‘The sky’s the limit!’
That’s what they said
Before the great world war
Unbridled optimism
Impossible as it seems in the time of fragility
If you know the past, then you know the future
And the past was just a cycle of highs and lows
Have patience and look up
One day our spirits will soar
We will fly high like the birds
And without any limits.
Kalo Mina! (Happy New Month!)
As happy as anyone can be in these difficult times.
Resilience is the key. I am fearful of October..Let us pray!
These are a few street photos from a month ago that I took around the area of the Acropolis, Plaka, as well as the shopping district of Monastiraki. Of course it wasn’t as crowded as other years, but there were quite a few tourists.
I will be avoiding the downtown area as cases of Covid-19 have gone up there and I want to avoid the metro too.
A few photographs that I took of the stunning view of the Acropolis, and the rest of the center of Athens, from a roof top cafe. These were taken weeks before the strict measures for covid-19 were implemented again. The downtown core is a hot spot for covid-19 cases are going up. It was inevitable, not the least bit surprising as it can get congested in the touristy areas with the cafes and social distancing is not possible. No one wants to wear a mask outdoors, but now with the new measures people will have to if the want to go downtown. So, I guess we will be headed for another lock down soon as the fatalities are increasing, and I probably won’t be heading downtown for a long time. 😦
This very intense, hot and fiery summer is coming to an end. God only knows what is in store for the world in the fall.
Stay safe everyone 🙂
A view of the Saronic gulf from aboard a ferryboat, as night falls over the ocean and the ships.
“It’s the end of the day, but it feels like dawn, and a new beginning. It comes to me that both twilight periods are, in fact, symmetrical events on opposite sides of midnight, a cycle of endless creation and destruction, an Ouroboros.”
― Florian Armas, The Shamans at the End of Time
I’ve always preferred beaches that were quiet and had as little people as possible. This summer, due to the pandemic, a quiet beach is a a must 🙂
Πάντα προτιμούσα παραλίες που ήταν ήσυχες και είχαν πολύ λίγα άτομα. Αυτό το καλοκαίρι, λόγω της πανδημίας, μια ήσυχη παραλία είναι απαραίτητη 🙂
Happy New Month! ΚΑΛΟ ΜΗΝΑ! (kalo mena)
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”-William Arthur Ward
Agistri island is only an hour and half away from Athens’ port of Piraeus. It’s great for a quick escape from the city. Many people just go for the day. Others spend the weekend there. I only went for the day. It was my first time there and I wish that I had gone years ago. It was breathtakingly beautiful. The island allows cars, but you have to make a reservation. A car isn’t needed though, as the island is quite small and all the beaches can be reached by bus with a cost of 2 euros. There are nice shops and fish taverns and beach bars.
I really enjoyed my time there and would visit again in the future 🙂
I took a few photographs from the ship on my way to Agistri island. A luscious green island about 1 hour and a half from Athens. The ship made a quick stop to the island of Aegina which is near Agistri.
The view of Piraeus port in Athens from the ship I was on. On my way to a the nearby island of Agistri. Piraeus is the biggest port in Greece and one of the biggest ports in Europe.
The port wasn’t too busy, most likely due to the pandemic. Less people travelling to the islands and because it is later in the season.
Everyone was wearing a mask as it is mandatory now to wear one on a ship or in a shop.
