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.
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Traffic
Bird's eye view of the traffic outside the Agora, Hania. Koum Kapi and the hills of Halepa can be seen in background.
Nice street scene. Traffic not so bad. The pavement looks smooth. You can't see the zebra crossing stripes very well, but oh well... Jerusalem should have it so good.
Dina - That pavement is smooth- in places it's marble and when it rains it's worth a broken bone to try and hurry - especially if you're wearing sandals.
Interesting contrast the traffic in this post and the plant life of the previous post. There was a program about a Greek island where people live longer than the average. Part of the reason was all of the greens that they eat. Is Crete as verdant as it looks?
Nice street scene. Traffic not so bad. The pavement looks smooth. You can't see the zebra crossing stripes very well, but oh well...
ReplyDeleteJerusalem should have it so good.
I've crossed it before, not too bad...Prospect Street here in Fredericton is worse, which is saying something for a small town!
ReplyDeleteDina - That pavement is smooth- in places it's marble and when it rains it's worth a broken bone to try and hurry - especially if you're wearing sandals.
ReplyDeleteVery nice and lively composition. I wish I was there to see it in person
ReplyDeleteI love this street scene!
ReplyDeleteAloha
Oh well, traffic is traffic... :-)
ReplyDeletePS I'll have to return for the quiz!
PPS We are far south of the Arctic circle, but it never gets quite dark anyhow.
Interesting contrast the traffic in this post and the plant life of the previous post. There was a program about a Greek island where people live longer than the average. Part of the reason was all of the greens that they eat. Is Crete as verdant as it looks?
ReplyDeletelooks smoothly moving!
ReplyDeleteIt's a sea of grey (OK silver)!
ReplyDeleteIt seems we are in summer again...
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