Sunday, August 12, 2012

Hydra: Simple pleasures on an 'aesthetically perfect' island

The hydrofoil slowed its rhythmic pounding on the cobalt waves of the Saronic Gulf and started its approach into Poros. Our expectations were mounting: a battered book clutched in my lap promised that entering the narrow stretch of water separating the Greek island from the Peloponnese mainland was an otherworldly experience, a "deep dream" from which you never fully awaken.




The Independent