It's All Happening on Symi

The peaceful pebbled yard of St John's church in Yialos.



Pedi bay is virtually empty these days now that the main holidays are over.



The only other pedestrian I saw on the Kali Strata this morning was a solitary calico cat.



Most of the neo-classical houses lining the amphitheatre harbour have balconies or terraces with views of Yialos. The television aerial on this one is an unusual touch as these days there are so few terrestrial channels available that most people have satellite dishes.



When the Stani ice cream man arrived on Symi a few years ago there was something of an aesthetic outcry but nowadays he is accepted as another quirky part of the Symi landscape.



There is a new photographic exhibition opening this evening at the Symi Dream Gallery from 5 p.m. onwards.  Everyone is welcome.  Please join us for a glass of wine.
Poster by Jordan Blakesley - Symi Art.  Based on a photograph by Ged Horton.

It's all happening on Symi at the moment.  Apart from the opening of the Travels with my Camera, an exhibition of photography by Ged Horton, the nail biting is over as the necessary funds have been raised through Kickstarter for the filming of The Judas Curse, a horror film to be shot in the back alleys and ruins of upper Chorio in October.  The screenplay is by local resident writer James Collins.  It is hoped that this film with its well known cast will bring the island some much needed publicity and revenue in these difficult times and also open up new opportunities for employment for the island's young people as it is intended that this will be the first film of many.  Many thanks to all of you who have contributed to this project.

Dodecanese Seaways have now put up their ferry schedule to 27 October which effectively takes us to the end of the season.  Sometimes I really do wonder where the months have gone!

Have a good week.

Regards,
Adriana