Symi by night
Saturday night in Yialos. Quiet. There, you wanted to know what Symi was like in the winter, well, last Saturday it was quiet.
One of the reasons for this was the fact that the road was closed from To Spitiko to the bus stop as new concrete had been poured and was drying, or ‘going off’ as they say in the trade. Going off to where I have no idea as it was still there when we inched past it to Pandelis and then had to take a detour up and around the back of the restaurant to get to the bus stop.
Where there were loads of cars parked all the way along the quayside towards the gym, as that was as close as you could drive to Yialos on Saturday afternoon/evening. We were heading for the bus but were early so we sat on the bench for a while watching the sea. Nothing was happening there either. After a while Lakis, the bus driver, came over and told us that if we were getting on the bus, don’t, as it’s not working. So we were just debating walking up when Thanasis turned up in a taxi and the day was saved.
So, a quiet Saturday night in town looking at the shop that was open. Actually there was more than one shop open: The Emporium, Taxas, the other supermarkets, Chrystalo, the book shop, the Lotto shop, the two in the corner of Trawler Square, the butchers and a few bars and souvlaki shops. Oh, and the two pharmacies. That was about it. Oh, and the jewellery stores.But whatever is open offers a cheery welcome.
While up in Horio, everything was open, including Syllogos and the toy shop ‘Jumbo’, with the exception of the Olive Tree and Village Café, closed for winter. Plenty to see and do up here. But not so much to see and do at night. (Rainbow is currently also closed as Yiannis is away.)
And that, and some pottering around at home and working on the book version of ‘Shocking the Donkeys’, and generally preparing for Christmas Day, was all I got up to. Some presents are wrapped and under the tree, but there are still a few more things to get hold of and sort out. The week ahead looks good weather-wise with Accuweather showing the temperature at 16 or 17 for Christmas day (some rain expected on 28th).
