There will be more

Morning! Just putting up a few of Allan’s photos from Friday to keep you in the loop. I know that not everyone uses Facebook (where I have taken these from) so for those who don’t, this is for you. There are loads more, but we’ve not had time to see them yet, but I will get back to a more regular blog pattern after today or tomorrow, all being well. There’s so much to tell you and so many people to thank that it’s going to take a while to get through all the messages and reply. For now, I thought you might like to know what a wonderful reception we have had from everyone here, visitors, residents of all nationalities, neighbours in the village, taverna owners in Yialos, the boys who work at Georgio’s, Yiannis and his wife (tears of happiness from Katarina, very moving), random people in the street, people of all ages from 14 to 80 + have given us their congratulations and so many people have told us ‘the whole island is talking about it’ (in a good way). Just goes to show what a truly wonderful place Symi is.

Anyway, more photos and news during the week, plus thanks, but today, in particular, a big thank you to Allan and Julie who took these photos (and many more) and who were working from Thursday at the impromptu stag and stag night, all through Friday’s drinks party at Rainbow, the signing at the notary office and on to the boat.

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A week of Symi Photos 6

It’s Saturday and so here are the rest of my photos from last Saturday. I should be back on Monday but more likely it will be Tuesday. Have a good weekend and I hope you’ve enjoyed the week of images from Kokimides, a small monastery high up on Symi which is well worth a visit, if you have transport or strong legs. Have a good weekend.

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A week of Symi Photos 5

There is a lot happening (for us) today as Neil and I are signing a civil partnership agreement with the notary this evening and then having a party, including a party for Neil’s 50^th birthday today. I am sure there will be more about all that later, next week. I am still posting photos from a name day festival and today we’re looking inside the chapel at Ag Michaelis Kokkimedes.

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A week of Symi Photos 4

Here we are at Thursday and we’re still looking at pictures from the name day festival at Kokkimides last weekend, as we will be doing all week. It’s all a bit random in terms of image order, but there is nothing random about the order of events at these festivals. Church starts early and finishes around 10.30 with the bread blessing, reading prayers for those who have asked and sent votive offerings, this is followed by coffee and cakes, and then chat and then lunch. We were given our lift back down the mountain at around 12.30.

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A week of Symi Photos 3

Some more photos, in random order, from last weekend’s festival at Kokimedes. Everyone and anyone is welcome to attend these festivals, and we were made very welcome. Manolis came from the kitchen to make sure we had arrived and had a seat, and later made sure we had eaten and that we had been given beer. Very fit old ladies were up and down steps with plates of lamb and kritheraki (rice shaped pasta) and salad for lunch, others gave you biscuits and coffee, speaking a little English when they realised we were not Greek, and there were even goody bags to take home and give to anyone we knew who couldn’t be there. Neil has a doughnut and a cheese pie in the fridge that we brought back for him.

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