Pages full of Molyvos

 

More than once Molyvos is a back ground in books. Recently another two books that have a say about the village were published: the American book Fire on the island by Timothy Jay Smith and the African book Man op ‘n fiets êrens heen by Frederik de Jager. Continue reading: https://smitakislesvos.com/en/pages-full-of-molyvos/

A morning in Eftalou

It is very quiet on the island. Thinking back at the fizzing years when there were plenty of tourists roaming over the roads, it is difficult to remain hope that each crisis is temporary. Continue reading: https://smitakislesvos.com/en/a-morning-in-eftalou/

Cooking with bathing water

 

Cooking with seawater is not a bad idea. Because it still contains plenty of healthy minerals. And it makes food better tasting. Time to find bottled seawater, continue reading: https://smitakislesvos.com/en/cooking-with-swimming-water/

The ugly duckling of Lesvos

 

About an ugly capital, although with an environment full of remnants from the many layers of Lesvorian history: from the very old Stone Age to castles destroyed by the Ottoman. Kalloni: still at the centre of the island, continue reading: https://smitakislesvos.com/en/the-ugly-duckling-of-lesvos/

Agios Georgios

This morning I met Kiria Vakis who was on her way to the chapel of Agios Georgios. There might be lonely people on the island, but never lonely saints. I myself each day visit this holy man to say hello, a ritual belonging to the island life. Kiria Vakis strongly believes that ...

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A Robinson feeling

A long time ago I read the story about a German couple, they were utopians, that a century ago started a new life on Floreana, a deserted Galapagos island (The Galapagos Affaire  by John Treherne). They hated the upcoming industrialization in the West and wanted a more simple life. I haven’t forgotten this story, especially because now, hundred years later, life... continue reading

The empire of stones

Lesvos has more stones than olives. You fall over them in the fields or bump into one of the millions of laid walls. There’s no piece of land without a stone wall. In the mountains they support terraces to prevent soil erosion. And do not think that on a beautiful Sunday a farmer says to his family:... continue reading