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 16 June 2009
Sattelite city
Our economic migrants like to keep up with what's going on in their own countries. These satellite dishes help them to keep up with what's happening beyond the Greek borders.
Long live the channels of communication. The case of Iran makes us appreciate them even more. There's a dish on my little rented house I think; now all I need is a TV.
In our area (central Greece) there were always Pakistani and Indian workers, even before the recent blooming of migration. I have a very vivid memory from a big family that used to live in a small basic house that was built using concrete bricks. On top of this house there used to be a big satelite dish with a diameter of about 2 meters. It instantly made an impression on top of that small "hut" and that was before everyone got a Nova dish antenna. But yes, it was vital for them to keep in touch with home....so all this effort was really understandable. :-D
Long live the channels of communication.
ReplyDeleteThe case of Iran makes us appreciate them even more.
There's a dish on my little rented house I think; now all I need is a TV.
I love wandering Hania's streets. thank you. aloha-
ReplyDeletethe all pervasive dishes and cables!
ReplyDeleteI think these are all the satellite dishes for Cable network...This is so beautiful !!
ReplyDeleteIn our area (central Greece) there were always Pakistani and Indian workers, even before the recent blooming of migration. I have a very vivid memory from a big family that used to live in a small basic house that was built using concrete bricks. On top of this house there used to be a big satelite dish with a diameter of about 2 meters. It instantly made an impression on top of that small "hut" and that was before everyone got a Nova dish antenna. But yes, it was vital for them to keep in touch with home....so all this effort was really understandable. :-D
ReplyDeleteHi Maria! ET phones home... ;)
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