To the Old Fort and the Show Gallery Building

It was raining, really just sprinkling

It is spring and the flowers are coming out.

We saw the plantings as we walked to the Old Fort

 

 You can see the raindrops on the camera lens.

We are walking over the contemporary bridge over the moat. The mainland is on the right.

The fort is on the left. Quite a moat. The Venetians built the fort in 1542.

You can see the buds are just coming out on the trees on the left.

In the far distance, to the right of center, you can see Antonis' boat out of the water with its red hull.

A detail of the pic. Look for the red hull. The propeller shaft bearing began to leak.

This required taking the boat out of the water to remove the shaft. Then a broken motor mount was discovered. Now the engine has been removed. Now the exposed bilge is getting cleaned and repainted. A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money.

We met with the Superintendent of the Archeological preservation of the fort.

I gave her a print from last years visit that I made for her because she had given me a reproduction of a fourth century carving last year. 

 

The view through her office window of the new (19th century) clock tower.

You can see a man on the right going into the tunnel leading to the third level of the fort.

 Outside her office you can see the fourth and fifth levels of the fort. The covered opening in the lower right looks down into the three levels below in the bowels of the fort.

Below is the exterior view of the contemporary building made for gallery presentations.

 

It is quite pleasant. You will be seeing more of it as Antonis and I get to work installing.

The name of the gallery is intriguing.

 Leaving the fort the sun was coming out. You are looking at the Church of St Nicolos built into the wall of the mainland.

Walking home Antonis said "Come look, there is the ferry we were on yesterday".

You can see, at the top in the center, the bridge I stood and looked into. (And made a movie.)

So it goes.   Ta Leme