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Published: July 29th 2008
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Sunset
from the deck of our ferry from Piraeus to Paros Day 31- Tuesday
Yesterday, as I hope you all have noticed, I finally managed to add the photos because I finally found myself in an up to date internet shop with appropriate connections. So no message, just a backlog of photos, most with rather trite captions as I was in a hurry.
As an aside...another trap for novices...we had booked our very nice and highly convenient hotel at the base of the Acropolis from the tourist agent at Athens airport and paid with a voucher. 85 euros! which we thought was expensive but couldn't be helped. We were so pleased with the convenient location we stayed another night. When we went to pay they said the price at the hotel was 110 euros!
Last night we took the train from the station just near our hotel to Piraeus to join a ferry to one of the Cycladic islands, Paros. At the height of the season the only boat we could get on was 8pm to 2am last night. I really detest night journeys. However, it was fine. Sat on the deck for E25. Lovely evening for a ferry ride. Connie can sleep anywhere in any position. This time
Naousa
Lunch at a lovely cafe right at the beach! she slept on the deck with her feet on a chair! Not me. I just sat and observed the world.
We were met at 2am as promised by the girl from our pension, holding a card with our names on it. Actually they had Connie as "C. Grey". I guess they decided that "Cecys" could not possibly be a name even in English!
Our room is charming, small and clean. Like everything it is white! This place is dazzling. So I have to say that when you have heard about a place all your life and finally get there it is incredible when you are impressed, amazed and delighted. And the island itself is a maze of delightful whitewashed alleywys.
There are a lot of young European students holidaying here, and also lots of Greeks. They all seem so familiar to me, after living in Brighton and Kogarah most of my life, I just assume they are from Australia. Can't tell.
We took a bus ride to the north side of the island with the intention of swimming at the fishing village of Naousa. We ended up on the wrong side of the bay and walked
around the delightful town instead and had lunch in a beautiful cafe on the edge of the rock platform. It was interesting to talk to the young waiter. He says it is very busy for about 5 months of the year and then everything closes down. I asked him what he does in winter and he says he basically just enjoys life and recovers from the hectic time of summer tourist trade. It's his home village...he fishes, swim, walks in the hills. I assume it was his wife in the kitchen. They must manage their finances carefully on an annual budget!
We are here for 3 days then moving on to Naxos and then Santorini and Crete. IN between times trying to read up on Greek history, art and mythology. And not eat too much. That is a great challenge. Greek food is delicious and of course a welcome change after Thailand. At least the table wine here is light so we don't drink too much.
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