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.
Thursday 22 May 2008
Rubbish collectors
I like to see people working in public on the streets of my town. They're just doing their job, in full view of all the passersby. Where would be without these rubbish collectors who migrated from goodness where to collect Greek people's rubbish?
Today is our "rubbish" collection day. Except we call it 'garbage' collection day. The stuff that can be recycled (glass, plastic, paper) is collected by a different group and trucks on Mondays. Thursday is garbage collection day here and I have set out bags out to be picked up.
re your comment on mine about names being Victorian - don't know but probably they are much older than that 17th cent or 13th cent or even 11th - lots of Saxon and Viking names in the area.
looks very much like ours - it is a global business.
ReplyDeleteToday is our "rubbish" collection day. Except we call it 'garbage' collection day. The stuff that can be recycled (glass, plastic, paper) is collected by a different group and trucks on Mondays. Thursday is garbage collection day here and I have set out bags out to be picked up.
ReplyDeleteYes, I give them all the credits in the world..^^
ReplyDeletere your comment on mine about names being Victorian - don't know but probably they are much older than that 17th cent or 13th cent or even 11th - lots of Saxon and Viking names in the area.
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