We too were bemused by the noise coming from the kafenion near Kostas Chrysoulla, but, as said before, this can be ameliorated by going to the source of the noise and adding your own! Good local atmosphere, good meze and wine.
Lampyland, a person after my own heart! I adore ouzo, and HAVE to take regular holidays to Lesvos to stock up on ouzo, as I mentioned in one of my other posts (check my post history) I returned last year with 10 litres or maybe more secreted about my person and baggage. Because prices through Thomas Cook were excellent this year we are returning to Lesvos at the end of June, not going to Petra, but to Anaxos instead as the deal was too good to miss. We love Petra, but Anaxos will do, after all it is on Lesvos where the best ouzo comes from, so I can stock up yet again, though probably not as much, but who knows? I am only a week man and the temptation may be too much.
Favourite ouzo is 'Lesvos' then Mini, Barbayannis blue label and many many more!
Ouzo Plomari and Barbayannis can be bought at Heraklion airport duty free and in Plakias itself, so more opportunities to stock up. The holiday rep on Lesvos last year said that ouzo only tastes good when drunk in Greece, and is not when back in the UK. NOT TRUE.
Hoping that Olympic put up some good deals to Plakias for October and we will be back.
Yiammas