Recap of April 12 ,2005
如今憧憬一幕幕地成真，我站在 Syros的海邊，呼吸這里的空氣，展開燦爛的笑容，留下我的足跡啊！我真是一個幸運的人！
Syros 這小島是在 Cyclades 群島的正中央，因此便成為它的商業、行政、文化 中心。在公元二千多年前已有人居住，還曾經嘖測風雲是東地中海各島中的大哥大，一個最富裕、最有權勢的商阜。可借今非昔比，但仍維持它的行政、文化中心 的地位。
Syros is the commercial, administrative and the cultural centre of Cyclades . In the 19th Century Syros become a wealthy and powerful port in the eastern Mediterranean . .
The inhabitants converted to Catholicism under the French Capuchins in the Middle Age. Nowadays, the town is divided into Catholic (left side) and Orthodox (on right side). There are two church on the top of each hill.
其實這小島是十分乾旱、只有石頭、大小白屋、不太大的海灘。無可否認它的遠景景及近景也可取。在山頂往下至更一流，真正的無敵海景。
走出碼頭區，有點像到了有車行的長洲或南丫島的感覺，這小島唯一可取是交通對外四通八達；**對希臘人來說幾方便，每天有兩至三班船 (Superfast ferry)或 Blue Ferry 到 Andros, Tinos, Mykonos, Paros, Naxos，其實是在 Pireas 開過 來的；也有船住遠些少的 Milos, Samos, , Santorini, Thessaloniki 但並非每天也有，重要糸紅白色又舊又慢那種。
所以吾好無lala走黎呢度小住幾天，一般的香港人嗎..請三思三思，除非你想閉關或回歸平淡！我無得選擇，因我家丈夫要在這兒工作三個月。快悶死la!所以要向左島走走、向右島走走否則人都癲。
The commercial Port, Ermpoupoli.named after Hermes, the god of commerce. In the 19th Century it was Greece leading port and a coal station with a huge harbour and shipyards. The ambiance is a little bit like that of Cheung Chau in the port area as there are many bar , taverns , pizzeria, cafe and pub along the pier.
an Orthodox Church
Look !! this is a real cat, She/he is looking at me !
perhaps, he has never seen any Asian on this island.
隻貓好得意, 呢度成日有貓走過!
The living standard on the island is quite high, thing are pretty expensive. The cost for eating in a restaurant is almost the same as in France . But in France, the restaurants are more elegant. Even in the small gite, those places for individual tourists who drive their cars around the country for exploration.
第一次去午希臘是一個人，對希臘的藍頂白屋小島有着一種憧憬，那時對自己說，我要再回來在聖托連尼的，但一定會與心愛的人再回來！真的希望可以在希臘的白屋小島住上一個月好滿足幸好願望成真，如今真的在希臘小島不止住上一個月！四十天
In Apr - May 2005, we spent almost two months in this small Island in Greece , syros is in the middle of Cyclades . The wind was still quite strong when we arrived in mid-March. This bay is called Azolimnos and it is about 7km from the port, Hermopoulis. .There are some small taverns and many Greeks like to have dinner in those taverns.
This is our little white house, those with blue windows frames and our neigbours are all Greek. Some of them are from other islands like Crete . There are three apartmentsal together. Each of them with individual entrance and terrace. We were staying in the apartment on the right hand side from the bottom.
As the Greek comes here for vacations, The facilities are very primitive so, no oven no washing machine. It was the first apartment ever in my life that I have to washed my clothes by hand. Though it is air conditioning, that's helpa lot in May.
The cost is less than that of staying in a hotel and we can have our small kitchenette to prepare our own dishes. Every evening dinner was served at the terrace, Very often, I prepared fish or seafood dishes. There were 2-3 cats traspassing our terrrace on the first few nights, checking if we were having any fish for us our dinner.
We knew that if we give them food, they would come back every evening. We were thinking to give them something but at least let us finish our meal.
While we were discussing, one cat came and greeted us Non stop with "mieow....mieow...mieow" . We looked at her and then we discovered she was pregant, so we gave her food every evening. She becomes our friend and nights after nights, 6-8 cats were passing by wishing to share some of the food. In fact, they eat everything, no matter fish or chicken, beef...One of them even came into our apartment. They would search for any bags that I put outside the terrace.
From the terrace overlooking a small bay on the right and we can see Mykonos and Tinos when the weather is good. Very charming view
