Whew! How time flies! There was no time to post anything yesterday. In the morning we had a group breakfast at our favourite cafe on Paros...Symposium. It was fun to sit in the sun and speculate about whether the ferry to Syros would sail in the high winds. After breakfast we did a short tour of the island and boarded the ferry "Aqua Jewel" for a very rough 2 1/2 hour trip to Syros. I sat inside in the middle of the boat and focused on not getting seasick.
On arrival at Syros (8pm)we were met by Kostas who took us to an 18th century mansion which our group rented for one night. It still reflected elements of past elegance and was very comfortable with high ceilings and historic touches.
Six members of our group
After dropping our bags we left for the Theatre to see a dance performance by the local dance school. The Theatre was beautiful...quite old with four levels of box seats around both sides.
The performance was contemporary and too long but contained bits of brilliance.
The dancers, all young adults, were amazing!
Ceiling of the Syros Theatre
After the performance we walked to Elia, an upscale cafe/bar to share a celebration with the performers but, by this time it was after 11pm and we hadn't eaten since 11am. The decision was to find a small restaurant, eat and return later for the celebration. Sometime earlier in the day I had removed my watch and had no idea what the time was from that point on!!
Back at Elia we were introduced to several dancers, shared a raki and headed back to the rental house. After about one hour of wandering around on the steep hillside of town we decided that we were definitely lost and attempted to find the group at Elia again. Fortunately they were still there and, after sharing a good laugh at us, they escorted us to the house...at 3:00am!!!
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