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Next day we went shortly to Chios town and
then north to Lagada - situated inside
a very beautifully and small bay - a worth visit.
We visit the mastic-villages to the southern part of the island, Vessa, Pirgi with
the many decorated houses, however it was Mesta we falls in love with, where one hike
in the small narrow maze resembled streets with very thick walls - the houses are built
together with flat roofs as a defense against attacks from pirates - it also is in Mesta
you find the Taxiàrchi's church. We visited Mesta early at the day, and it was exciting
to go around there, while the town slowly woke up and got active with the day.
The southern part of Chios is very vigorous and green - even in the month of September,
and we also got an opportunity for oneself to try the resin whom the mastic-trees eliminate
- that is today used for chewing gum, liqueur and toothpaste.
Our plan had been that we'd live 4-5 days in the main town Chios, but after a couple of
visits in the very busy and noisy town, was the result that we remained livingly in
the calm and quiet Agia Fotini.
From here we drove around on most of the island, we had 2 big trips to respectively the
north western and northeastern part of the island.
Most roads on Chios a twisted and
many rather narrow, thus it takes their time to drive around. On the northern part of the
island there is more harsh nature, and not so many towns. We also found out that you
mustn't expect to find some café or tavern in many of the small towns.
Most beaches on Chios are with stone or pebbles
and there is rather quick deep.
Near Karfas there is a lovely sandy beach, it’s also here you find the largest part of tourists, hotels etc.
Here the many bigger or smaller holiday resorts lies as pearls on a string among other things Agia Fotini,
which we selected.
Agia Fotini isn't very large, here are 3-4 taverns, 1 café bar as well,
a couple of small shops, and many places you can stay/rent. Close to the
airport there are a BIG supermarket where you can buy everything.
The most tourists here were Norwegians,
and many of them had come through more years, and we saw a couple of other Danes who were out independently like we
our self.
An evening where we ate on Niriides at the water, we was by the daughter Joanna solemnly
invited to a baptism - it was a large experience.
Most evenings we came by Tomaki, who we think the food were a little better and not
least the prices. Nearly evenings we inferred on the corner café bar, and it was here we
through some Norwegians met a Greek married couple Virginia and Michalis, when we had
to help with translating from Greek to Norwegian - the married couple could only speak Greek.
The result stayed that we met with Virginia and Michalis nearly every evening the rest of the
holiday, and I have to promise for that our Greek vocabulary came at test,
it was hard - but also fun and we had it quite cosy together.
One evening they brought us along for Nenita where we had to eat, and it was an experience,
a small tavern that resembled something we last had seen/experienced for at least 10 years back.
Michalis started with turning down the television, we had as a matter of
fact to hear the CD`s he himself had brought - none protested.
The food were ordered,
many many things, by meat we got among other things roasted whole sucking pig, oh that it tasteful.
That evening it was our turn to pay (after we had had the usual discussion about) and
we put off with 38€ for food and wine.
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