Zeus crag, Archaeological Museum
I mostly got shut down here. Expected after yesterday's exertion, I guess, but still frustrating.
Next: lunch in the sauna of Pothia and then off to the archaeological museum of Kalymnos. It is a bit difficult to get to in a car without scraping off paint, but well worth it. It is a remarkable little museum: brand new, beautifully done and with a small but excellent collection including a stunning sculpture of Asklepios. No pictures allowed in the museum, unfortunately. Here is a photo that I took before I knew that though:
There was a small marble statue of a boy with a ball, which I gathered the kids in front of and told was a sculpture of Alex (because of the ball). Zoe subsequently burst into tears because there was no sculpture of her, however. Oops.
They had some reproductions of some amazing maps of Kalymnos upstairs, which I coveted. One from 1697 by Coronelli, and one from 1521 by Piri Reis (in arabic). Both were remarkable. Anyway, the museum is highly recommended.
The signs made it clear that most items in the collection had been plundered and later "donated", and that as a result very little is known about them.
Next, more driving through comically narrow streets, buying of baklava and back to the studio for another ridiculous sunset
