« Don’t put lemon on the octopus! It’s better with olive oil and vinegar. » said Takis. Ok, so now I have an olive oil stain of the size of Crete on my trousers…
We had sardines, fava, grilled octopus, tomato balls, potatoes and gigantes. And then Takis said « ok, now we go to eat… »
« Don’t put lemon on the fish! It’s better with olive oil and vinegar. » said Takis. We had shells, shrimps, one big fish, many small fishes, lobster, fried zucchini flowers, tuna salad, Greek salad, aubergine salade, seagrass salad, wine, ouzo, tsipouro, retsina… « Don’t put so much money » said Takis when i left twenty euros on the table, my share of the bill, « ten is enough for you ».
A bit after midnight we left Kalypso taverna, the wind was cold and I was searching for the car. « We came by foot said Takis »… so we started walking the four kilometers road back home, climbing the hill in what felt like the heart of darkness. « Don’t turn on you flash light » said Takis, « we don’t need light »…