Simou
Simou's Second Church
Next to the graveyard, we found another church, which presumably is older than the main one.
Alineri
This sign caught our eyes. I quite fancied buying some authentic village halloumi, as it delicious grilled or lightly fried in butter.
Beehives
Instead I found beehives.
Alineri This Way
This sign points to the Alineri too. This sign illustrates the trouble I have trying to read Greek. I can understand that P and H in Greek mean R and I in English, and that Λ is L, but what about the N? That is the same on both signs. However, in looking up the fonts I have answered my own question. The signs are in upper case, and uppercase N is the same in English and Greek. It is only in the lowercase that they differ, with Greek being v.
It was a bit irrelevent anyway, as they were closed.
Final View
There is a nice view from this location, but the road ends in a field, so you may as well turn around here.
And that was Simou. We shall definitely return to try out the tavern, as it was in a lovely setting. It is very easy to drive through places like this without realising that the square, and indeed, most of the village, is there. So if you have the time, it is always worth a diversion to check the village out.
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