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.

Thursday 18 June 2009

Bombed shelter?

No, it hasn't been bombed.

These apartments are found on the outskirts of town, near the new Nea Hora traffic lights.

There are many cases of unfinished buildings in Greece; they are homes and offices that were started many years ago. Although they're being lived in, the owners never got round to executing tasks like painting and anything to do with aesthetic appeal. Laws have changed this situation; a building must now have a certain amount of necessary features before it is allowed to have electricity running through it.

5 comments:

Hilda18 June 2009 at 17:28
Sounds like Manila :(

I just got a new computer and I can now visit your blog again without it slowing down!!! I'm so happy!
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Dina18 June 2009 at 21:55
Umm, like walls?
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Phivos Nicolaides19 June 2009 at 06:54
Peguliar building!!
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GMG21 June 2009 at 11:05
Hi Maria! I heard once that there was some kind of tax explanation for that, as before beeing complete there were some taxes that wouldn't be paid by the property owners... Maybe it was in some other country... ;)

Blogtrotter has a moved to another country on its 250th post. Enjoy and have a great Sunday!
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Tinsie22 June 2009 at 13:18
My parents lived in a half-finished house for a couple of years before they finished the outside (the inside looked pretty cool from day 1 though). Maybe this house is also quite neat on the inside.
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