So great. Love Athens. When last there it was a full moon. We found, by luck, this amazing restaurant with an upstairs deck (3rd floor) crowded -way crowded - all floors. We told the waiter we'd wait for the roof, and man, so glad we did. It was a warm night (of course-summer) and were waited on by the neatest waiter, Josef, an older fellow, very laid back and neat. We lingered and lingered, long after others had gone(we'd been seated late) and the moon was rising, right above the Acropolis! It was simply incredible. He stood at the balcony wall, smoking a cigarette, watching it, and we watched it too. It was stunning. When we came back through, we found the restaurant again, and Josef was there, but we could not exactly recreate that glorious moment. Plus it was Sept 1, and the summer vibe had changed. Thanks for letting me re-live a wonderful memory David.
In May 2004 Olympic stadium was still being constructed when I arrived in Athens.
The Karyotids were being removed because of acidification and replaced by fiberglass copies.
Yes, the originals are in museums. Greece was trying to trying to preserve the marble pillars that have been eroded by time, pollution. To a trip to Lacavitos a mountain with 3 restaurants and a church. A director /Producer, Demitrius my fried and me for an interview. I agree. and I am part of Travel Channel program. Thought I was a star in the making. The show was aired the first week of August in Los Angeles. His web site: Demitrius Anagnostopoulos, dir/producer"Ultimate Guide to Greece '04. Video-net. GR This is just FYI. Have a
Your guide got you past even the Skip the Line queue. That's a solid gold professional. I love to watch our once young Adonis,Cliff Richard sing that beautiful and poignant song The Next Time while wandering around The Acropolis (in a string vest as he points out) in 1960. I'd love to see someone analyse all the backgrounds and show us then and now versions because I've got a feeling that despite being "the same" it would also look very different. Maybe some one with the skills neccesary could do that on their Substack but of course they'd need to get permission from the original film copyright owners.
So great. Love Athens. When last there it was a full moon. We found, by luck, this amazing restaurant with an upstairs deck (3rd floor) crowded -way crowded - all floors. We told the waiter we'd wait for the roof, and man, so glad we did. It was a warm night (of course-summer) and were waited on by the neatest waiter, Josef, an older fellow, very laid back and neat. We lingered and lingered, long after others had gone(we'd been seated late) and the moon was rising, right above the Acropolis! It was simply incredible. He stood at the balcony wall, smoking a cigarette, watching it, and we watched it too. It was stunning. When we came back through, we found the restaurant again, and Josef was there, but we could not exactly recreate that glorious moment. Plus it was Sept 1, and the summer vibe had changed. Thanks for letting me re-live a wonderful memory David.
In May 2004 Olympic stadium was still being constructed when I arrived in Athens.
The Karyotids were being removed because of acidification and replaced by fiberglass copies.
Yes, the originals are in museums. Greece was trying to trying to preserve the marble pillars that have been eroded by time, pollution. To a trip to Lacavitos a mountain with 3 restaurants and a church. A director /Producer, Demitrius my fried and me for an interview. I agree. and I am part of Travel Channel program. Thought I was a star in the making. The show was aired the first week of August in Los Angeles. His web site: Demitrius Anagnostopoulos, dir/producer"Ultimate Guide to Greece '04. Video-net. GR This is just FYI. Have a
Dionysian experience. Have Greek wine. Excellant.
Your guide got you past even the Skip the Line queue. That's a solid gold professional. I love to watch our once young Adonis,Cliff Richard sing that beautiful and poignant song The Next Time while wandering around The Acropolis (in a string vest as he points out) in 1960. I'd love to see someone analyse all the backgrounds and show us then and now versions because I've got a feeling that despite being "the same" it would also look very different. Maybe some one with the skills neccesary could do that on their Substack but of course they'd need to get permission from the original film copyright owners.
Ah! LOVED Athens!!!! https://substack.com/home/post/p-168547183?source=queue