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( picture: svirnies ) Spring has arrived on the island together with oceans of flowers. The Greeks have put their chairs and tables outside:...

photo:GrisGris (cat to the right), in memoriam Eftalou, 14 March 2010 To Mister Karadonis, the Mayor of Molyvos We have known Eftalou well n...

( Picture: the castle of Mytilini ) It is no news that the Greek economy is shaking. That the Greek earth is also shaking is also true. It g...

( Plomari ) Already too much has been written about the financial crisis in Greece. I better not add any more but I will tell you about anot...

( Storm on the Boulevard of Eftalou ) When we want to know what weather is awaiting us we look at the weather forecast on television or the ...

Yesterday it was Valentine’s Day and Carnival, but in Mytilini at the Franciscan Church no postman or delivery-man came to the door and for ...

There are hard times coming in Greece because of the general economic crisis. But Greeks are not people who immediately give up to sit and s...