summer morning

Early Sunday morning:
the cross-road of Thivon str, and Leoforos Athinon str.
A really rare moment:
this is usually one of the most traffic-heavy points in the city.

color of terracotta

A sudden rain this afternoon.
But still, spring around!

mousmoulia

How do you call this tree?
(Loquat?)
We call it mousmoulia.

rep-eat!

This must be a real flower-lover!
(enlarge to see!)

pansies

Coffee in a friend's bancony.
With flowers and Sunday news.

green in the green

The coffee shop in the National Garden.
An oasis in the heart of the city.

wash line!

to bring a grey building into colours...

oasis in the city!

Block of flats and a palm tree.

flag-gαrland

Santa Barbara church in Ilion.

flower wreath

It is a tradition in Greece to make a wreath of flowers on May day.
We say "I caught May".
Then, hang it out of the house door or on the balcony.

The dried wreath will be thrown in one of the fires
that people light in the streets,
in June, on St John's day.

May Day

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.