Syros, a new look.
Monday 17th October - Syros - Ermoupoli and Hora
Before I did my walk, I sat down on a bench by the harbour. It was so calm, from above the harbour you can see the difference in the sea in the harbour and outside it. It was warm enough to soak up the suns rays. Every so often a cloud covered the sun up and it felt chilly. By the harbour, was this nice piece of artwork, called “Horizons”.
I decided to walk up to Hora, but try and see things, that I had missed last time. Then go back to Ermoupoli and do some shopping. I missed the footpath to go up to Hora, and walked along the road before another climbing footpath availed itself to me. Before that was a small field with hundreds of junked white goods in it. It made me think of those huge areas in America where planes are stored. I think Hora on Syros looks tidier, newer and smarter than on Serifos. I think because of what Syros is, it is the capital of the Cyclades after all, there has always been money to spend on these buildings. Replacing them, tidying them up. It’s also bigger. There are a lot of new big churches up there. But there are lovely buildings to snap.
Syros has a lot more visitors and not surprisingly there are more boutique shops and fancy cafes and bars. But most of them are closed for the winter now. I went to the back of Hora and explored the mountain on that side. I found this recently restored windmill, maybe when I come and renew my five year permit, it will have sails on. Let’s hope so.
Further along was another windmill, I think I saw last time, this is like one of them on Serifos, that you can rent and live in, which must be interesting. By here were two horses, the owner was bagging up the manure to sell perhaps. Very enterprising. There was also a sign for a spring, but after following the sign, I saw no spring. In the Horas, wherever they are, they often have these little tunnels, which are lovely.
I then walked down towards the port, again there are a lot more modern buildings here, and big churches. But I saw something I had never seen before, it’s called the English cemetery. In it are are large graves of what must have been important people, but in an annex are graves of soldiers from the Gallipoli attack. I am not sure what they are doing here, for sure there are not that many graves, more soldiers died at that terrible battle, than are buried here. Sadly the whole graveyard, is a bit unkept and there are warnings about danger from falling rocks etc. I popped in this lovely old shop run by this lady who I could hardly see over the till counter. I bought a drink, she consulted in a handwritten book for its price.
I saw this guy on a moped with a broom and bucket. He was posting a small sheet onto a large metal plate by the side of the road. When I got to it all became clear, each piece of paper was advertising a funeral. I got to the main road by the port and here there is a shipyard. The ships towers above you. This time the ship being worked on had its stern by the pathway. You could see the huge screw that turns to drive the boat forward. Men working on the ship, looked like ants on it. I then turned off and went to a couple of big shops and bought some kitchen and food items for home, that I can’t get easily on Serifos . I will have to make sure I dont forget the food in the fridge, I have put a carrier bag on my door which will hopefully remind me!
I will probably go and have dinner early, and then come back here and have an early night. Artemis is still moored where I saw it today, it will probably be moved to the part of the port where people embark/disembark before people start getting on it tomorrow. It leaves at seven am. It’s been nice to see Syros again, I like it a lot, but I am looking forward to being in the peace and quiet of Serifos tomorrow.
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