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Buon Natale. С Рождеством. Срећан Божић. Wesołych Świąt. Feliz Navidad. Häid jõule. Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ: Feliz Natal. vrolijk Kerstfeest.
Street Photography
Greek Is Chic!
I love this shop window! Greek is chic didn’t you know?
The very crowded Ermou St.
A vendor selling the warm winter drink called ‘Salepi’ (σαλέπι). It is made from orchids and is mostly consumed in the middle east.
A street vendor selling corn on the cob.
The Byzantine church ‘Agia Kyriaki’ built in the 6th century.
A few street photos of downtown Athens where there so many things to photograph. Athinas street, Ermou and Monastiraki are some well-known and busy streets. On that day Ermou street was so crowded my friends and I gave up and turned around. We went down a quieter street for a stroll. It’s probably a lot more crowded now that Christmas is approaching. Crowdy streets are a happy site for shop owners and street vendors, but only if people are buying and not just taking strolls like we were haha!
Street Musicians
I forgot to add this photograph from the summer time. Just a few young Greek boys playing on the street. I bet they were raising some money for their summer vacation 😉
Street Artist
An Artists sits next to his drawings of famous people.
A Chinese street artist in Monastiraki square in the downtown district of Athens.
Strange Shops/Aσυνήθιστα Kαταστήματα
Meat galore. Not for the vegan types!
Go green! Can’t tell if it’s real or fake foliage. Interesting nonetheless.
Crowds gather outside a deli shop.
This shop caught me by surprise with its unusual decor.
Croissants, all kinds of bread, and Greek ‘halvas’.
The many brands of Greek honey.
In Athens, most of the merchandise is on the street so you don’t have to step into a shop to see what the store has to offer. It’s something you don’t see in many countries. Some of the items on display are really odd, like the wooden canes or the display case with the honey and alcohol on the wall of a shop. The shop with the sausages took me by surprise, that was a lot of meat! The shop attracted many people who were just walking by. Many were taking photos with their cell phones of the shops unique exterior.
View from Inside/Θέα Aπό Tο Eσωτερικό
My camera doesn’t get to rest very much. I couldn’t help but snap a few photographs of a street in Athens from inside of a restaurant. I just loved the lights and the reflections on the window.
The Bustling Monastiraki Square
People gather to watch a live musical act.
There is always a lot of action at the busy downtown Athens square called Monastiraki. The many tourists and natives, street artists and vendors all congregate at this square. I took this photographs only three weeks ago and it is still as vibrant as it was in the summer time.
Nostalgia/Νοσταλγία
Old Greek folks at a park bench in Nafplio.
“Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.” Angela Carter (Novelist)
Small Town Shops/Ta mικρά καταστήματα της πόλης
And the ever-present Greek frozen yogurt shop.
I love this windmill!
Plenty of handmade items in this shop.
Bracelets, sling shots and umm..no further comment.
No relation..
A couple walks by a charming little restaurant called ‘restaurant’ 🙂
Small towns like Nafplio have some of the prettiest store fronts that you’ll ever see. I loved the architecture of many of the buildings here, and there were so many things to shoot!
Μικρές πόλεις όπως το Ναύπλιο έχει μερικά από τα ομορφότερα προσόψεις καταστημάτων. Μου άρεσε πολύ η αρχιτεκτονική του Ναφπλιου, και είναι ένα εξαιρετικό μέρος για να βγάλετε φωτογραφίες!
The Narrow Streets of Nafplio
The small town of Nafplio is located on the eastern side of the Peloponnese. It is the capital of the prefecture of Argolida. The town is a photographers dream with so many things to take photographs of. The town has so much history, and it’s interesting to note that Nafplio was Greece’s capital from 1828-1833. It’s a great place to get away on the weekend especially for those of us who live in a concrete jungle like Athens.
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