One of the things about having apps and galleries that supply you with memories is that they also sometimes supply you with ‘This day two years ago…’ type stuff. Well, today, I have news that two years ago I was in Prague on a culture tour with Godson #2, and, having seen the cathedral of St Vitus, and attended a concert at Lobkowicz Palace, we walked down to Charles Bridge and, nearby, had an encounter with a coypu. We first mistook this for a beaver, which would have been more appropriate because April 7th is, apparently, International Beaver Day. Yay! However, for the purpose of this vaguely Symi-based blog, I have gone back a few further years and discovered that on this day X years ago, we were walking at the other end of the island.
This is towards Faneromeni, which is the area behind Panormitis. There’s a lovely wood to walk through to a large olive grove, a church, and views over the inlet/bay. Across the water you can see Sesklia Island, though you can’t in my photo.
As you can see, the pine wood was carpeted with green, and parts of the track are easy under foot. I’m not sure what it’s like now, possibly concreted as seems to be the fashion in the countryside these days, but we could only get so far by car back then. Hopefully, it has remained unspoiled.
Looking at other ‘this day over time’ photos in my gallery I discover that, having been to the music museum, the Petrin Tower, the observatory and on various trams, I am off to see the Magic Flute at the Estates Theatre with my music student godson. Five years ago, it was so misty/wet outside we couldn’t see Nimos (the same is predicted for today), and, in 2006, I was photographing the harbour. So, there you go. Remember, no blog tomorrow, but I will be putting up a shameless promotion you can help with.
