Tuesday, May 6, 2008

my last night in greece

i spent my last night in greece in athens. me and my buddy manos drove around and decided to pay a visit to the ancient temple of poseidon. naturally, a place so sacred would be closed and fenced off at night, which of course didnt stop us from dropping in.

here is a pic as you climb the small hill to the temple. they keep it lit until about 430am.

here is a nice shot i got in of manos, my buddy, leaning against 2 thousand year old columns.
me and manos with the temple behind us. it looks dark in this picture but it was pretty well lit. we were just playing with the camera settings in order to make this shot work without us glowing.

me, as i stand on the remains of a fallen column, with a small town in the distance, and the glow of athens behind the mountain.
i decided to be awake to catch the sunrise just before heading out to the airport.

me grandma and friends

during our walk we dropped in on a lot of people my grandma hadnt seen since her stroke.


here are all of her very close friends (all of which are wearing the traditional widow garb). i dont remember everyone's name so i wont bother to list. they live across the street and on all sides of my grandma's house.


here i am in what will probably be my last photo at my grandmother's house. im sitting on her porch which is often attacked by slugs on hot summer nights. its really sad to me to see this place go. especially considering the fact that the giant tree will likely be cut down.

me and grandma at a fountain.
me and our close family friend mickey at his home i vrelesia


mickey and his caretaker (he is blind) marri

my stroll with yiayia

my third to last day in greece had the best weather i had seen. i thought it would be nice to take my yiayia for a nice long stroll throughout the town. she agreed and steered me along. at first i didnt know where we were going until i discovered she was taking us to her friend's houses.

here you can see my grandma with Aunt Lefteria, at a home that has been in the family for a long long time. So long that my great grandmother used to live here.

here is a closer shot of my yiayia and grand aunt.
Uncle Lefteri and this tractor (i believe is the one) had a rough past. about 15-17 years ago, a young kid was biking past the tractor when he fell right under it. needless to say, it crushed him.
here is my grandma's dog Eira. He has lost his bark and currently lives at my grandmothers house all alone. Apparently the entire neighborhood play a role in feeding him (these have been neighbors for decades).
here is my grandma's house that will likely be torn down in the coming months for my uncle to build a new home. that tree is one of the largest trees in town. so big that it has become landmark to people in the area (im told).