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Photographer’s Note

Molly's bar at Mytilini

Mytilini town at seven in the morning is a beautiful place. Traffic is light and the air is clean. Already the market street is alive with fish, meat and vegetable sellers. I am instantly attracted to the fish shops which are full of sardines, anchovies, and mackerel for under two dollars a pound. I can spend hours looking at these fish, so fresh their eyes shine like cat's caught in headlights. I stare at the sardeles pastes, easily my favorite. These were caught this morning and immediately salted. By evening they will be sold in the cafeneons to be peeled and eaten with ouzo, the Lesbian equivalent of sushi, and to my taste, superior. And at a thousand drachma a kilo, a hundred times cheaper.

The attraction of Mytilini town is strong, with it's tiny crowded streets, shops, restaurants and cafeneons, but we have a whole island to explore, villages to visit, beaches to swim, sardines to eat and ouzo to drink.

For hotels, car rentals, ferry tickets, flights and charter flights to Lesvos as well as tours to Turkey visit the website of Hahathakis Tours. They have an office right in Mytilini town and can meet your flight or ferry and deliver your rental car or arrange transportation to wherever you need to go.

For a listing of recommended hotels in Lesvos see www.hotelsofgreece.com/northaegean or for a more personal view see the hotels page on this site.

For restaurant reviews see the restaurant page on this site.

The bus station is just to the left of the park which is next to the Municipal theatre and City Hall.

You can book tours to Turkey at many of the ticket offices on the waterfront or through Hahathakis Tours.

If you want to take a swim the public beach is just on the other side of the ferry dock below the castle. There are better beaches on the road to thre airport and beyond, many woth cafes and fish restaurants nearby.

jjcordier, portmanndominic, vasilpro, belido, dareco, lucasgalodoido, stego, coco, dip, ciakgiak, AiresSantos has marked this note useful

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snunney (34538) 2009-06-26 6:44

Hello Costantino,
Looks a close place for a quite drink. I like the point of view and the cool blue tones, which sit well against the gold toned stones. Very good sharpness.

danyy (68422) 2009-06-26 6:58

Bonjour Costantino,
une photo un rien petite mais dans laquelle j'apprécie tellement les jeux des couleurs. C'est bien cadré et bien exposé et d'une netteté saisl appel.
Best regards.
Daniel.

jjcordier (24404) 2009-06-26 7:11

Costantino
Une jolie composition lumineuse et colorée avec un cadre qui la met bien en valeur. Peut-être aurais-tu pu diminuer un peu la zone d'ombre à droite?
Amicalement
JJ

rikko77 (5872) 2009-06-26 7:26

Hi Costantino
you captured well this detail in Mytilini. I like those little red chairs and the three tables. A little, nice composition.
Have a nice day!
Rikk

portmanndominic (2388) 2009-06-26 7:48

Costantino Geia sou

a nice composition , beautiful colours good construction of the POV
util notand cut frame
kalo Sabbato-kyryaki
Dominic

vasilpro (8374) 2009-06-26 8:18

Γεια σου Κωνσταντίνε,
Υπέροχη σύνθεση κάδρου και πανέμορφα χρώματα για αυτή την πολύ όμορφη γωνιά από την Μυτιλήνη.
Σε χαιρετώ, Βασίλης.

dta (4786) 2009-06-26 8:32

Bonjour Costantino ,
Une scéne toute simple , mais pleine de couleurs et de la belle lumière méditerranéenne .
Merci du partage .

mesutilgim (36551) 2009-06-26 8:41

Hello dear Costantino,
Very nice capture, very nice framing and a perfect reminder fo me; I think everyone who once has visited Mitilini is at least once at Molly's Bar. Small but beautiful and friendly.
Very nice entry, a nice weekend gift for me !
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

maximage (13323) 2009-06-26 9:04

Bonjour Costantino,
Un jeux de couleurs absolument fantastique et une lumière de rêve.
Et de plus une bonne mise en valeur de l'image par un bel encadrement.
Amitiés.
max

lousat (15274) 2009-06-26 9:06

Ciao Costantino,bellissima composizione con una nitidezza finalmente perfetta e con ottimi colori ben soleggiati,anche la grossa cornice bianca ci sta proprio bene! Complimenti e buon weekend,LUCIANO

