Of course I am sad the holiday of Marion and Rob to my island was cancelled. I’m really anxious to see them again. But it’s good to know they’re coming later this year and then for three weeks. But this also gives an opportunity for me. It now also allows for us Greek people to…
Category: Lésvos / Lesbos
Anything related to the Greece island Lesbos or Lesvos as the Greek call it themselves.
Klapados, another place to visit on Lesvos.
And we have set another place we would like to visit this year during our holiday to Lesvos: The town of Klapados ( Κλαπάδος ). We have visited Klapados shortly before, but we would like to go back there and have a better look around. So what makes Klapados such a special place that we…
What I always forget to mention about our Olive Oil
This week I was talking with a colleague about using olive oil for baking meat and fish, among other things. When I give someone an example of “our” olive oil, I tell not to use it for baking and frying, but now I realized that I hardly ever mentioned why not to do this. First…
Sanctuary of Mesa (or Messon)
During our holiday to Lesvos this year we saw many beautiful things, but there was one location that made a deep impression on all of us: The Sanctuary of Mesa (or The Sanctuary of Messon, as it is also referred to). Specially for Rob visiting Mesa/Messon was very high on his wish list. His interest…
Palm trees
When I saw this photo again I realized that I want palm trees in my garden… … and then, with a big smile, I know one day I will! Now the days are getting colder again (and no, we can not complain this far this year) the longing for our beloved island Lesvos is growing…
Sea Bass for dinner
In Plomari, a city on the isle of Lesvos, there is a sea food restaurant called “The Seven Seas”. During our stay at Plomari we visited that restaurant 3 times. Yes, 3 times! The fish was just wonderful there. Twice I had a wonderful grilled sea bass there. So once back in The Netherlands I…
Astronomy: When on Lesvos…
I have a very healthy interest in astronomy. I love to read about the planets, the stars, the galaxies, super nova’s, black holes and the universe. It feeds my imagination and triggers my will to learn new things. And the more I learn about this the more I realize we know nothing yet. But when…
The small wonders of Lesvos
That Lesvos is an island that has so many faces to show may be known by now. I mean from the olive and pine trees to the emptiness of the west. It is so nice that you can wander around, make a turn and see something completely unexpected. And that is what happened today again….
The Weather we soon will see….
The weather we will have next week… And it looks like it is going to stay that way… I think just as the last time, the first two days we will have it extremely warm. After two days we are used to it. And as long you keep drinking and protect your head, there is…
Lesbos or is it Lesvos?
Often when I talk about Lesvos, people correct me and tell me that the island is called Lesbos. When I tell them they are wrong, some people can get really stubborn about it. I was even once told that I had no idea what I am talking about. Well, what is the idea? I have…