Day 14: In the middle of the Ionian Sea

It's 4:00pm ----everything is closed (shops) until 5:30pm. The cafes that were full this morning now only have tourists catching afternoon coffee. I've been catching a mid-day nap. Greeks always seem to be arguing... strident voices making the point; the background music .. vespas buzzing by, the street goes quiet waiting for the day to begin again.

Today's Tuesday and it's Kate's birthday and Magee's was Sunday. 2 sister-in-laws with almost the same birthday. Happy Birthday ladies. Wish they were here because I just finished planning an adventure for Thursday. Somewhere you would probably never go unless you were here. And I am here...so we're going! No telling until Thursday.

In the mean time .... FOOD... what else to explore! Breakfast was hours ago. A salad and bread...Greek Salad... wedges of ripe tomatoes, red onion, Corfu's famous olives, feta cheese and cucumbers ... chunky crisp with bakery fresh crusty bread. I'm searching for fish tonight.

Now we're off and up over to the harbour and old fortress that can be seen from my top of the house window. A maze of narrow lanes between the houses and streets that run up and down this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Esplanade is everything that Lincoln Rd. in Miami Beach is trying to be. There is a timelessness here. A frenetic commercialism that is missing, slipping back in time? Perhaps it is the island location that keeps the 21st century from spilling in but it is more than that. Outdoor restaurant tables line the street with tall old street lights and the Esplanade gardens.

It's a good thing that I managed not to eat the orange and honey upside down cake in the bakery this morning because........  I see gelatto and smell fat. TIGANITOS ....fried balls of dough. A Corfu trandition that originated with a form of Venitian pastry, made for St Spyridon's feast day... served with honey, sugar and cinnemon. There's always a way to rienvent the wheel and ....... has done just that. Searching for a small business concept that would appeal to both the people of Corfu Town and the tourists. Check in at Facebook: Stazei meli. Made to order, hot and fresh filled with chocolate, vanilla or strawberry cream, But that's just the begining, now he drizzles white chocolate , or caramel or praline cholcolate over the top and nuts or crushed cookies, fruits and/or ice cream.. (gellato) Of course you can also have them hot with honey and cinnemon.. And they are DELICIOUS... what better way to finish out a day on the street in Corfu Town.