Our cafetiere broke on our first day in Greece, so having spent that first day sorting everything out in the flat, we decided to go to Glyfada the next day to buy a new one. We took the tram
and a few minutes later arrived at the marina in Glyfada.
A nice, long walk would eventually lead to the shops.
The path is sandwiched between the sea on the right, and the tram line, a very quiet road, and the houses of the rich, on the left.
Some of the houses on this stretch are magnificent - rumour has it that Aristotle Onassis wanted to buy a house here, but money can't buy you everything, at least not in this affluent area.
It's impossible to see many of the houses as they are hidden behind stone walls
and some of the walls go on and on
The beach was deserted, except for the birds
even though we did see some winter swimmers later on.
As a child, I was fascinated by this house: to me it looked like a fairy castle.
This is another favourite of mine
We eventually got to the town hall which is an art gallery nowadays.
The silver path on the sea beckoned - I sometimes wish I was a winter swimmer, but you have to do it all year round so as to acclimatise yourself, so my wish will have to remain a pipe dream.
Our search for a cafetiere was not successful as the cheapest we were able to find was three times the price of those selling in the UK. We could not make ourselves pay that much
so we walked on to the market to browse and buy
it's one of the largest ones in our area
oranges and lemons,
apples
aubergines and courgettes
tomatoes and peppers
lettuce and herbs
olives
more salad produce
giant white cabbages .... and lots more...
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