Saturday!

So Saturday was a good day all in all. We worked for a half day and then after that a bunch of people from Pacheia Ammos hopped on the bus to flee east. They were headed a few different places, but Brett and I were headed to Aioa Nicholaos to wander around and enjoy the night life.

But first for some wandering. We saw the marina:

I found an ancient-style octopus on a sidewalk tile, which was awesome!

We found the lake - which is really just a round little inlet as it is fed directly by the sea and is salty.

There was also an old fountain which could have been Turkish?

And then we found a thingy! On the outside it looked like a quaint little church tucked against the cliff:

It had a tiny little door with a decidedly Byzantine feel and this old carving above the door:

Brett and I were, of course, most curious. The door opened into a wall, pretty much, with this old poster propped up in it.

That doesn't sound too churchy, now does it? We crept around the corner and found a surprisingly long room. With saints and Byzantines on the wall.

(That's the door corner at the far end.) And wonders of wonders a peek to the left showed a lot more had been hewed out of the rocky cliff:

A bit of wandering around found labels for a monastery museum which is what we think this is supposed to be when it is all set up. It was a bit dim and really quiet when we first came in so we tip-toed about, curious but not sure we should be there. 

They did have some cool old things: radios and pots!

After that it was back outside to chill with a frappe before a bit of shopping about. 

We ended up having Chinese for dinner, which was a tasty change from the usual Greek fare in Pacheia Ammos and the pasta we make for ourselves.

There were even fortune cookies! After dinner Brett and Gianna and I met Amanda and went to Alexandros, this little rooftop bar where we were going to hang out and dance. 

It had a fabulous view if the city where we could watch the night settle in.

Not to mention cute little oil lanterns. (Real ones!)

And of course, fantastic company.

And the night was spent enjoying the dance floor!

We even made it home again in good order and saw the moon rising a vivid orange over the mountains. A good Saturday to be sure!