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Hydra and Leonard Cohen’s house.

Monday we got up early and took the metro to the port of Pireaus and after some trouble finding the magic ferries terminal got the 10am ferry to the island of Hydra.

The views on the way were very pleasant.
Arriving at the port.
The view from our hotel room.

Leonard Cohen lived on Hydra for seven years in the ’60s. We are both big fans although perhaps Pauline more than me.

Pauline outside Leonard Cohen’s house.
Leonard actually bought the house in the ’60s and it is still owned by his family.
The house is in “Street Leonard Cohen.”
There was a very friendly cat just nearby.
We kept on walking up to the top of a hill, this was the view.
Walking back down to the port.
There’s some proper working boats in the port as well as the fancy yachts.
No cars or even bicycles are allowed on the island, they still use donkeys and horses to move everything.
Pauline was very keen that we would have a pool so we do. Very nice too.
We went for a walk before dinner, there are cats everywhere. They do mostly seem very well looked after but I can’t help thinking an active desexing program would be a good idea.
The port at sunset.
Sunset.
We went to a local Café for dinner and ordered far too much food but it was delicious. I liked these fried fish but we could have fed about 4 people just with these. The local cats did benefit though. The food here is excellent. We are both quite garlicy today after the tzatziki though!
Too much!
The port this morning.
This was a clever name for this shop, based on a Leonard Cohen song. Notice the cats.
We went for a walk along the island to this memorial seat for Leonard.
This is the view along the path.
The view from the seat. We bought some food from the bakery in town and had our lunch here.
We looped inland to make our way back via this little church.

It’s a charming island Hydra, the Greeks all think it’s freezing because it’s only 22° but I’m definitely not complaining!

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2 responses to “Hydra and Leonard Cohen’s house.”

  1. Janet Avatar
    Janet

    How good is Leonard Cohen!!

    Been a fan for a loooooong time. Love your photos and updates.

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    1. lepod Avatar
      lepod

      Thanks Janet. It’s great to get some feedback. It was cool to see Leonard Cohen’s house.

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