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Lovely sights seem to abound in Hora.
Lovely sights seem to abound in Hora.
0 2022/01/05 15:32:51
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
0 2022/01/05 15:33:52
Folegandros is shaped like a bow-tie. That is, if the wearer has just been drinking the local rakomelo all night (raki heated and mixed with cinnamon, anise and thyme honey).
Folegandros is shaped like a bow-tie. That is, if the wearer has just been drinking the local rakomelo all night (raki heated and mixed with cinnamon, anise and thyme honey).
0 2022/01/05 15:34:41
The ravines of Ano Meria grow olive trees.
The ravines of Ano Meria grow olive trees.
0 2022/01/05 15:37:09
The whitewashed walls of Stavros Church. Folegandros has a preponderance of churches and chapels, the latter serving as 'praying points' scattered all over the isle.
The whitewashed walls of Stavros Church. Folegandros has a preponderance of churches and chapels, the latter serving as 'praying points' scattered all over the isle.
0 2022/01/05 15:38:07
Folegandros fig ('siko).
Folegandros fig ('siko).
0 2022/01/05 15:39:48
An old menu poster from bygone times.
An old menu poster from bygone times.
0 2022/01/05 15:40:58
Daphne Apostolopolis, Greek feline Chess Champ 2012. We played 2 dozen times and I won every match, except for twenty-four.
Daphne Apostolopolis, Greek feline Chess Champ 2012. We played 2 dozen times and I won every match, except for twenty-four.
0 2022/01/05 15:42:32
Our trip journal containing the names of those folks whose pictures I once took 22 years earlier. We were successful in finding about half of them.
Our trip journal containing the names of those folks whose pictures I once took 22 years earlier. We were successful in finding about half of them.
0 2022/01/05 15:44:33
Folegandros has its share of fishermen, but not as many as found elsewhere in the Cyclades.
Folegandros has its share of fishermen, but not as many as found elsewhere in the Cyclades.
0 2022/01/05 15:46:46
Some 'fascomilo' (wild sage) tea, the elixir that often saved my butt back in '92. I'd come underdressed and unprepared for the windswept isle's powerful shoulder-season storm.
Some 'fascomilo' (wild sage) tea, the elixir that often saved my butt back in '92. I'd come underdressed and unprepared for the windswept isle's powerful shoulder-season storm.
0 2022/01/05 15:47:52
*Some wit posted a shot of this very same scarecrow from this year---wearing a covid mask!
*Some wit posted a shot of this very same scarecrow from this year---wearing a covid mask!
0 2022/01/05 15:50:56
Margarida was one of the numerous Folegandriotes whose portrait I once took. She ended up marrying the son of the island's Head Priest.
Margarida was one of the numerous Folegandriotes whose portrait I once took. She ended up marrying the son of the island's Head Priest.
0 2022/01/05 15:52:33
The primary school which may've also once served as the City Hall. Current mayor Eleftheria Papadopoulous was one of three elected officials nation-wide who broke the gender barrier in recent Greek elections.
The primary school which may've also once served as the City Hall. Current mayor Eleftheria Papadopoulous was one of three elected officials nation-wide who broke the gender barrier in recent Greek elections.
0 2022/01/05 16:59:20
These young men were in diapers when I previously visited.
These young men were in diapers when I previously visited.
0 2022/01/05 17:00:08
We had difficulty connecting with Dmitrios, so we ended up leaving this photo from '92 wedged into a shutter at his business. The shot showed Helena, Lefteris, Anna, Thodoris, a few of the local teachers, plus Fotis and Dmitrios.
We had difficulty connecting with Dmitrios, so we ended up leaving this photo from '92 wedged into a shutter at his business. The shot showed Helena, Lefteris, Anna, Thodoris, a few of the local teachers, plus Fotis and Dmitrios.
0 2022/01/05 17:02:18
Present-day Laoumi.
Present-day Laoumi.
0 2022/01/05 17:05:42
The old, original sign for the Laoumi ('rabbit warren') cafe-cocktail bar, first on the island. Young owner Dmitrios Venios was one of the friendliest Folegandriotes.
The old, original sign for the Laoumi ('rabbit warren') cafe-cocktail bar, first on the island. Young owner Dmitrios Venios was one of the friendliest Folegandriotes.
0 2022/01/05 17:06:19
Pounta Square has the first vista that visitors see up in Hora. It is a natural balcony. the view includes Sifnos, Kimilos and Crete. This square also contains the school, the war memorial and a key bus stop.
Pounta Square has the first vista that visitors see up in Hora. It is a natural balcony. the view includes Sifnos, Kimilos and Crete. This square also contains the school, the war memorial and a key bus stop.
0 2022/01/05 17:10:59
The square also features the Pounta restaurant, which opened the very week that I visited back in '92. The owners are typical of a number of local couples--the wives are ex-pats. Best caper salad that you'll ever eat!
