Strange palm tree
Unique roof top
Roof top and palm tree
Native Items
Colourful Sphere
Lounging Around
Lazy Dogs
Make yourself at home
All photos by Angela Zafiris
Street Photos
Author: Angela Zafiris
FALL LEAVES
All Photography by Angela Zafiris
Suburban Excursion
Yesterday, the weather was great, it was about 25 degrees celsius, so I decided to take a stroll up to the North of Athens.
This is the affluent part of Athens where the Pizza Hut looks like this:
Gourmet Restaurant? No, it's Pizza Hut!
Where the houses look like this:
Greek Architecture?
Weird.
And where the shops look like this:
A church? No!
New 7 Wonders vs. Ancient 7 Wonders-National Geographic
- New: Christ The Redeemer-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Old: The statue of Zeus at Ancient Olympia, Greece
New: Chichen Itza, Mexico
Old: The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt
New or old these structures are remarkable as they are examples of human intelligence, creativity and inventivness.
For the rest of the new and old wonders of the world click on the link below.
‘OHI’ DAY PARADE
Every year on the 28th of October kids from Greek schools all over the world from elementary school to high school gear up for the ‘Ohi’ parade. The day commemorates Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas rejection of the Italian Dictator Mussolini’s ultimatum on October 28th 1940. This event is very similar to the Persian ultimatum to the Ancient Greek city states. The Persians asked for ‘earth and air’ in exchange for submission to the Persian empire in the 5th Century B.C.. Modern Greece was once again faced with the same dilema. Freedom was to be taken once again. A proud Metaxas rejected Mussolini’s ultimatum that if they are not allowed to occupy Greece then there would be war. The rejection marked the beginning of Greece’s involvement in World War II. Greek troops-that included my grandfather and his brothers marched into Albania to fight the Italians who were with the Axis powers. The Greek army were to return from Albania victorious. Even though the Germans would later invade Greece no one forgot the heroism of the Greek army and many believe that the victory helped to end the second world war.
After the war, my grandfather came back to Greece safely with his brothers with plenty of stories to tell..
‘ Watch this great video about ‘Ohi’ day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeiT8Gbysk
For a more informative read on this significant day read this very interesting article:
http://onemansblog.com/2009/10/28/oxi-day-how-the-greeks-helped-end-world-war-ii/
Luxury Class/Οι Πλουσιοι
Paper Collage by Angela Zafiris
This is my paper collage titled ‘Luxury Class’. I used a bit of sarcasm because I’m not very fond of the super rich élite 😦
Iris the Rainbow
My Full Rainbow
In ancient times, the rainbows was thought to link Heaven and Earth. In many ancient cultures, rainbows symbolized promises and they were signs or messages from above. In modern times, people have to work harder to make ends meet, as a result people lose focus from what is most important. People ignore the beauty of nature. Scientific explanations have ruined our imaginations. There seems to be an explanation for everything. But, try as some may there will always be a sense of mystery around us.
In Greek mythology, Iris was the Goddess of the rainbow, and she was the messenger for the Goddess Hera. Everything in nature mattered to the ancients. Nothing was ignored.
http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Iris.html
Iris
I love this song!!!
Flower Photography
Global Crisis/Παγκοσμια Κριση
In the time of the ancient Greek Physician Hippocrates the Greek word ‘crisis’ (Gk. Κριση) meant ‘a turning point in a disease’. This turning point can either lead to recovery or death. Nowadays the word crisis means a crucial stage or an unstable period either in one’s personal life or in politics and economics. Many countries all over the world are at a turning point of a disease, the disease being greed. Corporations have exhausted the resources in our environment and left irreversible damages on the environment ex. the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. People are losing their jobs at an alarming rate, and few people can look to the future with a smile on their face. This is the time when people have to stop to think about the future and to think abou the damage that was done, not only to society but to ourselves. People are suffering, we all know that, but not very many will recover. Those who are fortunate enough to recover will venture into a stable phase; alot stronger and more prosperous than before.
‘If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it.’
American Director Jerry Bruckheimer
Metamorphosis/Mεταμόρφωση
I saw, for the first time, the metamorphosis of a beautiful catepillar in my backyard. This is the mysterious and miracle of nature that some take for granted. Scientists have not figured out what exactly happens when a caterpillar changes in its cocoon and somehow becomes a butterfly. These insects need 12 days or more to churn out as butterflies from their dark cocoons. During those days the caterpillar resembles a mummy and can become easy prey for insects .
I believe that we can all identify with the catepillar/butterfly. After a tough and challenging phase in ones’ life, a person may feel that they have reached the end . However, it is not the end, but it this cocoon phase that transforms that person and he/she may turn into something new. As the snakes lose their skin and acquires a new one. A person can shed their old skin, come out of their cocoon of darkness and into the light as a new person transformed.
It is interesting to note that the ancient Greek word for ‘ butterfly ‘is the ‘ soul ‘ …
Είδα, για πρώτη φορά, τη μεταμόρφωση μιας όμορφης κάμπια στην αυλή μου. Αυτή είναι το μυστηριώδες θαύμα της φύσης που ορισμένοι θεωρούν δεδομένο. Οι επιστήμονες δεν έχουν καταλάβει τι ακριβώς συμβαίνει όταν μια κάμπια αλλαζει στο κουκούλι του και κατά κάποιο τρόπο γίνεται μια πεταλούδα. Αυτά τα έντομα χρειάζονται 12 ή περισσότερες ημέρες για να μεταμορφωσουνε ως πεταλούδες από το σκοτάδι των κουκούλιων τους. Κατά τη διάρκεια αυτών των ημερών η κάμπια μοιάζει με μια μούμια και μπορεί να γίνει εύκολη λεία για τα έντομα.
Πιστεύω ότι όλοι μπορούν να ταυτιστούν με την κάμπια / πεταλούδα. Μετά από μια σκληρή και δύσκολη φάση στη ζωή του, ένα άτομο μπορεί να αισθάνεται ότι έχει φτάσει στο τέλος. Ωστόσο, αυτό δεν είναι το τέλος, αυτή ειναι η φάση ‘του κουκουλιού’ που μετατρέπει το εν λόγω πρόσωπο να μετατραπεί σε κάτι καινούργιο. Καθώς τα φίδια χάνουν το δέρμα τους για να αποκτά καινούργιο δέρμα. Ένα άτομο μπορεί να ρίξει το παλιό δέρμα τους, η και να βγει από το σκοτεινο κουκούλι του στο φως ως καινούργιος άνθρωπος μεταμορφωμενος για πάντα
Aξιοσημείωτο είναι το γεγονός ότι η αρχαία ελληνική λέξη για τη « πεταλούδα » είναι η «ψυχή» ..
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