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When we visited Greece, we loved nothing more than to get up in the morning, breakfast, visit the local bakery to buy our lunch and then head off for a day of mooching through villages, the countryside and up the occasional mountain.  We invariably returned to our studio covered in dust, with scratched legs, and on one ocassion we were soaked after we were caught in a thunderstorm.  On our return, the kettle or briki would go on and we drank coffee and ate biscuits before showering and enjoying a drink on the balcony or terrace.  The day was rounded off by seeking somewhere to eat, always looking for traditional dishes to enjoy.

Generally, I took the photos while Peter recorded our walks on his camcorder.  Over the years we have amassed hundreds, probably thousands if I took the time to count them, of photographs.  These, along with the videos, enable us to reflect on the effect Greece has had on how we live our lives today.

 

Below are just a few photos, which illustrate what we term as 'Our Greece'.  Click on an individual cell to open a slide show, with descriptors.

Our Greece

Kalderimi to Petra

Kalderimi to Petra

Kantina loo

Kantina loo

Omalos

Omalos

Tortoise

Tortoise

Kallerghi hut

Kallerghi hut

Water pipes!

Water pipes!

Emborio from Ag Georgious track

Emborio from Ag Georgious track

Above Samaria

Above Samaria

Samaria and Lefka Ori

Samaria and Lefka Ori

Lafionas

Lafionas

To Kamaki Ouzerie

To Kamaki Ouzerie

Proastio

Proastio

Flower - huge seed dock

Flower - huge seed dock

Samaria on a quiet day

Samaria on a quiet day

Dragon lily

Dragon lily

Old Kardamyli

Old Kardamyli

Typical of the tracks we go down and up

Typical of the tracks we go down and up

'Amaryllis' Pancratium Maritimum

'Amaryllis' Pancratium Maritimum

Path to Steni Vala

Path to Steni Vala

Laundry above Lefkogia

Laundry above Lefkogia

Gate Itylo

Gate Itylo

Collecting for Retsina

Collecting for Retsina

On Vigla

On Vigla

Tap, Sellia

Tap, Sellia

From Maxia

From Maxia

Proastio

Proastio

Road down from Ano Riglia

Road down from Ano Riglia

Oregano and Oleander at Toli

Oregano and Oleander at Toli

Kato Riglia

Kato Riglia

Inside Timeos Stavros

Inside Timeos Stavros

Cleaned up and ready to go

Cleaned up and ready to go

Route to Ag Emilianos

Route to Ag Emilianos

Studio cats

Studio cats

Orchid

Orchid

Wood carving at Phoenix

Wood carving at Phoenix

Glossa

Glossa

Aradhena entrance

Aradhena entrance

Coming back from Ag Marina

Coming back from Ag Marina

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