Re: Late September on Symi
Posted: 29 Sep 2018, 16:05
28/9/18 continued
For dinner I went to Zoe’s where I ordered the chick pea balls followed by the beef stifado. I asked if I could have a smaller starter and Zoe said that it was small, however when the 5 plump and tasty fritters arrived there would have been plenty as a starter for 2 IMHO. I ate 3 and wrapped the other 2 up and took them home – I’ll put them in the fridge for emergency rations in case I can’t get out if the bad weather comes. The stifado was also very tasty but came with far too many chips – I left over half of them. Bread arrived but was refused as I knew I’d have no space for any bread. The bill including half a litre of house white was 23.5 euros. Complimentary sliced apple with cinnamon followed the meal.
29/9/18
Woke to a sunny but very breezy day. I decided to take advantage of the breeze by doing some laundry, before settling down for breakfast on the balcony. After reading my book for a while, I decided to head for the beach and have a swim and took the familiar walk down the road to Pedi and on the path to St Nick’s. There were a lot less sunbeds than when I was there earlier in the week – probably winding down for the winter now that a lot of tourists are heading home. After paying for the sunbed (3.50 euros so I either got the price wrong the other day or it’s gone up) I went for a dip in the sea. The water felt cold initially but I soon acclimatised and enjoyed my swim in the clear blue water before settling down with my kindle for a couple of hours. I decided to skip lunch at the taverna and mid-afternoon headed back to Pedi where I had a late lunch of a cheese and ham pie followed by an ice-cream from the kiosk – very healthy! I burned off a few calories by walking back up the hill as the bus drove past.
For dinner I went to Zoe’s where I ordered the chick pea balls followed by the beef stifado. I asked if I could have a smaller starter and Zoe said that it was small, however when the 5 plump and tasty fritters arrived there would have been plenty as a starter for 2 IMHO. I ate 3 and wrapped the other 2 up and took them home – I’ll put them in the fridge for emergency rations in case I can’t get out if the bad weather comes. The stifado was also very tasty but came with far too many chips – I left over half of them. Bread arrived but was refused as I knew I’d have no space for any bread. The bill including half a litre of house white was 23.5 euros. Complimentary sliced apple with cinnamon followed the meal.
29/9/18
Woke to a sunny but very breezy day. I decided to take advantage of the breeze by doing some laundry, before settling down for breakfast on the balcony. After reading my book for a while, I decided to head for the beach and have a swim and took the familiar walk down the road to Pedi and on the path to St Nick’s. There were a lot less sunbeds than when I was there earlier in the week – probably winding down for the winter now that a lot of tourists are heading home. After paying for the sunbed (3.50 euros so I either got the price wrong the other day or it’s gone up) I went for a dip in the sea. The water felt cold initially but I soon acclimatised and enjoyed my swim in the clear blue water before settling down with my kindle for a couple of hours. I decided to skip lunch at the taverna and mid-afternoon headed back to Pedi where I had a late lunch of a cheese and ham pie followed by an ice-cream from the kiosk – very healthy! I burned off a few calories by walking back up the hill as the bus drove past.