The square also features the Pounta restaurant, which opened the very week that I visited back in '92. The owners are typical of a number of local couples--the wives are ex-pats. Best caper salad that you'll ever eat!
0 2022/01/05 17:14:41
Part of the exterior decor in Pounta restaurant's outdoors courtyard, in this case, a 'found thing' likely from the ground. I think.
Part of the exterior decor in Pounta restaurant's outdoors courtyard, in this case, a 'found thing' likely from the ground. I think.
0 2022/01/05 17:21:11
Another Pounta decor item, an oversized bottle-cap display from the '70s. Back then, Folegandros boasted but one (tiny) grocery store and it too featured this same decor item as promo.
Another Pounta decor item, an oversized bottle-cap display from the '70s. Back then, Folegandros boasted but one (tiny) grocery store and it too featured this same decor item as promo.
0 2022/01/05 17:23:43
Mother Nature bats last on Folegandros, providing wonderful views and more besides. *next: Hora
Mother Nature bats last on Folegandros, providing wonderful views and more besides. *next: Hora
0 2022/01/05 17:28:12
The first night of my '92 visit, I 'experienced' (its the only word) one of Folegandros' wild winter windstorms---you have no idea. The following morn after things had calmed down, the entire isle was surrounded by an alien turquoise ring. That'd been caused by the local hillsides of green schistoze slate having been washed down into the Aegean. The above shot barely approximates that special visual.
The first night of my '92 visit, I 'experienced' (its the only word) one of Folegandros' wild winter windstorms---you have no idea. The following morn after things had calmed down, the entire isle was surrounded by an alien turquoise ring. That'd been caused by the local hillsides of green schistoze slate having been washed down into the Aegean. The above shot barely approximates that special visual.
0 2022/01/05 17:31:43
Divers love Folegandros. Even from the surface, one can see 20' down. They value its underwater world of clear water, war relics, sea-caves and coral. I've yet to see any imagery of local fish---anyone got any to share with us all here?
Divers love Folegandros. Even from the surface, one can see 20' down. They value its underwater world of clear water, war relics, sea-caves and coral. I've yet to see any imagery of local fish---anyone got any to share with us all here?
0 2022/01/05 17:32:38
Hora is a car-free quartet of irregular, interlocking squares clustered around old water wells. This is Piatsa (aka Kontarini). The restaurant on the left is 'O Kritikos' (the Cretan), so-named for the late owner, Christos, son of the original policeman on the isle. He had a distinctive silver moustache and was once very kind to a certain visitor, the sole tourist on the isle in March '92. I enjoyed many meals huddled next to his pot-bellied stove, as nearby elders fingered worry beads.
Hora is a car-free quartet of irregular, interlocking squares clustered around old water wells. This is Piatsa (aka Kontarini). The restaurant on the left is 'O Kritikos' (the Cretan), so-named for the late owner, Christos, son of the original policeman on the isle. He had a distinctive silver moustache and was once very kind to a certain visitor, the sole tourist on the isle in March '92. I enjoyed many meals huddled next to his pot-bellied stove, as nearby elders fingered worry beads.
0 2022/01/05 19:57:53
By day or night, Hora is the place to be for family-friendly, quasi-boho, old-school, romantic atmosphere. It is 200m above the sea.
By day or night, Hora is the place to be for family-friendly, quasi-boho, old-school, romantic atmosphere. It is 200m above the sea.
0 2022/01/05 20:06:50
The Euro Basketball championship was on the taverna's b+w TV. One of the watchers was a local, 10 yr old problem child. The poor, snot-nosed kid wore a filthy, sheepskin vest, and someone had taped a bandage-gauze directly onto the back of his unshorn head. O Kritikos owner Christos, had just turned down a blank check offer to buy from an infatuated Italian scriptwriter. The latter wanted badly to create a Zorba-like play featuring the life of Manolis. *Note the empty Theokepasti bell-tower.
The Euro Basketball championship was on the taverna's b+w TV. One of the watchers was a local, 10 yr old problem child. The poor, snot-nosed kid wore a filthy, sheepskin vest, and someone had taped a bandage-gauze directly onto the back of his unshorn head. O Kritikos owner Christos, had just turned down a blank check offer to buy from an infatuated Italian scriptwriter. The latter wanted badly to create a Zorba-like play featuring the life of Manolis. *Note the empty Theokepasti bell-tower.
0 2022/01/05 20:10:21
The style that one sees throughout Hora is tasteful, unassuming and innocent. Like this amphora and
The style that one sees throughout Hora is tasteful, unassuming and innocent. Like this amphora and
0 2022/01/05 20:16:45
Lovely hand-made sign.
Lovely hand-made sign.
0 2022/01/05 20:18:31
An orthodox cross. It seems that there are between 50-200 churches across the island.
An orthodox cross. It seems that there are between 50-200 churches across the island.
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