Jacket_Potato
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Recently i went on a trip to the Greek islands, which i absolutely love. We took a day trip to the island of Symi (one of the Dodecanese islands i think) as everyone said it was beautiful, which it was - all the pastel coloured houses, a stunning place
But the place gave me a funny feeling that I couldn't put my finger on, it was oddly quiet and still, even full of people the place felt subdued. The island is right off the Turkish coast and a lot of the boats moored there had Turkish flags, but the town felt very Italian - the restaurants were mostly trattorias & pizzerias serving Italian food and the buildings looked Italian (i think due to ww2 but not totally sure) - we commeted over lunch that it felt more like Italy!
The buildings were pastel coloured and beautifully tumbledown ramshackle when you got close to them and around the back lanes, but the whole place gave me the feeling that the buildings were watching your every move, the buildings felt like shells that were watching you through the windows
We climbed some of the hundreds of steps on the island to get a better view over the bay and even my boyfriend said 'i can't wait to get off this island'. Turned out we both found the place eerie! A very beautiful place with a very strange atmosphere
I would recommend going for the day if you can to take in the architecture, but it's not my cup of tea for a full holiday (but of course that depends on what you're looking for in a holiday)
But the place gave me a funny feeling that I couldn't put my finger on, it was oddly quiet and still, even full of people the place felt subdued. The island is right off the Turkish coast and a lot of the boats moored there had Turkish flags, but the town felt very Italian - the restaurants were mostly trattorias & pizzerias serving Italian food and the buildings looked Italian (i think due to ww2 but not totally sure) - we commeted over lunch that it felt more like Italy!
The buildings were pastel coloured and beautifully tumbledown ramshackle when you got close to them and around the back lanes, but the whole place gave me the feeling that the buildings were watching your every move, the buildings felt like shells that were watching you through the windows
We climbed some of the hundreds of steps on the island to get a better view over the bay and even my boyfriend said 'i can't wait to get off this island'. Turned out we both found the place eerie! A very beautiful place with a very strange atmosphere
I would recommend going for the day if you can to take in the architecture, but it's not my cup of tea for a full holiday (but of course that depends on what you're looking for in a holiday)