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Our Greece

When we visited Greece, we loved nothing more than to get up in the morning, breakfast, visit the local bakery to buy our lunch and then head off for a day of mooching through villages, the countryside and up the occasional mountain.  We invariably returned to our studio covered in dust, with scratched legs, and on one ocassion we were soaked after we were caught in a thunderstorm.  On our return, the kettle or briki would go on and we drank coffee and ate biscuits before showering and enjoying a drink on the balcony or terrace.  The day was rounded off by seeking somewhere to eat, always looking for traditional dishes to enjoy.

Generally, I took the photos while Peter recorded our walks on his camcorder.  Over the years we have amassed hundreds, probably thousands if I took the time to count them, of photographs.  These, along with the videos, enable us to reflect on the effect Greece has had, on how we live our lives today.

 

Below are just a few photos, which illustrate what we term as 'Our Greece'.  Click on an individual cell to open a slide show, with descriptors.

Bee Orchid

Bee Orchid

Enroute to Ag Emilianos

Enroute to Ag Emilianos

Wood carving at Phoenix

Wood carving at Phoenix

Bananas - Loutro

Bananas - Loutro

Glossa

Glossa

Aradhena Gorge Entrance

Aradhena Gorge Entrance

Kato Riglia

Kato Riglia

Road from Ano Riglia

Road from Ano Riglia

Coming back from Ag Marina

Coming back from Ag Marina

Oregano and Oleander at Toli

Oregano and Oleander at Toli

Inside Timeos Stavros

Inside Timeos Stavros

Janet - showered after day's walk

Janet - showered after day's walk

Laundry above Lefkogia

Laundry above Lefkogia

Gate Itylo

Gate Itylo

Collecting sap for retsina

Collecting sap for retsina

On Vigla

On Vigla

Tap Sellia

Tap Sellia

Proastio

Proastio

Kallerghi hut

Kallerghi hut

Proastio

Proastio

Salsify

Salsify

Samaria Gorge

Samaria Gorge

Old Kardamyli

Old Kardamyli

Dragon lily

Dragon lily

'Amaryllis' Pancratium Maritimum

'Amaryllis' Pancratium Maritimum

One of the tracks we walked along

One of the tracks we walked along

Path to Steni Vala

Path to Steni Vala

Taps and pipes!

Taps and pipes!

Tortoise

Tortoise

Emborio from Ag Georgious track

Emborio from Ag Georgious track

Peter above Samaria Gorge

Peter above Samaria Gorge

Kalderimi down to Petra

Kalderimi down to Petra

Samaria and Lefka Ori

Samaria and Lefka Ori

Lafionas

Lafionas

Kamaki Ouzerie

Kamaki Ouzerie

Kantina loo

Kantina loo

Omalos plain

Omalos plain

Aradhena Gorge entrance

Aradhena Gorge entrance

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