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Two Symi weddings, two baptisms and a funeral

Well, that’s according to our neighbour Nikos and his wife Eleftheria. There was a wedding last night at Ag. Maria at the Castro, there is another this evening in Panormitis, a christening there too, another one at Marathunda and yesterday there was a funeral. Gabriel, father of George (of the Georgos and Maria Taverna) died and was buried yesterday. Sad news indeed.

This morning brings a mixture of bells, joyous ones one moment and sad ones the next. Such is Symi, or any small community where so much happens and, even when something happens to someone or a family you don’t know, you still seem affected by it.

I came across this photo that Neil took a couple of weeks ago. We were at the Iapetos Village one evening. If you have not heard of, or seen, this relatively new hotel and apartment complex check out their website at www.iapetos-village.gr

I also found some other photos and have put up a ‘mix’ gallery. Some standard ‘day on the beach at Pedi’ pics and some from a birthday party. Our shop neighbours invited us to share some cake and ouzo to celebrate one evening. We still have some left-overs in the fridge and we are working our way through the goodies slowly.

Off to prepare for the wedding at Panormitis this evening now. We will be joining the bride at her house (usually the men would go to the groom’s house for the dressing, but we have been asked to photograph at the bride’s house) and then going over to Panormitis on the pre-arranged bus. The service will be in the chapel and the reception tonight is at Pedi