![\"Tarpon](\"http:\/\/tour.airstreamlife.com\/weblog\/Tarpon%20Springs%20sponges.jpg\")
<\/a>\nSomewhere behind that hair is Eleanor … (Click for larger image)<\/em><\/p>\n
Sponges are everywhere here, even though I suspect many of them come from far far away now. You can’t walk 50 feet without passing a display of sponges, a shop selling fancy local soaps, and then a few more sponges. One of the sponge shops hosts a free museum where you can learn much more about sponges and sponge diving than you ever wanted to know. Occasionally you’ll see someone hand-rolling cigars, too.<\/p>\n
But we didn’t need any sponges, so we headed right into one of the restaurants for a Greek feast. Stuffed grape leaves, calamari, and gyros … and the gyros were so big we had to get a take-away box for the leftovers. We also got a few fresh pita breads so we can make gyros sandwiches with the leftovers tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Then it was off to the bakery to get even more stuffed. Take your pick, there are several in town and all of them are good. Let’s see, we got dark chocolate cake, baklava, and Eleanor got a special baklava with an apricot top and a tiny cup of Greek coffee. By this time, nobody wanted to move too quickly, so we hung out and watched a crowd of regulars — nearly all of Greek descent — show up around 9 pm for dessert and chat.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nShe’s still hiding behind that hair…<\/em><\/p>\n