Hodge Podge of Greece, aka Open Thread

Just a hodge podge of photos from my trip. Heading out tomorrow. Back to Paris for a week to see Chris and his wife Joelle, now that they're back from Egypt, and then back to DC on the 13th.



The local baker in Dorio, mom's hometown. This guy was a riot. He started to show off for me, taking the fresh hot bread out of the oven, etc. He made me promise to mail him a cd of my photos and videos of him and his wife, and I will. Oh, and the bread was superb.



A yiayia (grandma) walking home from the Dorio street market. After their husbands die, Greeks (well, at least of yiayia's generation) wear all black for the rest of their lives.



I didn't get to the islands this trip, but did get a near-island experience visiting the city of Coroni, near Kalamata in the south. It's a nice city, especially if you haven't been to the islands. If you HAVE been to the islands, then Coroni is only a poor imitation. Still, as poor imitations go, as you can see, it's pretty beautiful.



Possibly the most powerful kittens in Greece. They belong to my Uncle John, the former cabinet minister.



Just a sign scrawled on a wall in Coroni. Still, it's kind of prety.