From the archives #62

Kos Island, Greece (2013)

Even though several cruise ships were still arriving at Kos Island each day, most tourist were gone in mid October when this photo was taken. No doubt these ticket boots, selling tickets for (day) trips to Bodrum in nearby Turkey, know busier days in the Summer season.

Enjoy your weekend!

From the archives #53

Athens, Greece (2010)

Away from the tourists, but still in the heart of Athens..

Enjoy your weekend! :)

From the archives #50

Athens, Greece (2010)

Feeding the pigeons and discussing life in the heart of Athens.

From the archives #41

Athens, Greece (2010)

Most likely visiting the Temple of Olympian Zeus (also known as the Olympieion) on her own, this lady took her time to make a selfie with the ruins in the background.

From the archives #34

Delphi, Greece (2010)

When we visited Athens in November 2010 we made a day-trip by bus to the archaeological site as well as the museum of Delphi. With a number of myths dating from the classical period of ancient Greece (510-323 BC), the site is probably best known for the oracle at the sanctuary that was dedicated to Apollo.
I made this picture just before we left for Athens again at the end of the afternoon, viewing the village of Delphi located on mount Parnassus.

From the archives #25

Athens, Greece (2010)

This is the renovated Attalosstoa, nowadays next to the modern Agora Museum. A long time ago the local people of Athens came to this place to shop for their daily goods. It is located on a park-like area in the centre of the city, next to a large open square with government buildings around.

from the archives #17

Athens, Greece (2010)

I don't really know why, but for some reason I do not take many photo's at night. This however is one of the rare occassions that I did :)   The rooftop terrace of our hotel in Athens was not only a great place to sit and have a drink after a day of sightseeing, it also gave a magnificent view on the Acropolis.

patterns

These are a few examples of the mosaic floors we saw on the Greek islands Kos and Nisyros, last October.

Imagine the many hours this must have taken to put all the thousands of small stones into place..  Impressive, don't you agree?

clothes lines

Kos, Greece

Greek stray cats

Again some photo's from Greece, the last ones (for now). When we visited Athens a few years ago we were amazed by the many stray dogs, here on the island Kos it was all about cats. They were literally everywhere. Sometimes sad and not looking so healthy, but others ones seemed to do fine.

This one seemed to say: please take me home?

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Voorlopig de laatste paar foto's van Griekenland. Toen we een paar jaar geleden in Athene waren waren we verbaasd over de vele zwerfhonden, hier op Kos zie je echt overal zwerfkatten. Sommigen zielig en ongezond, maar anderen leken weer o.k.

Deze leek te willen zeggen: neem me alsjeblieft mee naar huis?

Another one was looking phlegmatic..

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Een andere keek onverstoorbaar voor zich uit..

..and these two were lying cozy together on a chair.

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..en deze twee lagen knus samen op een stoel.

blue and white

Blue and white are the colors from Greece. Not only in the national flag, but everywhere: houses, doors, windows, and this sign for instance that we noticed upon arrival by boat on the island of Nisyros.

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Blauw en wit zijn de kleuren van Griekenland. Niet alleen zijn het de kleuren van de nationale vlag, maar je ziet ze overal: huizen, deuren, ramen, en dit bord bijvoorbeeld dat we zagen na aankomst per boot op het eiland Nisyros.

Linking to Lesley's blog signs, signs.

what is this?

We found this creature sized 10-12 cm (0,33 to 0,39 ft) on the roof of our rental car one day last week in Greece. Our first thought was a grasshopper, but then decided that grasshoppers don't have a pointed head like this one. Do they? What do you think this is?

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We ontdekten dit diertje van 10-12 cm groot op het dak van onze huurauto vorige week toen we in Griekenland waren. Eerst dachten we aan een sprinkhaan, maar bedachten toen dat sprinkhanen niet zo'n spitse kop hebben. Toch? Heb jij enig idee?

tree face

We said goodbye today to sunny Greece this morning and have arrived back home again, yet there are still a number of photo's I'd like to show you. Like this piece of art on a wall in the centre of Kos city.

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We hebben vanmorgen afscheid genomen van zonnig Griekenland en zijn inmiddels weer thuis. Er zijn nog wel een aantal foto's die ik je graag wil laten zien. Zoals dit 'boomgezicht', een bijzonder kunstwerk in het centrum van Kos stad.

the goats of Kos island

fish spa

This girl appears to enjoy the feeling of small fish 'nibbling' at her toes..

Seen in Kos city, on the island Kos.

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Dit meisje lijkt het wel aangenaam te vinden dat visjes aan haar tenen 'knabbelen'..

Gezien in Kos-stad, op Kos.

moped art

In front of a taverna in the small mountain village of Zia, on the island Kos

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Brommerkunst voor een taverna in het bergdorpje Zia, op Kos

Greek clothes lines

Pictures taken on Nisyros

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De foto's zijn gemaakt op Nisyros

a balcony

..though not a very safe one to sit on, I would say..

Seen on the island Nisyros.

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Voorzichtig aan met dit balkon als je van plan bent om erop te gaan zitten..

Gezien op het eiland Nisyros.

window

Kos, Greece.

Delphi

inside the museum near the Delphi archeological site, in Greece

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in het museum vlakbij de archeologische plaats Delphi, in Griekenland