This day in 2013
Today, I had the idea of looking through ‘Village View’ to see what I wrote on this day in 2013. ‘Village View’ is a collection of blog posts from that year and takes the reading through an entire year on Symi. I thought I’d put yesterday’s entry here and afterwards note what is different in 2021. It’s yesterday’s entry because that’s when I am writing this. So, from Village View, May 24th 2013, this is what was happening on Symi. (The photos are recent.)
A weekend on Symi, what to do?
So, you have a weekend on Symi, what are you going to do? As far as I have heard, the exhibition at the Symi Gallery* is opening tonight, but the poetry reading has been moved to the following weekend, due to the exams taking place at school.
That’s the news out of the way. Weather report for those heading this way soon: Cloudy again today, clearing up later in the day, set for sunshine all the way through next week, less windy today; always warm and smiley at the Symi Dream shop*. Which is where I spent yesterday evening after attending a birthday cake party, or rather, a party with a birthday cake.
And as for things to do this weekend? Well, the weekend starts on a Friday night with live music at Taverna George & Maria (Georgio’s) in Horio.* Very often in the village over the weekend there is also live music at ‘The Secret Courtyard’ in front of Anastasia’s apartments, that might be happening on Saturday. Mandeios* also has musicians from time to time, but I’ve not heard anything definite about those two places as yet. And there is often music being played in Yialos, in Kantirimi and other bars; there’s certainly no shortage of music on the island.
There is the gallery exhibition tonight at The Symi Gallery. There is a boat trip to Turkey on Saturday* (but you will need to have organised your ticket already; the point is: if you’re heading this way and wondering what there is to do, then there is often a boat trip to Turkey on a Saturday, but places are limited). There’s the photo walk on Sunday, be at our shop at 9.15 a.m. for a stroll to Pedi.*
And there are taxi boats to beaches (have they started running now? I’m pretty sure they have)*, and plenty of walks which are good to do while it’s still not too hot. So, plenty of ideas for things to do on Symi there. As for me, well, I have a rewrite session ahead of me so I am not sure if I will be doing anything this weekend apart from unpaid writing.* So, no change there then. Whatever you do, have a good one.
*The Symi Gallery is not currently operating (though it may still exist, I’m not sure.)
*We closed the Symi Dream shop in 2015, because the taxes and constraints put on small businesses made it unprofitable.
*Live music is currently banned.
*Mandeios is now Scena
*No such trips at the moment, and I’m not sure if there ever are because of the costs/taxes the boats have to pay
*No photo walks because there is no shop. However, Pedi is still there.
* I’m pretty sure they haven’t! Well, they may have started as beaches are now open, but I’ve not seen/heard them going out.
*This deplorable situation remains the same. However, you can help it by ordering a copy of ‘Village View’ (or any of my books listed on my author pages, links below). My books are always available from Amazon, on Kindle and in paperback and from Kindle Unlimited. I write under two names:
Ps. And much of what’s in the Symi books is more amusing than this extract.
