Chowder Festival

Many restaurants on Cape Cod vie for the title of "Best Chowder". Tomorrow at the Cape Cod Medody Tent the public can help judge which Cape eating establishment serves up the best clam chower at the 2008 WCOD Chowder Festival. Last year's champion was the Lobster Boat in West Yarmouth and you can help decide if they will again earn the title or will be dethroned.

The festival takes place at the Melody Tent on June 22nd from 11am to 3pm. For more info call 508-775-5678. Make sure to bring a hearty appetite so you can sample all the varieties of chowder. Yum!

Voula

Film Festival Weekend

Film buffs, this is the weekend to come to the Cape and enjoy two film festivals: Provincetown's 10 Annual International Film Festival and Nantucket's 13th Annual Film Festival. Both festivals run from June 18th to the 22nd.

Provincetown's festival "showcases independent American and international films, nurturing aspiring independent filmmakers, honoring industry luminaries, and preserving and sustaining cinema as an art form." For details on the festival and listing of movies visit their website, www.ptownfilmfest.org.

Nantucket's festival "screens independent, studio-produced, foreign, documentary and short films in every genre, including US premieres. Films are selected with an eye for great screenwriting and storytelling." In addition to the films there will be staged readings, late night storytelling, panel discussions, and beach screenings! For more information visit their website, www.nantucketfilmfestival.org.

What better location to enjoy the festival than on Cape Cod, before the crowds arrive.
This weekend promises to be beautiful, weather wise, so why not come to enjoy the festival and the beauty and serenity of the Cape.

Voula

Back on the Cape

My two week vacation to Greece is now just a pleasant memory. I arrived on the Cape last night and it feels like I never left. I am, however, much more rested. After spending three hectic days in Athens, my husband and I flew to his hometown of Alexandroupolis which is in the northern coast of Greece. Although it has some lovely beaches, it is not frequented by many tourists and is therefore more quiet and authentic than some tourist spots. We chose to spend our time just relaxing: morning coffee at an outdoor cafe, a few hours on the beach, lunch, nap, and then an evening walk downtown on the road hugging the coast with a variety of cafes and restaurants. Everything in Greece is outside in the summer and everywhere you go people make a habit of walking downtown and meeting with friends. It's a life that's easy to get used to.

Driving into the hotel it was amazing how much the flowers and flower boxes had grown in two weeks. My staff has been busy preparing for the beginning of our summer season which begins as soon as school is out. Other than a few weeds, the gardens and grounds looked beautiful. Both our indoor heated pool and outdoor pools are open and our new whirlpool spa is in full operation.

We are booking heavily for the summer, so if you haven't made reservations yet, give us a call and we'd love to help you with your vacation plans.

Voula

Vacationing in Greece

Just a note to let my blog friends know that I won't be writing a blog about the Cape for a couple of weeks for I am presently in Greece. Running a hotel is more than a full time job so my husband and I who are both from Greece took a couple of weeks off to visit the homeland.

We spent the first three days in Athens and walked much of the city. The blisters on the feet will attest to that! The weather has been mild during the day and cool at night which is perfect for walking. We visited Plaka, surrounding the Acropolis, and shopped the many shops and ate at a taverna on the steps leading to the Acropolis. Seeing the ancient Acropolis atop the chaotic, yet fascinating, city still amazes me. If you haven't been to Greece...make plans to visit.

Voula