The Athens - War Museum.

By virtue of our National Day,
I have post you yesterday a photo
of a plane of the Greco-Italian war.
Thanks you for all your comments and your effort !
You can find the plane as well as
this helicopter at the War Museum of Athens.
For extra info just click:www.culture.gr

 

The reflection.

I don't know why but all this month
I have an obsession with the reflection.
Can you imagine what is it ?
I will answer tomorrow.

Today we celebrate our NO.

It was 28 october of 1940, when the Italian
ambassador to Athens, Gratsi went to the home
of the president I. Metaxa, asked for free entrance
of the Italian forces on to Greece.
He immediately gave a negative reply
and with him the Hellenic people answered "oxi"(no).
The war began, the sirens sound, the enemy planes
flew over the skies of Greece, and
the Italian army was on Greek land.
After many fights the day of freedom
came in October of 1944.
Photos from the brass band of the Athens municipality.

 

In frond of the Parliament.

I have two different versions of a guard
who is standing in frond of
the Parliament.
This traditional dress it is relational to
the greek revolution of 1821.
We called this guard tsolia (τσολιά).
Οn Saturday we have our national celebration
and these days I will have an oblation.

 

The reflexion.

I am very happy with this photo,
as I show you a snack -bar near to
Syntagma square with an anusual and
very artistic light.
Οn the same time you can see how
the Greece Parliament looks like.
The building of the Parliament has a glorous
history to narrate, just click
:http://www.parliament.gr/english/ktirio/default.asp

 

I can walk.I can dance...

-Look at me ,little doves!
I don't need my bassinet anymore
as I am a big boy now.
This is the second photo from the parliament square.
Have a nice week!

 

Play

Just in frond of the parliament
a boy plays with doves.
He seems really happy.
There ,with o,50 euro
you can buy food-it is for the doves,
not for the people!(lol...)

 

What I am looking from my window.

This post is dedicated to Kris.
Every morning when I open my window
I see my house's garden.
Let my explain you some things about my house:
I live on the second floor,my parents live
on the first floor and my grandmother on the groundfloor.
Are you suprised?
In Greece we usually live near our parents.
The ground floor as well as this garden,
they are constracted in 1954 by my grandfather,
it was the 5th house of Peristeri
-now Peristeri is one of the most
populate areas of Athens.

 

An old factory.

One of the factory of Gazi outside and inside.
Gazi it means gas .
So with this explanation you can imagine
the production of the factory.
Inside we can find many old ovens -
now they are decorated with candles.

 

The juggler

This photo from Gazi festival,
reminds me the following lyrics:
Cause your eyes, your eyes they burn like fire.
And your eyes, your eyes they burn like fire...
Α juggler present his prowess playing with fire.

 

The Babel festival.

This is the 11th anniversary for the Vavel
comic festival held in Gazi downtown Athens.
I post this year's poster as well as a photo
from one of the buildings.
Gazi is a complex of industrial buildings,
remainings of an old factory.

 

Athens trolley.

This is the second photo of Gazi walls.
Now you can see how our trolleys looks like...
When I have time I prefer to take the trolley ,
I am standing on the window and
I observe the people and the buildings and
I create my own 'moving' world.

 

I am the iron man.

An iron man destroys cars!
Is that bad?
All the concept is to use the
public transport and specialy the trolleys.
This wall is in the trolley depot in Gazi area.
In Gazi these days there is a comic festival,
many concerts and events.
You will see more at my next posts.

 

The four windows.

This photo makes me smile.
Look how this dog is looking at me!
It looks like an invitation for a visit to his house.

 

My carousel.

I apologise for my absence: all these days I don't have any free time and
it is difficult to post and to see your photos.I return every day very late just for a sleep and my only inspiration is my light-carousel of my room.
I have many plans for the weekend:visit your blogs and see my friends! 

From one hill to the other.

The centre of the Athens has two beautiful hills:
the first one is the Acropolis
well known for the temple of Parthenon
and the other one is the Lycabetous
with the famous church of St.George.
This is the view from Acropolis to Lycabetos.

 

Peregrination to the Athens.

It's the title of the exchibition created by
the municipality of Athens
and gives you the answer to my last competition!
In Heraklidon street, near to the Acropolis you can find
in a 'natural size' an old neighbourhood.
The houses and the stores are copies from the
originals houses and stores of the decade 1930-1940.
Yesterday I posted a barber -shop and
today you can see a drug-store and a hat store.
So magiktrill well done!
Send me your adress to :selana1802@yahoo.gr.
Thank you all for the participation and when you will
come to Athens it's a good idea to visit the exchibition
-the entrance is free!

 

Can I have a punk look, please?

I have already send the gifts to the
previous winners of the 'red carpet'
and I want to send you more postcards from Athens...
Can you imagine were I took this photo?
I will answer on Saturday .Good luck!

 

Near the airport.

It isn't a photo from a greek island...
It is Artemis beach well known
as Loutsa beach just 2klm from the Athens airport.
Loutsa is the paradise for the surfers
who live in Athens.

 

Let's go back to the town.

Here I am!
The photo festival it was full of experience,
all the seminars were interesting
and the island it is so beautiful.
Today I have for you a potrait.
I don't usually post potraits but today it is a specialy occasion as my model has his birthday.
Happy birthday my love.