Happy New Year!!!

Saturday 1 January 2011

Empty streets with Christmas decoration late, (very late) at New Year's Eve.
Just returning home.....

It's Santa's time....

Friday 31 December 2010

Santa arriving right on time to deliver the presents!

Water tank...

Thursday 30 December 2010

It's not a Christmas photo, but I loved this red & white water tank, near the old Athens airport....

Pastry shop

Wednesday 29 December 2010

I'm sure Santa would stop by when he delivers the presents....

Louis Vuitton

Tuesday 28 December 2010

 

Voukourestiou street, the most expensive shopping street in Athens. Shops are closed, a street band is still playing for the few remaining late shoppers...

Shopping Arcade

Monday 27 December 2010

Peter Pan, the Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Cinderella, toy soldiers, hanging from the roof of a shopping arcade....

Hotel Grande Bretagne

Sunday 26 December 2010

 

The oldest and most renown hotel in Athens with the best view in Syntagma (Constitution) square.

Those suites on the last floor have amazing view to the Parliament and the Acropolis

Merry Christmas !

Saturday 25 December 2010

A Christmas shop, fully crowded all the previous days.
Now, Santa and Christmas trees fully lit, await some late customers...

The Harp

Friday 24 December 2010

A pedestrians bridge, inspired by the ancient Greek musical instrument, the Harp. It was a gift to Athens  from Santiago Calatrava, for the 2004 Olympic games.

Feelin lonely....

Thursday 23 December 2010

I think she needs someone to sit next to her. It's Christmas after all....

Total mess.....

Wednesday 22 December 2010

This is exactly what I mean by Athens daily photo! Strikes, strikes and strikes have done Athens a city that you cannot simply live in. Roads closed, traffic jams, drivers on the verge of crazy, people trying to reach their destination without public transportation.
Oh, yes, I forgot, it's Christmas!!

Bicycle

Tuesday 21 December 2010

This is a picture you don't see everyday in Athens. But day by day more and more bicycle riders get on the roads of Athens. It's not the easiest town for bicycles. In fact you're more of a target when you're on your bike! And there are no bicycle roads too, maybe it's the only big city in the world that doesn't care for bicycles.
But I ride my bicycle in every occasion! And soon I'll use it for my everyday transfer to my work...

Chariots and horse...

Monday 20 December 2010

Somewhere in the late 70's it was a must for blocks of flats to have a distinctive pattern on the walls. This one is inspired from ancient Greece....

In case of emergency....

Sunday 19 December 2010

...just have your eyes open. You never know where you'll find the solution to your problems!

Ghost...

Saturday 18 December 2010

This was supposed to be a public swimming pool. But people in this neighborhood, didn't want it, because they said it would be too much noise!! And they stopped it. Unfortunately, this is Greece in 2010...

Architecture

Friday 17 December 2010

A pharmacy, totally different from everything else I've ever seen. Reminds me of  the Braille system for blind people...

Rain...

Thursday 16 December 2010

Bad day, bad photo.
It's been raining almost all day today and I just got this photo from my balcony since I stayed at home today...

Bike shop

Wednesday 15 December 2010

 

That's a very old bike shop!! But the craftsman is a good one and can fix anything on your bike....

Taxi...

Tuesday 14 December 2010

When public transportation is on strike, taxi drivers are very happy! Yellow cabs, yellow signs in a yellow cast photo....

Closed...

Monday 13 December 2010

We're having a difficult week ahead. Public transportation not working, civil servants, employees and workers on strike, journalists too. Whole Greece is on strike this week.... (again)