The village square plays several roles throughout the year. It’s a playground, a meeting place, a dance floor, a car park, an artists’ studio, a cut-through, a place to store building supplies, a place to celebrate, a live music venue, and a gossiping ground. It remains some of those things throughout the winter, but there’s less live music and dancing, but otherwise, pretty much the same, except it’s quieter. Much quieter.
Currently, only Georgio’s and Rainbow are open, and then, the bar only in the early evening and not always in the morning. Lefteris Kafeneion is currently closed, but on the edge of the square, the corner shop continues to keep the local economy running, as does ‘Mr Chan’s Chinese Emporium’ opposite. (I don’t know if that’s its real name, I doubt it, but it’s what everyone at the bar calls it.) Other places are open elsewhere in the village (the Sunrise, Ringo’s), but around the square, there is definitely a sense of winter, quiet time, staying indoors, and even the young’uns aren’t out playing football so much, if at all. Mind you, it’s starting to get chilly, and dark early, it’s nearly 7.00 now, and still the sun isn’t up. Ah well, anyway, onwards we go…
