Saturday 7 January 2017

From Birmingham to Glyfada




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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