The old minaret adjacent to St Nikolaos church is a perfect reminder of the way the East met the West in the town I made my home, Chania, Crete, Greece. The photographs I post all help to tell a part of a longer story that focuses on the town and its citizens, whether they are living there now, or have made their home in other parts of the world. As a newer resident, by writing about the town in this way, I am trying to put some order into the chaos that I seem to be confronted with.
Tuesday 25 March 2008
Is it Christmas?
We're a little tacky when it comes to celebrating events like Christmas: we want lots of twinkling lights and tinsel decorations. But we can't be bothered taking them down afterwards. They hang above us on central streets in the town from the electricity posts, waiting to be turned on again in 48 weeks time, after they were last switched off.
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They cost too much either way. Why we all need such decorations is way beyond me. "Pretty" is delusional I think.
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this is my first time to be here. i love the name of your city, so beautiful
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