Friday, December 31, 2010

Athenian Color New Year's Eve !


Best Wishes to all for a Wonderful New Year filled with
Health, Peace and Prosperity!




62°F/16°c

46°F/8°c

Thursday, December 30, 2010

The Color of Greek Water II

59°F/15°c
48°F/9°c

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The Color of Greek Water I


57°F/14°c
50°F/10°c

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Color of Hidden Sands Beach


61°F/16°c
54°F/12°c

Monday, December 27, 2010

The Color of Pelion


62°F/17°c
57°F/14°c

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Majestic Greek Xmas Colors






74°F/23.5°c
57°F/14°c

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Color from Greece



Christmas Wishes to All !
75°F/24°c
60°F/16°c

Friday, December 24, 2010

A Rainbow of Greek Xmas Colors





66°F/19°c
62°F/16°c

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Greek Colors


75°F/24°c
55°F/13°c

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Saronic Island Color


73°F/23°c

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Athens Color VII


The Poseidon Coastal Highway hugs the seaside of South Athens and extends down to Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, the southernmost point of the prefecture of Attica. The major artery to the right is an eight to ten lane expressway leading to the center.

70°F/21°c

Monday, December 20, 2010

Athenian Color VI

Athenian Vista
68°F/20°c

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Santorini Color


64°F/17°c

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Greek Sea Color


Crystal Clear Greek Seas
67°F / 19.5°c

Friday, December 17, 2010

Athenian Color V


During the construction of the metro , numerous artifacts of archaeological interest were discovered. Their discovery was brought about as a result of what is known as salvage archeology, this is archeology that comes into play not because of natural decay but due to the artifact's imminent destruction by the systematic excavation process. Teams of archaeologists worked alongside engineers for a total of six years. They protected and recorded the archaeological evidence which was uncovered which included ancient streets, houses, cemeteries, sanctuaries, public workshops, foundry pits, kilns, aqueducts, wells, cisterns, drains and sewage tunnels. Together this allowed a new insight into the topography of the city in ancient times. Never before has such a rapid development of infrastructure been accompanied hand-in-hand with the attentive study and preservation of archaeological data.
Today, exhibitions of ancient artifacts can be found at various metro stations such as Acropolis, Monastiraki and Syntagma.

56°F/13°c
43°F/6°c

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Athenian Color IV




Acropolis with the Parthenon

52°F/11°c
43°F/6°c

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Athenian Color III


Full Moon shines down on the Acropolis

51°F/10°c
46°F/8°c

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Athenian Color II


The Athens Tram
Athens Tram began its operations in 1882 Initial trams were horse-trams. After 1908, the network expanded and 21 electric tram lines were created.The tram stopped operating in 1960 and was replaced by trolley-buses and buses.

In March 2001, a public utility company under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation , started the construction of the tram lines in the beginning of 2002, while the commercial launch of the system took place in July 2004, a few weeks prior to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

67°F/19°c
47°/8°c

Monday, December 13, 2010

Athenian Color I




Mount Lykavittos / Λυκαβηττός is a limestone hill located in the center of Athens. It rises 277 meters / 908 feet above sea level, the hill is the highest point in the city of Athens not including suburbs. The hill is full of pine trees at its lower elevations and its peak is adorned with the 19th century St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Just below the church, on one side there is a theater which is popular for outdoor concerts and on the other, a restaurant with panoramic views of the Athenian basin.

Lykavittos appears in several legends. Popular stories suggest it was once the refuge of wolves, possibly the origin of its name (which means "the one (the hill) that is walked by wolves"). In Greek Mythology, Lykavittos is credited to the goddess Athena, who created it when she dropped a mountain she had been carrying from Pallini for the construction of the Parthenon.


63°F / 17°c
41°F / 5°c

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Winter Sunset Color


The temperature warmed up from a record overnight low
and then dropped as the sun disappeared!
52°F/11°c
36°F/2°c

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Winter Color


The Winter Storm accompanied by gale
force winds was welcomed by some !




43°F/6°c

34°F/1.3°c

Friday, December 10, 2010

A Winter Night's Color


The first blast of cold northern air blew down from Russia
resulting in the temperature to drop 18°c or 33°F in a few hours.
76°F/24°c
43°/6°c

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Cycladic Color II


79°F/26°c
57°F/14°c

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Cycladic Color


78°F/26°c

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Greek Color @ Sunset


75°F/24°c

Monday, December 6, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Saronic Color II

71°F/21.5°c

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Saronic Color


76°/24°c

Friday, December 3, 2010

The Color of Angistri


Angistri which is Αγκίστρι in Greek and means "fishing hook" is a very small island community in the Saronic Gulf just off the coast of Metropolitan Athens. Angistri is a pine-covered island only a few kilometers away from the harbor of Pireas; the Port of Athens.

There are only three settlements on Angistri - Milos (Megalohori), Skala and Limenaria. Milos has a population of 461 and is the main village where the majority of the Greek population of the island lives. Skala with a population of 354 is a twenty-minute walk from Milos along the coastal road. Skala is where most of the tourist facilities and hotels are. Limenaria with 105 residents is a very small village on the other side of the island with very little tourism. The island's population is 920 inhabitants according to the national Greek census. Its land area is 8.3 miles² or 13.367 km².



76°F/24°c