Thursday 19 May 2022

Taverna

 First taverna visit of the summer season. We celebrated our 43 wedding anniversary.  My traditional greek husband and I went to eat at a traditional greek island taverna beside the sea.  One of our favourites.  The owner is a great friend.  The view is across the harbour to the mainland and  closer is the classical building of the Naval  training Base.  We discuss with the waiter not only what's hot in the kitchen but how we all got through the winter and the health of both our families.


Later on our older daughter and son-in-law join us for a happy hour or so of chit-chat, sea food and the taverna's fresh cooked zucchini chips with a spicy feta dip.  The wine was the taverna's best local.  With a bit of soda and sprite it slipped down quicker than it should have. 


Looking across the the Navy training school


What the tourists eat.  Moussaka, stuffed tomatoes or meatballs and a greek salad


Looking in from the road.  The lighting is dim.  It was right on dusk.  Early for greeks who prefer to dine late but a good time for us who linger


A table right on the water.  We chose to sit a little further inside protected from the wind by a plastic curtain.  We got the view without the chill.  No hot summer heat yet

22 comments:

  1. Many congratulations on your wedding anniversary Linda. It looks a great place to wine and dine.

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    1. Thanks Dave. I love that you can sit right on the water

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  2. My congratulations too. What a lovely way to celebrate. May you enjoy many more happy celebrations 🍾

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  3. It’s all go now Linda…..plain and simple is the way it should be. Happy Anniversary!
    Zucchini chips sound interesting, I think I’d like them rather than the sweet potato ones that are ‘all the rage.

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    1. The chips were nice but I think I prefer the bigger slices fried. Chips is chips, says me. Potatoes I mean

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  4. I like sea food and wine more than moussaka. Happy anniversary.

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    1. Moussaka is ok once a year. It's very rich, dripping in oil. Seafood and wine are definitely better

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  5. congratulations on the wedding anniversary. Those kolokithakia are F and Mr B's favorities - they use that as their standard dish to test out whether a taverna is a place they would eat at again. Yours looks like a nice place (you should keep it secret).

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    1. No way can we keep this place quiet. Its one of the most popular on the island. Its out of town, so no parking problems. right beside the sea and it has been operating for a very long time.

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  6. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary. How good it is that you always have good reasons to celebrate.

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    1. Thanks Yael. This was a good reason to celebrate. We got through many hurdles to reach 43 years

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  7. What a happy way to celebrate your anniversary. I hope you get to have many more together :) xx

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  8. We try and eat a little more like locals when we travel. Tell us sometime about how you met your husband and how you learned to speak Greek, that surely must have been difficult!

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    1. Hi Lynda. I have written it out. Will post it one day

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  9. Even the very word 'taverna' brings back such wonderful memories.

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    1. Hot summer sun, a cold beer or ouzo with lots of ice and just a dish of kalamari and octopus. Still simple delights!

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  10. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary! How good to be able to sit right by the water. Brings back happy memories for me when we were in Naxos many, many years ago,

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    1. Thanks, Summer is still not quite here but taverna eating has started

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  11. Happy anniversary, how long have you both been married for?

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  12. Happy anniversary. Wow your a saint to put up with Greek people for so long lol
    I hope you night out was pleasant

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