It’s not every day that the Olympic Torch arrives in town. With the opening of the 2012 London games less than a week away, Thomas, one of the Olympic Torch bearers came to visit us at a concert at Molyvos Castle.
Thomas was presented with an olive ‘victors crown’ and some reminders of Molyvos by Apostolia Lykou.
Afterwards the audience were entertained by Pantelis Lykos and his band .
Thank you Thomas and Pantelis, it was a great evening.
The 2012 guide to Northern Lesvos is now available from the tourist office in Molyvos and many other places.
It has local information on places to go, things to do a list of 2012 events and lots, more.
If you missed picking up a copy of the brochure, you can flick through a pdf by clicking on the picture on the left.
The guide is produced by the Molyvos Tourist Association. Click here to visit their website.
My thoughts on living in Molyvos are very neatly summed up by
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
If only my words were so eloquent.
On Monday we went to visit the ‘Mesa Sanctuary’. When we got there we were greated by
CLOSED MONDAYS ! ! ! A number of ‘bad’ words came to mind.
As we stood at the gate reading the sign, a man appeared. He opened the gate and with a gentle wave and an “Ella” he invited us in.
Why is this beautiful, tranquil corner of Lesvos not advertised more? They have recently finished building a museum area and planted the grounds. We walked through the site to the wonderful sound of bird song.
If you are visiting Lesvos, you should not miss visiting the Mesa Sanctuary.
As we left, we passed our host. I pointed at the opening hours and smiled, hoping that he would understand my ‘question’. “I thought that people might come” he said.
IMPORTANT NOTE
The site is now open on Modays and closed on Tuesdays. There is a €3 entrance fee.
It’s not very often that I find myself on the ‘other’ side of the camera.
This was just one fantastic day for windsurfing and there was no other choice but to get out there and play.
I love living in Molyvos.