Independence Day and St Patrick!
Carnival is over, and it’s Lent, so all things considered you would imagine that March would be a quiet month in Rethymnon! But as we all know, it doesn’t always work like that. There are a couple of major holidays this month, too. Greek Independence Day is celebrated on March 25th. This is an important holiday for both religious and secular reasons. In the Orthodox Calendar, March 25th is celebrated as the feast of the Annunciation, it is also marked as commemorating the beginning of the Greek War of Independence which started in 1821. Banks, shops and offices etc will be closed on this day, and there will be military parades in the centre of Rethymnon from mid-morning.
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th (see
www.internationalwomensday.com for more about this). Some of us in the international community will be celebrating St Patrick’s day on 17th March, too (and yes, you will be able to find green Guinness).
As ever, if you know of an event that you would like to see publicised in the next issue, please get in touch with us! Our contact details are at the bottom of this page.
Laina’s March Programme
Hats off to Laina, yet again, for giving us a stunning series of March events at The Akropolis Taverna in Platanes (about 5km East of Rethymnon). Highlights of her programme are presented below. You will find the programme online at the
www.rethymnon.biz website, and you’ll also be able to access it via our
Facebook group (see
Lifestyle Too for further details). Coming into Platanes from the West, The Akropolis is on the left hand side of the road, almost directly opposite Galaxie Car Rental, about 25 metres further on from the Taxi Rank and ‘Happy Train’ stop. To avoid disappointment please book ahead of time for Fish and Chips Nights (as you will see from the programme, you can now order take away fish and chips as well!) and those famous Sunday Roasts!
To contact Laina for information, bookings and suggestions for the April programme, phone her on 6946 808937.
1st: Karaoke party with free buffet. 8pm start
4th: Bingo from 9pm.
5th: Darts Night, 8pm start.
6th: Fish and Chips, from 7pm—9pm.
7th: Greek lessons with Tomas from 11.30am.. And live music for free from 9pm!
8th: Sunday Roast from 12.30 pm. Karaoke from 8pm.
11th: Quiz Night 9pm. ‘Millionaire’ question rollover!
12th: Darts Night, 8pm start.
13th: Fish and Chips, from 7pm—9pm.
14th: Greek lessons with Tomas from 11.30am. And from 1pm the all new ‘Sci Fi’ quiz. And then….at 8pm INDIAN BUFFET. Eat as much as you like for €.12. Drinks not included. Advance booking preferred.
15th: Sunday Roast from 12.30 pm. Karaoke from 8pm.
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18th: Bingo from 9pm.
19th: Darts Night. Bar open from 8pm
20th: Fish and Chips, from 7pm—9pm.
21st: Greek lessons with Tomas from 11.30am.Bacon/Egg/ Sausage rolls available. And live music for free from 9pm!
22nd: Sunday Roast from 12.30pm. Karaoke from 8pm.
25th: Quiz night from 9pm.
26th: Darts Night. Bar open 8pm
27th: Fish and Chips, from 7pm—9pm.
28th: Greek Lessons with Tomas from 11.30am.Bacon/Egg/ Sausage rolls available THAI /CHINESE BUFFET 8.00pm start:-Eat as much as you like for €.12. Drinks not included. Advance booking preferred.
29th: Sunday Roast from 12.30pm. Karaoke from 8pm.
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Sunday Roast - €12.50 Per Head
Starter: Choice of Prawn Cocktail, Soup of the Day or Egg Mayonnaise.
Main Course: Lamb, Beef or Pork, Roast Potatoes, Yorkshire Puddings, 3 Veg and Gravy!
Sweet: Choice of three desserts.
Plus: Half kilo carafe of wine per person (red or white).
Fish and Chip Nights
Cod and Chips with Mushy Peas or Beans €7
Pies with Chips, Mushy Peas or Beans €6 - choose from Steak and Kidney, Chicken and Mushroom or Mince and Onion.
Battered Sausage and Chips with Beans €5
Saturday Mornings
Bacon and Egg Roll €2.50
Sausage and Egg Roll €2.50
Slice of Cake - €1.50
Tea or Coffee - €1.50
Feel free to pop in for a game of pool, darts or some wrist action on our Wii machine!
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New This Month:
Darts Nights on Thursdays and Karaoke on Sunday Nights. And by popular demand even more of those ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS INDIAN AND CHINESE ‘ALL YOU CAN EAT’ BUFFETS FOR ONLY 12 EUROS.
HAPPY ST PATRICK’S DAY ON 17TH MARCH, TOO!
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Bugle Outlets and Contacts
Hard copies of the Bugle are distributed in a variety of locations around town. These include: SVEA’s Swedish Coffee Shop (CIC Coffee Morning, first Thursday of each month), NewsStand (Square of Unknown Soldier), Camping Elizabeth (Misiria), Satellite Tourist Services (Sof Venizelou 21, by the Marina), Tapas y Vinos (Melissinou 14), Odysseas the Cyclist (A Velouhioti 31), Second Hand Shop ‘Magpie’s Nest’ (Siphi Vlastou 28), Galero Bar (Rimondi Fountain), Mediterraneo Bookstore (Paleologou), Octopus (Tsouderon 13), Τέχνης ‘Εργα
(Furniture shop at Koundouriotou 153).
All previous issues have been archived on this site and can be viewed through
the archive section.
To contact The Bugle, phone Kate on 28310 54594 / 6942635515, email editor@rethymonnnews.com – the deadline for the next issue
is 20/03/2009.
