As I mentioned in the last blog there is a local bus a couple of times a day to and from Symi Town. The downside is the outward journey kicks off at sparrow fart.
However on enquiring the price of a car we found it was strategically priced to neither entice nor dissuade from the overall return fare on the bus, and given we would probably have aperitifs and lunch perhaps the bus would be the better option.
So an early 07:30 start it was and we arrived in Symi town about an hour later around 08:30. Things were just opening up.
We had coffees and I visited the pharmacy to get some drugs! For some reason I suffered an attack of vertigo.
Now I think you know me and food shopping. Yes, I know it’s necessary but I would prefer to visit a supermarket and buy it all there.
Not the French! No!
Nicolas (and Louise) were in heaven. We must have visited and revisited almost every fruit and vegetable shop in the town and about 5 mini markets to boot.
By the time the food shopping challenge was ebbing I was well ready for an aperitif!
Symi town is definitely very pretty and I can imagine in full swing it would be buzzing, but I think we won a watch seeing it when it wasn’t over-run with tourists. It was still busy enough for some atmosphere though.
However I can see why it does get a bad name for charter yachts causing anchoring & mooring chaos. It is relatively small and together with the fishing, day trip boats and the ferries coming & going I would imagine some hairy issues would be had on a daily basis.
Note to self ….”If ever back stay in Panormitis and get the bus”
After drinks we found a nice taverna for lunch and then headed back to the bus for our afternoon return trip to Panormitis.
I have just posted the colourful pictures of the day, with no further narrative, I think they speak for themselves, a very pretty town.
And so that was Symi.
Now time to start heading back from whence we came , funny old game this cruising.
Was it worth it?
Louise & I think so – not sure if Nicolas does though.
I agree it is very pretty with it’s coloured houses and taverna with green door, shutters etc (Tobermory of the Greek Isles) But……. it is wrong, so wrong Lol. Greece is Blue and white always. Lol. Also agree with you, supermarkets for shopping bugger this going round everywhere. I would have been with you having an aperitif.
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