Lefkada

On Friday, we went to Lefkada, an island just off the west coast of Greece, two hours south of Ioannina. It's barely an island since it's almost connected by an isthmus and bridge, but it definitely felt like a "Greek Island". We went to a beach for the morning and it was one of the most beautiful places I've every been. The water was so incredible. I just took pictures and laid on the beach, but lots of people went swimming and said it was cold but fun.







We had a good lunch a restaurant in Lefkada Town just down the road from the beach. After, we had a few hours to just wander around the town. Since we were there during siesta, most of the shops were closed, but I did get some postcards and more pictures. The town was right next to the water, of course, and there was a sort of canal and then another walkway so that boats could be moored and it felt a bit like a Grecian Venice when we were on the walkway looking over at town.






There were a few buildings which were probably intended as some sort of public space, but they were definitely deserted in covered in graffiti and trash. It was odd. On a side note, Taso also mentioned that often people invest in buildings rather than keeping their money in a bank, since people don't trust the banks much (as you can imagine). That's why Greece seems to have a lot of half-built buildings.
This is part of the weird abandoned public space:



All in all it was an absolutely beautiful place :)