April fun

Ouzo, beer and a spring bouquet!

Elefsina III

Elefsina II

View from the top, just outide the entrance of the museum,
in Elefsina archaeological area.
On the other side of the sea is Salamina island.

Inside the museum.

Elefsina I

During a walk in the archaeological area of Elefsina,
a town just outside Athens (20' by car).

this is not an advertisment!

We have a saying in Greece, about living a life of leisure:
"to live a dog's life".
Here is a live example of it!

stoa tou vivliou

This is a gallery with bookshops only,
and a very peaceful coffee shop in the middle.
Warm, book-smelling and quiet.
Who would ask for more?

* stoa=gallery
* tou vivliou= consisting of book(shops)

national library

National Library of Greece

Just outside metro station Panepistimio,
in the center of the city.

last Friday

People going in and out of a church, in Plaka.
In the background, Acropolis.

odours!

ΤΗΑΤ is what everybody does (and eats) on Holy Sunday morning, in Greece.
Ιn the back yard, on the pavement, anywhere out of the house.
Families, neighbors, friends, all together.
Eat, drink, and listen to (loud) music.

green salads and beetroots

Every Saturday: street market in Ilion.

(Even on Holy Saturday:
Today, people buy bunches of green onions,
lettuces and lots of dill, to cook with lamb's haslets,
and make a soup called "magiritsa",
eaten only on this day of the year.)

easter days

Eggs dyed with onion peels, wine, and home made olive bread,
brought to our house by friends of the heart!

flying garden

who said you can not have a garden when you live in a flat?

saint anthoni

Metro station Agios (saint) Antonios, again.
Photo taken from upstairs this time.

facing north

Louise Riankour Street, Ampelokipoi.
Looking at the building "Apollon Tower".

facing south

Louise Riankour Street, Ampelokipoi.
Looking at Agios Dimitrios church.

while walking

a garden on the pavement...

all yellow

Telephone boxes in Athens are yellow.
Trolleys and taxi too!!!



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and a green broom!

Visiting friends: their nice balcony and plants.