Rosemary (my roommate for the whole trip) and I lucked out and were able to swing a room to ourselves with AIR CONDITIONING up the way. It turned out this little suite was available until Friday when more guests for the wedding were coming in. Therefore, we had a wonderful nights sleep and decided to let the rest of our party enjoy the morning alone. Rosemary and I decided we would walk up the village, take some pictures and have some morning coffee and pastry. We spent a good hour climbing stairs, climbing through little alcoves, and taking massive amounts of pictures. We then stopped in at the only little café that also served as a mini mart sort of place and had some Greek coffee and a glorious lemony pastry for breakfast. We relaxed, enjoyed the conversation of each other and listening to the conversations of the villagers there.
After we finished our breakfast, we returned to the main house to a panicked Meghan and Louis who needed to get into town as soon as possible to pick out a cake for the christening. Apparently, they were waiting on us because they knew we were going to want to go shopping... and Tinos Town is 20 minutes down the hill. So, as quickly as we possibly could, we crammed into the car and headed out to the bakery.
And OH MY GOD what a bakery!! Cake was not even on the menu for us. The desserts were smooth and creamy and oh so sweet and I just salivate every time I think about them! Meghan and Louis decided that individual treats would be best.
After we choose the tastiest of the tasty desserts, we went off to the main center of town to a bit of shopping. Now, shopping in this town is actually pretty simple because it is all in one place. However, when you have two jet lagged kids and a couple who also need to talk to the photographer, it gives a little complicated. Rosemary and I each took a child and off we went. We were able to do a little window shopping on our own, until Perrin found the local toy store. I think I spent an hour in that store just trying to find one toy he may want to get. Most of the stores sold the usual tourist wares: clothes, pottery, and cheap souvenirs. I bought some.
Next stop after pseudo shopping? Souvlakia!! We sat at the cute little taverna on the corner and ordered an array of appetizers, salads and souvlakia. Now, in Greece, meal time is something you do not rush through. Be prepared to spend at least an hour if not two or three or four sitting, eating, talking, listening, eating some more. The wait staff will not deliver the check until you ask for it and tip is usually included in the meal. You can conceivably sit down and spend all afternoon just sitting in the taverna.
We sat down at about 3 in the afternoon and noticed something strange: all of the shops were closing up. Now, I was not sure if the last ferry had arrived for the day or not, but closing at 3 was a little odd. The taverna remained open of course so we ate and decided that Tinos Town shopping would have to continue another day. Little did we know that Tinos Town turns into a party 3 hours later! But the real question I am asking myself now is: “How the hell did I get out of Tinos Town without a single picture?”
Tomorrow: the cute little village of Volax: home of the best omelet I have ever had.
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