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The island is slowly slipping into a comfortable winter calm. On Friday I went down to shop at the supermarket on the harbour front. On recent Fridays the island has continued to fill up with greek visitors making the most of the mild autumn weather and trying for a last weekend away from the city.
Today the cars coming off the car ferry were few, Cafeterias were empty, noise was minimal, motorbikes few and far between, with time to cross the road at a leisurely pace. There was no frantic filling of supermarket shelves, no one waiting at the cheese counter and everyone had a smile and a 'kalimera'.
There are a few drawbacks. Most tavernas and many of the cafeterias have already stacked their chairs and piled up the tables. Some have even started winter repairs and renovations. However if you want a cup of coffee and a chat there's still somewhere to sit. People watching continues when the daily cruise boat comes in for a couple of hours.
Soon there will be Christmas lights strung on every tree and cheery decorations adorning the street lights.
A dragonfly on a seaside villa
I think if I ever did manage a visit to Poros I would do it in winter. Quiet, peaceful and still warmer than here!
ReplyDeleteBut ... are you saying that chocolate milk does NOT come from brown cows???
No no JayCee, think girl think. Even Dave knows that it's brown beer that brown cows supply!
DeleteCan you imagine..... 17 million!
Try Spring or autumn. It would be just your luck if you came in winter to arrive during our once in 10 year snow storm.
I like the dragon fly. I wouldn't mind the villa either.
ReplyDeleteThe villa is lovely, tucked away being a high wall and surrounded by citrus trees. Right on the seafront!
DeleteIt must be nice to observe the seasons in that way and to enjoy the quieter winter with less tourist and get the place back to yourselves.
ReplyDeleteI really noticed the difference. People in the cafes are tucked away now unless there's some midday sunshine. It's mainly locals, still plenty of coffee drinkers but not that constant babble. A cruise ship comes in daily for 2 hours, the tourist shops suddenly open up and there's a nice flow of foreigners for a while.Nice and easy
DeleteAnd did you know that brown eggs are better than white ones…..
ReplyDeleteAnd there’s the inevitable cat in your photo 😊
White and brown eggs.... another widely believed myth.
DeleteI was very happy that cat came into the picture. I wanted a close up but Mr HurryUp wouldn't let me
It will be nice for you to get your island back. And the cooler weather must be lovely after the extreme summer heat.
ReplyDeleteChocolate milk from brown cows?
I think the time has come for children to be taken to farms to see how things really are I remember reading one bright spark saying don’t eat eggs. The rooster rapes the chickens every day so you can get your breakfast.
Ummmmmm no. Chickens lay even if they don’t have a rooster. And yes. Unfortunately it was an American lass
Ye gods and little fishes what will I hear next. School kids really do need school trips onto farms. I remember tourists being amazed by seeing lemons on lemon trees. Theyd never seen them actually growing on a tree.
DeleteEveryone asks me the same old question,
ReplyDeleteand it interferes with my digestion.
How do I look down in the mud?
The dam’s so cold I can’t chew my cud.
So if you ask me
how I am now,
I’m a very grubby
hungry cow.
😀😀😀Hi there bro.
DeleteMy wife read that to me from the paper yesterday. I think someone is having fun. I mean, who on earth would ask 17 MILION people about brown milk. People enjoy making Americans look dim.
ReplyDeleteIt did cross my mind how true that was but when it came up on the quiz programme I presumed they'd done some sort of research. I might just Google it myself. Probably an urban myth
DeleteLong time 'lurker' here but had to say that your observations about how things change in winter ring so true here in Corfu. Reading your blog as the bus bounces along into Town on it's winter route which is twice as long as normal (covering villages that only have a summer bus). Great excitement, someone has just got on ! That makes four of us on a 38 seater coach.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your peace and quiet.
Jane, you're very welcome here. Kalimera!!! You must see big changes on Corfu though I'm sure you have tourists all through the year.
DeleteI was just thinking how close Xmas is. Time for another smaller invasion. Greeks will start arriving once the schools close.
The street scene looks beautiful, flowers, sunshine and a blue sky, the stuff to dream of throughout our cold winter months!
ReplyDeleteAmazing what people believe isn't it? I'm sure you are enjoying your town being quiet now after the busy Summer.
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