A quiet evening
The economic situation is beginning to bite. It was very obvious over Christmas and the New Year. Usually the village comes to life with visitors from Athens, Heraklion and further afield. This year not one family arrived! New Year's Eve in the village was very quiet. We went out at about 8pm and called into the kafenion with the mini-market for a drink, only the mother was there - no other people at all. We had a glass of wine and chatted for a while. The daughter and son in law arrived, but still no customers.
After a while we continued on to the other kafenion in the village. Outside were a lot of cars, this looked more like it. On entry we found a few youngsters playing cards, 3 older men doing the same and three others - one of whom was just leaving - chatting. We sat down and joined in. the youngsters went off and so did the older men. We ended up watching "Bend it Like Beckham" on Greek tv while we drank out wine. Other years there have been tables of company, parties, jokes, laughter, mezes and a good time being had by all. We left at about 11 and I was in bed and asleep before the year changed.
On phoning a few people to say "Xronia Polla" today most of them said that they stayed home with family - none seemed to have gone to any entertainment the evening before.
New Years Day dawned sunny, if a bit cooler than recently. Although I had vowed not to do much in the way of work I decided that the floors had to be washed and cleaned through.
the New council officially takes over today, a lot of organising is going on and we will learn more in the next few days. the court challenges to the result are expected to be heard between the 7-17th January. In the meantime everything goes on as normal..
After a while we continued on to the other kafenion in the village. Outside were a lot of cars, this looked more like it. On entry we found a few youngsters playing cards, 3 older men doing the same and three others - one of whom was just leaving - chatting. We sat down and joined in. the youngsters went off and so did the older men. We ended up watching "Bend it Like Beckham" on Greek tv while we drank out wine. Other years there have been tables of company, parties, jokes, laughter, mezes and a good time being had by all. We left at about 11 and I was in bed and asleep before the year changed.
On phoning a few people to say "Xronia Polla" today most of them said that they stayed home with family - none seemed to have gone to any entertainment the evening before.
New Years Day dawned sunny, if a bit cooler than recently. Although I had vowed not to do much in the way of work I decided that the floors had to be washed and cleaned through.
the New council officially takes over today, a lot of organising is going on and we will learn more in the next few days. the court challenges to the result are expected to be heard between the 7-17th January. In the meantime everything goes on as normal..
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