Continuing the Christmas build-up theme, here’s a photo of some of the lights in the village square. The ones I showed you yesterday, going along the lane, now go all the way to Taverna Zoi, so we have a twinkling path all the way from Georgio’s to the ‘American’ supermarket. Walking that way last night, Neil reflected on how many businesses there used to be along the lane, what with the bookshop, clothes shop, seamstress, cobbler, toy shop and others all now gone. Only some have been replaced by new businesses, while other premises stay closed. There’s some work going on in what was the household shop run by Mr Plastic as some called him (because of the things he used to sell), which then became the butchers’ shop (not the new one, the boys are still there and doing well), but I’m not sure what the work will be leading to.
As for everyone else, the bars are open, Scene is the place to be if you want late-night live music at the weekend along with a pizza, or a film on Tuesday night or just a place to meet while your children play in the park beside the café. Work continues in the new car park below, while everything else chugs along nicely.
