July Postcards from Symi

I don't often show you this view of the Kali Strata. This is what I see if, instead of looking out over the harbour towards the clock tower, I turn 180 degrees and look back up the steps.  The tavernas and cafes on the square are just at the top of this view.

Looking at the head of the harbour, the bridge and Mavrovouni from the steps below the high school in Chorio.

A rare South African flag in Yialos this morning.

The view from the Symi Visitor Accommodation window this morning.

The tinsmith's workshop in Yialos is closed at the moment as the building is being restored.  

It is difficult to make out but there is an icon of St Michael behind the glass in the pediment of this waterfront building in Yialos.

The back of the square in Yialos on Friday. The Noddy train takes tourists out to Nimborio and back.  Note the vegetable hawkers from Tilos on either side, selling a selection of fresh produce from their trucks. They come to Symi on the Blue Star every Friday, the only day of the week when we have a direct ferry link between Symi and Tilos.  Unlike Symi, Tilos has plentiful water and rich top soil so it has a relatively strong agricultural industry.

Another Symi working cat. This one guards Krystallo, the housewares shop on the square.