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Relaxing trip to Agios Andreas
... chilled white wine along with some bottled water, beer and ouzo. A good start to the holiday!
As our apartment was on the ground floor we were literally steps from the beach and the covered terrace of the taverna. Needless to say we left the unpacking until later and went down to the beach to meet Kostas the owner with whom we enjoyed a Greek coffee with the usual glass of water. We chatted for a while as his English was excellent. Having admitted that we were not ...
A week in Kalamata
... 8211; nice way to spend the evening.
Also had an afternoon on Bouca beach – this was my favouited beach in Greece – as the evening came all the locals came down with their bat and ball games, and picnics. Lots of them just go and stand in the sea up to their chests in groups and chat for ages guess it’s the summer alterative to sitting in cafes.
Driving aronnd Greece the roads have so many little shrines , with photos and offerings in glass ...
A day at home
... masses of tiny grapes that I won't see ripen.
The dill had grown, as it always does, and this time it was not stimmed away because my companion knew it could be eaten. The young fig tree, which has been my marker for a few years now, is in full leaf and I wonder if one day it will bear fruit.
The bamboo cut last December, and which should have been dealt with by ...
The end of the promenade
... told of the sea coming right up to their garden walls and it must have been frightening. More of the large tamarisk trees have been uprooted. They can withstand wind and salty air, but split easily as they grow old.
It is a sad sight, sadder than usual, and I wonder at the newly built apartments and bungalows further inland but not much higher than the sea level.
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Too hot to handle
... a restroom experience is going to entail. The "WC" -water closet - is for some reason usually found downstairs. If there are no clear signs and if in doubt follow the stairs going downstairs. WC are sometimes unisex with only the doors to the stalls maked as women and men. Sometimes there is a toilet seat and some times not. It is always a game finding out how to flush the toilet and no one is the same. And....you aren't allowed to put toilet paper in the ...