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It started as a blog version of my website "Gate to Greece", and besides it includes various tit bits from my everyday life in Greece.
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Creperie Parisienne @ Monastiraki, Athens
We felt famish walking down Athenas Street on Sunday.The most obvious choice was a quick souvlaki from Bairaktaris, but passing in front of this crepe shop, we changed our mind and decided to try it out.Its precise address escapes me, but it is at th...
Ilektriko Disruption Faliro-Tavros
As many Athenians knows, Ilektriko (otherwise known as Attica Metro No 1 or Green Line) has disruption between Neo Faliro and Tavros from 14 November until 16 December.There is a temporary bus service in between two stations, but during the rush hour...
To Pithari @ Monastiraki, Athens
In between two meeting-ups, I stopped at this souvlatzidiko to give a quick fix to my stomach.It is a very small place on Ifestou Street between Monastiraki and Thissio. I think it is mainly for take-out, but has some tables.I wanted to order pork sk...
Livadia @ Omonia, Athens
When I went to Polytechnio on 16 November, I stopped at the souvlaki shop Leivadia (read 'Livadia') near Omonoia Square. It is a pretty famous souvlaki place and you can find it even on foreign guidebooks.Here, there is only one main dish you can ord...
A Greek Gentleman
The other day, Hubby and I were waiting for bus in Piraeus.Bus arrived. At entrance, there were two of us, 3 Greek teenagers, and an old man in marine blue suit. The boys jumped in first. We two waited so that the old man would pass before us, but he...
Polytechnio One Day Before 17th November
Tomorrow is 17 November, 36 years since the Polytechnio uprising.On 17 November 1973, the military dictator Georgios Papadopoulos decided to send an army and armed police, including one tank, to suppress the students and other civilians who were prot...
