One day in Hania...

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.

Saturday 5 July 2008

Souvenir shop

Souvenirs, anyone? Stall in the Agora, the central market of Hania.

deep sea sponges
black and white scarves
olive oil soap
and ouzo carafes

old men's worry beads
refrigerator magnets
postcards, key rings
I-Love-Crete gadgets

It's all Greek
but made in China
where it's cheaper
to buy labour

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Gerald (SK14)6 July 2008 at 20:58
fridge magnet and tee-shirts were our souveiners as well as all the photographs I took.
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The D in D & T9 July 2008 at 05:40
every time i visit monastiraki or plaka i turn souvenirs upside down looking for the made in sign, and yes, it's almost always China.
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Alexandra Badea11 July 2008 at 16:51
I like the little poem but is saddens me to learn its truth. I would try to hang on to local values, local ceramic, local souvenirs and local vegetables as much as I can. But you cannot impose it on anyone else I guess.
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