Well, not exactly a day trip but a morning spent in Yialos. Okay, not a whole morning, just some time. Less than thirty minutes actually. Alright, so twenty minutes in Yialos…. Sometimes, that’s all you need to get your business done, and yesterday was one such success, not that I had much business to attend to. Mainly picking up something from the courier, and then the post office, then a hunt for decent tea bags, and back towards the steps only to be distracted by a taxi, a lift up with Constantinos, and home before dark.
That was a vague quote from ‘Into the Woods’ which we’re going to see in Athens on New Year’s Eve, but that’s a story for another day. What news from Yialos?
I’m not sure it’s news yet, but ACS told me they are moving next week. Apparently, they are moving into Yiannis’ old paint shop near the Panormitis Bakery, at the back of the town square. So, now you know. It makes more sense; they need more room and it’s nearer to the main road. Of course, elsewhere in the harbour was pretty quiet, with many or most tavernas now closed, and some bars too. I was down there early, so not all the shops were open, but the necessities were all still available.
The weather held off for me, and now the winds have died, and the sky is clear, we can expect a respite for a day or so. After, it seems, the wind will be from the south, so we should be warmer. The Blue Star that Neil needed to get early on Monday came in a few hours late due to storms further north, so it’s a good job he went days ahead of schedule because he had an appointment he needed to keep first thing on Monday. Had he waited for the ferry, he would have missed it. So, that justifies the extra €200 for three nights at the Castellum. As that’s with all meals and drinks included, it’s something of a bargain. Note: if you do stay there, you can’t pay in advance, so although they had my card details, and the booking page says the money can be taken at any time, they don’t take the money until you are there with the card. That was here with me, so he had to pay by other means (and then I had to send it from my card to his). Just a ‘heads up’, as they say. I have no idea who ‘they’ are, but they get everywhere.
I must now go and be nowhere in particular. I must be in the kitchen later because Jenine and Harry are coming for tea, and then we’re going to watch Amadeus. This is not only because it’s a good film, but also because my music student, H, will get something from it, and much of it was filmed in Prague where we were earlier this year. Some scenes were even filmed inside the theatre H and saw ‘The Magic Flute,’ so that will be interesting. Of course, I’ll tell him not to believe the history of the film too much; it’s a bit of a conspiracy and a dramatization, so not 100% accurate. As for what we were doing in Prague… that’s also another story and one for another day.
