The event consists of the rival parishes of St. Nearby properties and trees are inadvertently damaged much to the disgruntlement of local residents who every year have to go through the rigmarole of boarding up their properties.
Nobody has. After breakfast which was great by the way we walked to the Tourist Information Office where the ladies were always very helpful. To our delight, they inform us that they have heard the event will go ahead. Thank heavens!
This has been on my bucket list for several years. I asked if there would be any organised transport and she advised us to ask at the bus station. Firstly we call in at the Green bus station. They signpost us to the Blue bus station. Here they tell us that they will be running a bus service. The instructions were to go Zefyros Cafe in Vrontados for The service is free. Zefyros Cafe is a fair distance from town so we will need to enquire about a taxi. For now, we are satisfied that one way or another we will get there so we get on with our day.
Our first stop is the Byzantine Museum. Its minaret is a significant landmark in the town. We spend the rest of the afternoon moseying around the town admiring the architecture and the interesting sights that Chios Town has to offer. Later that afternoon we returned to the hotel. On the way to our room, we stop to speak with Panagiota on Reception.
We told her about our endeavours to find organised transport up to the viewing point this evening. I asked if she had any tickets left for the transport to the viewing point. She sounded doubtful but asked me to wait while she counted the number of tickets sold so far. I begin to prepare myself for the worst.
