Well, good morning - or as I've just noticed - Good Afternoon!
Sunday is a lazy day here. We have found in our 3 seasons that there is no point in busting a gut to open at 09.30 today...folks like to have their lie in, go to the beach, or just plain take it easy on Sunday mornings...so we don't open till 11.00 and get a chance to do a few things ourselves!
When we first took on the shop, we decided that to make a success of this, we had to open every day, right through the summer, to offer the services to the visitors that they would want - at this time of year, and through August, it's pretty hot, and even at night somebody may want a book! what we've found is that Sundays are still the day of rest: 'change over days' are not what they were (more flights available on different days): people read the stangest things, and we basically know nothing!
No book is too obscure for somebody to want it, everyone wants information, and we LOVE to chat! Don't get me wwrong, we will never be millionaires, and the big publishing houses are not the most helpful for small independent bookshops (what is this idea that we all have enough space for 50 copies of one book, and can afford a minimum order of £1,000??) but we love our life and our home.
The history that surrounds us is phenominal - check wikipedia for a brief insight...I'll give you some pointers in a little bit...and the people we meet: just beyond belief really. We've had writers, musicians, poets, and folk just like us; the world comes to Elounda, and the readers come to Eklektos! So many friendships made and strengthened over the seasons, and the locals are beyond comparison! I come from the English Lakes, which I thouht was a friendly place, but here it's just more.
If a Cretan calls you friend, that is for life, and no matter what the distance in miles or time, that will never change. Their language is vocal and emotive, and is always accompanied by gestures, smile and a gamut of facial expressions. this is their way. what seems like world war 3 is a heated discussion over the cook on TV, and whose mum makes the best mousaka...you live and learn here!
OK, enough with the ramblings for today! Below are some web addresses for information and history that you might like...this is the tip of the iceberg folks, and once you start looking, the searches can take you to many a magical site, trust me!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elounda
gogreece.about.com/.../eloundamermaids.
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/crete-treat-mystery-and-history-in-elounda *
* this is an older article, but so well written it neds to be seen!
eloundafishingvillage.wordpress.com/few-words-about-the-history-of-el...
Good reading fols :)
Sunday is a lazy day here. We have found in our 3 seasons that there is no point in busting a gut to open at 09.30 today...folks like to have their lie in, go to the beach, or just plain take it easy on Sunday mornings...so we don't open till 11.00 and get a chance to do a few things ourselves!
When we first took on the shop, we decided that to make a success of this, we had to open every day, right through the summer, to offer the services to the visitors that they would want - at this time of year, and through August, it's pretty hot, and even at night somebody may want a book! what we've found is that Sundays are still the day of rest: 'change over days' are not what they were (more flights available on different days): people read the stangest things, and we basically know nothing!
No book is too obscure for somebody to want it, everyone wants information, and we LOVE to chat! Don't get me wwrong, we will never be millionaires, and the big publishing houses are not the most helpful for small independent bookshops (what is this idea that we all have enough space for 50 copies of one book, and can afford a minimum order of £1,000??) but we love our life and our home.
The history that surrounds us is phenominal - check wikipedia for a brief insight...I'll give you some pointers in a little bit...and the people we meet: just beyond belief really. We've had writers, musicians, poets, and folk just like us; the world comes to Elounda, and the readers come to Eklektos! So many friendships made and strengthened over the seasons, and the locals are beyond comparison! I come from the English Lakes, which I thouht was a friendly place, but here it's just more.
If a Cretan calls you friend, that is for life, and no matter what the distance in miles or time, that will never change. Their language is vocal and emotive, and is always accompanied by gestures, smile and a gamut of facial expressions. this is their way. what seems like world war 3 is a heated discussion over the cook on TV, and whose mum makes the best mousaka...you live and learn here!
OK, enough with the ramblings for today! Below are some web addresses for information and history that you might like...this is the tip of the iceberg folks, and once you start looking, the searches can take you to many a magical site, trust me!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elounda
gogreece.about.com/.../eloundamermaids.
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/crete-treat-mystery-and-history-in-elounda *
* this is an older article, but so well written it neds to be seen!
eloundafishingvillage.wordpress.com/few-words-about-the-history-of-el...
Good reading fols :)
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