Symi day out idea
A few more recent photos for you today and not much to talk about. Although the photos of Yialos might make it look almost deserted, they were taken in the morning before all three day boats had come in. Things start to fill up after 11:00, depending on the day, when the three ferries come in and unload their passengers.
A lot of day-trippers head off in large groups, following umbrellas and listening to their guides speak through microphones that they now hold; I’m not sure where the sound comes out. Maybe through the umbrellas? I assume what the guides are saying is accurate otherwise it’s possible that they are talking out of their … Well, you can fill that in for yourselves. There are all kinds of nationalities represented and you hear all kinds of languages being spoken when you are out and about down there at certain times.
Another way to take a day trip to Symi is to go it alone and, if you get the right boats on the right days you can have longer here, though you may miss Panormitis. If you come over on, say, the early catamaran on certain days you can be here just after nine, in time for breakfast at one of the cafes, and then have time to wander up to the village before it gets too hot. After that you can take the bus down, or walk down and then have lunch in Yialos – though there are places to have lunch in Horio as well. Then you still have time for a swim at the town beach, a ride on the train around towards Nimborio or on the horse and carriage for that added romance. And there’s plenty of time for an afternoon shop and drink before the catamaran comes back around 5.30, again depending on what day. Meanwhile, the larger ferries come via Panormitis, or return that way, so you have about one hour there, three hours in Yialos, and three or four hours on the boat in a leisurely cruise across and then around the east side of the island.
Obviously the best way to see Symi is to come and stay for at least a week, two is ideal if you can manage it and longer is even better.
See, not a lot of news today but life goes on, which is always a good thing to write. Talking of which, I have books to see to and so will get on with them.
