, revealing that as with so many old Symi stone houses, it is constructed from a mixture of stones of varying sizes held together with mud.  Pre-neoclassical, this has stood for centuries and is probably good for a few more.

Aha, the little hire boats are finally in their usual spot by the clock tower.

Traditional Turkish wooden gulets face off against the modern fibreglass brigade across the harbour.

A cruise ship from Cyprus dwarfs the Nikolaos X excursion boat in Yialos earlier this week. This photograph was taken from the balcony of my office, hence the sweep of power lines across the view.  Symi is festooned with power lines in all directions and forests of poles.  They are as much a part of the landscape as the neo-classical pediments.

As the figs ripen in the sun the natural sugars melt in the heat and run out of the fruit.