The church of St. George, in Rizarios, is one of the many small gems, one can discover wandering around Athens. It is located close to center, in the metro station of Evaggelismos. In a close distance you can find both teh Byzantine and Christian museum as well as the war museum. This is a link on how you can get...
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑThe Runner is a glass statue, created by the Greek sculptor, Kostas Varotsos. Originaly placed in Omonia square, but relocated after the many renovations that took place in that area. Today, it is located in another central part of Athens, close to Evaggelismos metro station. The Runner, was a controversial creation back in 80's. Mostly because people in Athens were...
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑFrape coffee is one of the most Greek products that you can ever find. It is one of the latest inventions in this land, standing proudly next to philosophy, democracy and theater. A cold shaken instant coffee, suitable for hot summer days. People prefer it all year around and one can find it in three variants. -Σκέτος (pronounced sketos). It...
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑHeliad (a.k.a. Trojan War) is an epic poem based on many older oral stories that describes a war conducted for the eyes of a woman, known nowadays as Helen of Troy. All have heard of her, as well as other heroes like the brave Achilles, the patriot Hector and the smart Odysseus. But the story is not written only by...
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑWhen summer arrives in Greece, the Sundays are suddenly transforming. From the usual busy and active days, become quiet and lazy. People do not circulate on the streets, families do not gather for the traditional official weekly dinner, even the never stopping tourists seem to be a click slower. The cities become a landscape of a thriller movie with empty...
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑYou all have heard about mainstream cospiracy theories about moon landing, haarp system and global warming. In Greece we have some of our own. Like everybody are jealous of us and want to destroy our country. Or we are owners of extra high tech technology that the same who are jealous of us and want to destroy our country, do...
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑWe all are in favor of charity, even if we do not practice any. There is no doubt that helping the less fortunate than us, not only is good for the soul by gaining extra positive karma points but also makes us feeling that we are or at least can be better persons. A very popular and fruitful way...
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