Arrival in GreeceThe People You MeetInfluenza from Qatar AirwaysTo Thiva (Thebes)To DelphiDelphi, GreeceTo NafpaktosTo MytikasTo LefkadaPreveza, GreeceTo Igoumenitsa
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Mýtikas, Greece
As I rolled into Mytikas I was thinking that the Lonely Planet book got it wrong again. The town did not look 'cozier' than Astakos - it was all spread out and most of the buildings were newer concrete beach houses. The only hotel in sight was closed. It was too late to pedal back to Astakos or onwards to the next town. I had no idea where I was going to sleep. I asked a few people where a hotel was (using the universal hand next to leaning head symbol) and they pointed me down ramshackle roads. Eventually, one young man told me to follow him through an alley and we came out into a nice cobblestone street near an old-style inn. There a bunch of old guys playing cards and drinking coffee in this hotel's cafe/bar/restaurant. An old woman showed me to my room. It was raining and the water next to the downtown buildings was pretty violent. All the restaurants were closed, save the one where I ate, since it was too early for the crowds on holiday. There was no menu. The old lady looked at me and said she had two tomatoes and fish, and I agreed. She worked wonders with this little amount of food, and I enjoyed some delicious olives in the tomato salad.
I was concerned all night that I was going to pay 60euro for this room (I didn't want to ask because it was the only option), but the next morning she only charged me 20! I was, I'm sure, the only out-of-towner in the entire town and it was an easy 20euros for them.
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