Small but Perfect
>> Friday, August 10, 2012 –
ferries,
Hebridean Spirit,
Mayan Queen,
Salamis Filoxenia,
Seabourne Odyssey,
Symi train,
weather in August
Purists may
despise the Symi train as an affront to the island’s aesthetic, but the local
children just love it. Every evening one
sees young families, children bright eyed and eager, boarding the train for the
trip around Harani to the hill above Nimborio and back again. In a small place that offers few amusements
for young families and where many parents are working long hours in tourist related
jobs and cannot take time off to take the children to the beach every day, a 40
minute train ride is an exciting adventure before bed time. In many ways Symi seems like toyland with its
small but perfect houses and bright white churches gleaming on the hills. Perhaps a toy train is not so out of place
after all.
A Cypriot
cruise ship, the Salamis Filoxenia, paid Symi a visit yesterday morning. In previous years we used to have two visits
a week from Cypriot cruise ships as well as weekly visits from Seabourne
Odyssey and more random ones from various boutique cruise ships such as
Hebridean Spirit and Mayan Queen. According
to recent newspaper reports we may see more cruise ships in these waters in
2013. We certainly hope so. One of the reasons why the Michalaki was
moved from the clock tower to outside Pachos two years ago was to widen the
harbour at the clock tower to facilitate cruise ship docking.
On a more
serious note, anyone who is travelling in Greece in the next fortnight is
strongly advised to prebook all ferry tickets.
Even in a recession the boats are very full this time of the year and we
are already hearing sad stories of people being left on the dock in Rhodes
because they did not book their tickets in time. The websites are www.anes.gr
www.12ne.gr/en and www.bluestarferries.gr
Have a good
weekend.
Regards,
Adriana
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