Three random photos from the files today.
First, our local supermarket, or as they are labelled here in Greece, super market. This is the place to come for fun while shopping. There’s always something inappropriate being talked about, always a cat or two sleeping among the boxes of bin liners and cleaning products, and sometimes, there’s even fresh food to buy. It can be hard to come by certain fresh veg in the summer as much as in the winter. In the summer, you need to get in before the tavernas and cafes snap it up, and in the winter, you have to rely on boats for deliveries and if it’s bad weather…
You know, you can’t plan a dinner party and say,. ‘We’ll have XYZ’ because, after all, capital letters are hard to swallow. No, what I mean is you have to say, ‘Come for dinner,’ and then serve whatever you can find. At least, that’s how it can be in the winter.
Another random one is this shot from the main road looking down on the houses that overlook the entrance to the harbour/bay at Petini and Petalo, where that umbrella skeleton stands. This is where, apparently, the new marina is going to go, or start, or has started, or is being begun. The barge is still there, along with concrete blocks and machinery.
Then, this third one, which was from last year when the senior school class were organising an event to raise money for their end-of-school trip. This is inside Scena, which is open again now after a short affair with some floor varnish that didn’t go off. This is a good place for families because the playground is right next door, and you can keep an eye on your charges while you have your coffee. You also have to put up with them running in and out as though the whole area was a playground, and the place is known for its children’s parties, live music, cinema, and good food.
Here’s a bonus one. It’s a group of seventeen-year-olds enjoying the swings in that very playground. Odd to think this lot will be living on their own on another island in a month or so. Eek!
