The Workshop was being held at the Holiday Corfu Hotel, which easily one of the best hotels in Corfu. The schedule was from morning 10-ish till late afternoon 5-ish. My talk was scheduled on the first day post lunch session. After the days proceedings completed, all of us headed to the beach close to the Hotel - some for swimming, some for sun-bathing, while some like me for photography. The organisers had held a dinner that day for us, so we had to re-convene around 8 at the dinning hall. Apart from the locales and the beaches, the other thing which is amazing about Corfu is the food. I guess its the same about the Greek food all over Greece, but since this was my first experience, my taste buds were enjoying all the exotic Greek dishes - grilled fish, roasted potatoes garnished with spices, olives, the various salads, desserts especially Baklava - its a food gourmets' paradise. Social dinners like these always tend to go late into the night. We had a good group on our table, discussing all types of stuff, sitting in the lobby of the hotel facing the Ionion Sea under the cool moonlight of a full moon. Then all of a sudden we felt the whole lobby sway for a few seconds and our perplexed looks were answered by the Hotel staff that its a mild tremor of an earthquake. Later in the night I had felt another such tremor in my hotel room as well. I dont know how normal it is for people in Corfu, but for me atleast earthquakes give a feeling of goosebumps. Well after all the topics in our minds were discussed we retired to our rooms.
The second day of the workshop was also too busy. After it concluded, we had not much time left to go to the beach we all were planning to go. Since most of us were flying out the next day, we all had plans of our own to utilize the evening in the best possible way. I was interested in taking the snaps of the famous monastry in the moonlight of the full moon. I collected my lenses and ventured out alone on the part of the town I didnt intend to visit the other day. I started to walk along the coast with the hope of coming across some photogenic beach or enclove. And I luckily found a small patch of pebbles and sand literally cut off from the road and hidden behind some large bushes. I spent some good amount of time there sitting all alone looking out at the sea. It was a great place to be - either all alone with yourself, or with someone you loved the most. The only noise one could hear there was the gently splash of the water on the pebbles. I love places like these - they present you moments of absolute calmness and serenity. On my walk back, I had some roasted Salmons with fried potatoes and bread. The night was a full moon night and the moon was a complete golden yellow rising above the sea. I have managed to click some snaps, which I would filter out and upload them on my Flickr gallery.
I have another complete day to spend in Corfu tomorrow before I leave for Athens. I plan to go to the Barbati beach and its neighbouring locales. Lets see how the plans finally end up in effect. So untill the next log of activities, I am signing out.
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