Jan
21
2015Okay, I admit, I couldn’t decide… so it’s 12.
I mean, there were thousands, I got it down to 25 rather well but then it got really hard. They may not all be photographic highlights, but what they all have in common: they are “feel good” pictures to me. The places I took them, the trouble I went through to take them, the special light or occasion… hope you like them too.
12
This one changed my life. It was a cold winter afternoon at a little lake near where we live, I believe I was the only person for miles around, and it was so quiet, peaceful and beautiful ! If I could I would have jumped a double salto for joy, instead I jumped around in the snow, rolled in the snow and kicked my legs in the air like a turtle on its back, and shouted yes, yes, yes ! Right there I decided I wanted to be a photographer, wanted to share all these beautiful places, with whoever wants to see, through my photos and in writing.
Jan
01
201548 HOURS IN ATHENS
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We came a day before the wedding, to do some sightseeing in this 4 million people metropole, and I’m really glad we did ! They told us it was easiest to take the metro to the city centre, so we did just that. Getting a ticket was one thing… once at the platform we were lost ! Everything in Greek (meaning unreadable), and not a soul around. Luckily after some time more people showed up, and we could ask. Yes, we are about to board the metro, the blue line, to the Syntagma, the main square in Athens. Once on it, it was easy, change once at Syntagma to the red line metro, and about 45 minutes later we got to our hotel.
Our hotel, the Grecotel Pallas Athena, is totally cool, wonderful rooms and a very friendly staff. It’s very conveniently located, close to the city centre, and only about 100m south from the metro station Omonia. In about 15 minutes you can walk to the Monastiraki Square, which is THE square in the Plaka, the old town.
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