belido (16243) 2009-06-26 10:15

Hi Costantino,

lovely shot. Your photo works as an invitation to discover the place. I like the perspective and the excellent light management. Colors are also quite apealing. Great job!
Regards,
Carlos

rodgerg (23625) 2009-06-26 10:32

Hello Costantino,

A sympatic coloured bar very well collected. The framing is here especially well selecetd. An image very simple but very efficience and very plesant. Good idea.
Have a nice WE,
Roger

antua (470) 2009-06-26 11:00

Geia sou COSTANTINO,

poly omorfi fotografia apo auto to grafiko bar sti Lesvo.Poly omorfa kai zontana xromata kai poly kalo simeio lipsis.

Xaretismata,
Antonis

dareco (17100) 2009-06-26 11:04

A very cozy and beautiful place. Excellent colors and detail. I like the lighting, shadows and the framing. TFS

yedirenk (7269) 2009-06-26 11:05

Hi dear Costantino,
this is an eye-catcher painting with very nice colours and warm light.details and textures are very nice.a beautiful and typical scene from Greece.very well done.TFS
Have a nice weekend

Cevdet

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-06-26 11:27

Olá Costantino,
um bonito bar esse mesmo, parece bem simpático e gostei das cadeiras na porta. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

stego (22350) 2009-06-26 12:39

Γειά σου Costantino,
Very, very charming, for the colours, the light, the architecture, the cosy atmosphere despite nobody in sight.
Χαιρετισμούς,
José

coco (27742) 2009-06-26 13:15

Kalispera Costantino.

The composition is simple but also very good and I love the colours (what blue!!) of the photo.
Nice subject too.

Well done.

kpav (5023) 2009-06-26 16:34

Γεια σου Κωνσταντίνε, πολύ όμορφη η λεπτομέρεια που αποτυπώνεις στην φωτογραφία σου με εξαιρετικό φωτισμό και χρώμα και καταπληκτική οξύτητα. Χαιρετώ,
Κώστας.

berek (28838) 2009-06-26 21:59

Hi Constantine,
I miss your beautiful country. I will come to Rhodes next mount for a holiday. ll take a beautiful picture like this. lovely pastel colors and strong light.
have a nice weekend.
Burak

argycon (2749) 2009-06-27 1:30

Kalimera Constantine,
Omorfi synthesi me yperoxa xrwmata ki eksairetiko fwtismo! Poly kali i matia sou!!
Xairetw
Kalo svk
Filika
Kostas

TopGeo (21609) 2009-06-27 6:38

Γειά σου Κώστα!
Ο καλλιτέχνης είχε καλή ιδέα εδώ και είδε ένα μπαράκι σάν "πίνακα ζωγραφικής"! Πολύ καλή λεπτομέρεια και γοητευτική ματιά!
επαινώ
Γεώργιος

mauro61 (15112) 2009-06-27 9:05

ciao Costantino,
fantastico contrasto tra il bianco azzurro e il rosso di queste sedie al sole.
Ottima la saturazione a supporto di una perfetta inquadratura.
un caro saluto
maurizio

dip (12520) 2009-06-27 9:06

Geia sou Kosta,
yperoxi sunthesi,poli kali gonia lipsis kai omorfa xromata!
Xaireto,
Dimitris.

cirano (1279) 2009-06-27 10:45

Slav Costantîno,
A very good capture with very nice composition, colours and light.Thanks for sharing.
Dûrzan

ciakgiak (10460) 2009-06-27 13:41

Ciao Costantino,
bellissima! Hai colto l'essenziale con grande classe. Splendidi i colori ed ottimo lo sharp.
Un caro abbraccio e una buona domenica.
Giorgio

AiresSantos (41780) 2009-06-28 8:43

Hi Costantino
Beautiful view of this esplanade. It's closed the bar or cafe but the atmosphere is nice
Excellent colours and details
Have a nice week
Aires

CLODO (4078) 2009-06-28 12:15

Hi Constantino
I wish to order a nice cocktail at this pub, because I like the ed chairs contrasting with the light blue walls. It feels holidays.
regrads
CLODO