(I finally photographed these poppies on the road to Panormos , in Loutsa.
I had seen them several times in the last few days but I never stopped the car. Yesterday I made the decision to stop because I also saw that with one good wind gust this bouquet of poppies would be gone forever)
Walking up to my office this morning I found almost all shops and businesses open. There were even a couple of guys who had taken chairs and stools outside and were arguing loudly about current affairs. From Bisque, Skopelos Gi/Σκοπελος Γη, the little coffee shop, Sofia the hairdresser, the bakery, peparithos and Saintukeri we wish you a good day wherever you are.
At the moment there are various European countries, Greece is amongst them, who are talking about how the travel ban should be lifted and under which circumstances. Greece relies heavily on incoming tourism and many businesses are waiting for foreign customers this summer. Greece will also launch a plan to support Greeks who want to holiday in Greece.
This is what Greece proposes and what the Greek travel pages have written about it: Greece Proposes EU-wide 72-hour Pre-travel Covid-19 Test
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Love the pictures! It looks awesome. Greetings from London.
Beautiful ❤️🇬🇷
Thank you for the beautiful pictures and the interesting link to the Greek proposal for free travel. The idea of a pre-travel test sounds convincing, however, because of the incubation time and restrictions of the test methods, one test 3 days in advance might not be safe enough 😦
Great to see ‘life’ returning to Skopelos, including the poppies!
– Bill
Daphne,
Thanks for so many great pictures! And the BBC is carrying a story that the EU is suddenly worrying about restarting tourism as it is so important to so many economies. Lets hope they work out a way to make it happen!
All the best, John
I feel sick to my heart when I think we may not be able to come to Skopelos this summer, as long expected. Sad for me, but sad for Greece too, which will probably have fewer tourists this year. We don’t forget you!
Good morning Daphne. Your photographs bring a little bit of Skopelos into my kitchen, Thank you. X I was just wondering if any of the gift shops offer an opportunity to buy online. I can only imagine the excitement of looking forward to a parcel from Skopelos. Have a good day. X
Dear Jayne,
If you tell me which kind of gift you want I can find out for you. xx Daphne