Itisallgreek2me

After 3 weeks on Syros with one more week to go, it is not difficult to understand why some people refer to this island as the Jewel of the Cyclades. The capital Ermopouli where I am currently staying is a true working, non touristy, bustling town with friendly, hospitable people. On Wednesday, my host Konstantza invited all current guests for “meze”… come downstairs around 7.00pm she said. “Meze” turned out to be a full on dinner for 10!

There are seemingly endless choices of restaurants and cafes and although I am not participating in the activity of shopping, I have noted that it could well be a shoppers paradise! I was, however, brave enough to make an appointment for a haircut and although I ended up with it much shorter at the sides than I am normally used to, the lovely Eleftheria actually did a good job. Additional to all of the above are the cultural and historical aspects… still many bypass this island for nearby Mykonos and others.

With a bus service running every half hour around the island, it is easy to reach any one of the beautiful beaches. Yesterday I went to Vari, however, with a specific purpose in mind… I had a Villa to view which could well be where I will come next year with a few female friends for a month’s stay. An amazing property on a hilltop overlooking the Aegean sea with spectacular 360° views. Five bedrooms, 4 and a half bathrooms and endless choices for outdoor living areas, including one for dining. I am hoping to make a decision on this as soon as possible after my return home in August.

This week I have also returned for another walk around the beautiful, picturesque neighborhood of Vaporia, with its stunning sea captains mansions, some hovering over the rocky coastline. I made a visit too, to the small but interesting Archeological Museum which includes finds from Syros. Then today I discovered in the Neapoli district, the Catholic church and cemetery, the British cemetery and War Cemetery and just a little further down the road, a Greek Orthodox church and their cemetery, including a section which closely rivals but doesn’t quite match up to the First Cemetery of Athens which I visited earlier in my travels.

The weather continues to be exceptionally hot which is limiting me to a degree as I find at times I simply cannot do anything other than return to my room for a rest. However, tomorrow I am off to the nearby island of Tinos, a ferry journey of a mere 30 minutes each way… departure 11.30am, returning 3.00pm. It will only give me 3 hours there, but at least I will get to visit Panagia Evagelistria… more about this in my next Blog.

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