Thursday 27 August 2009

This fabulous oak tree is growing in the middle of the outdoor dining area of a taverna in Armenoi, Hania.
It provides natural much-needed shade during the summer, and when the wind breezes through the trees, it's like a natural form of air-conditioning.

7 comments:

  1. I seriously think I have been there. Because I remember the tree..... and have never seen a real tree in a restaurant apart from the one in Hania.

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  2. It looks like an enchanting place to have lunch in the shade of the big oak tree! Our city of EAGAN has a big oak tree as its city symbol. Check out my EAGAN daily photo blog and see!

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  3. The tree is great, but even just the name "taverna" makes me want to sit there.

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  4. It sure is natural and sets up a certain ambiance found only in the Mediterranean ...I'll bet the food is great too

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  5. For some reason your post put this song in my head, by Tony Orlando...and still humming:
    Tony Orlando

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  6. Hi Maria,

    This is one of my local tavernas. We live just up the road and you never called in . . .

    Still I have this feeling that the tree is in fact a platanos - a plane tree. Not an oak.

    Take care

    Ray

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