What excited me most about this fisherman was knowing that he's most likely never been told to join Twitter.
The brilliant red color of these delicious fruits shined in the Athenian sun.
These are just two of the ever-vigilant stray(?) canines that patrol Athens at night (and sleep during the day). And who can blame them? It's wicked hot.
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Can't believe I'm on my way back to the States. Three months in Armenia with Kiva went by oh so fast...
Well, I'll be back in September for TEDxYerevan -- just a bit on the late side for apricot season, I'm afraid.
There's no shortage of graffiti around Athens, which means lots of uninteresting initials tagged on walls, but also some really great street art. Of course, one person's street art is another's graffiti, but I did fancy these in particular...
I was foolishly snapping all these photos with the wrong setting on my camera. Pardon the blur. But those really fuzzy looking photos are the crowds being dispersed by a combination of riot police and tear gas.
I snapped these in Syntagma Square, just across the street from the Greek Parliament in Athens. Take a look at this first photo of a non-riot-afflicted streetsweeper, then click ahead to see what happens when you torch one of them. This humble machine won't be cleaning up any of the mess protestors left after the protests of May 5th, which killed 3 adults (one of whom was pregnant) who were trapped inside a burning bank.
The city has changed a lot since my last trip. For all the modernization, though, the proud Greeks have made sure to preserve their storied historical artifacts.
It's almost 16:00 now and things have quieted down. The streets around Parliament are a mess. Got my first taste of teargas today (admittedly, the last time I was involved in a protest was way back in 2003 in London against the Iraq War). Needless to say, folks here aren't all taking these austerity measures very well. Thousands came out for the protest today and there was even an attempt to storm Parliament earlier, which was repelled. The BBC reports that at least three people were killed when a bank was set on fire. I definitely saw more than a few petrol bombs go off.
What a vacation!
Small protest on Monday in front of the Greek Parliament here in Athens. Loud but peaceful. What's most impressive is the gaggle of tourists in front, dedicated to photographing the changing of the guard ceremony. There's a big protest & strike planned for Wednesday. Should be interesting.