That's tragic. The beautiful picture belies the chaos lurking behind it.
On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Gonz. > > Greece is a disaster, especially Athens. Locals are allowed to > withdraw only a small amount of cash on any given day, but there is no > problem for foreigners. Credit cards are widely accepted in all areas > where tourists are found. The beautiful park across the street from > our first Athens hotel was over-run with homeless people, garbage, and > graffiti. The cops just stood in a group and watched. One American I > met ventured on the subway, where he was assaulted and his wallet, > cash, credit cards and passport were taken. By-standers pointed our > one of the perpetrators, but the police were disinterested. > > It seems that tourism is the only real industry. Yet, there are > frequent strikes.that affect tourists. A couple of weeks ago, the > Acropolis was closed because of a strike. Transit strikes occur > regularly, and our second Athens hotel had a strike on the day of our > departure. There are many vacant and abandoned buildings in Athens, > and almost everything, except the Acropolis and the Tomb of the > Unknown Soldiers is covered with rude graffiti. The current political > unrest in Turkey has force cancellation of some cruise stops in > Turkish ports, also impacting the Greek tourist industry. > > I am glad we went to Greece this year, as I fear it may cease to > function completely in the near future. > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: >> Beautiful. Makes me want to go there. >> >> How's the economy there btw? Still broken? At one point it was >> almost a cash only society... >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Thanks, Jack, Bob, Ann, Alan, Mark, Christine and John. >>> >>> Ann, I thought about trying to dim the hotspot, and I am still >>> considering it. My reluctance is that in real life the reflection off >>> that particular window was blindingly bright, and I am inclined to let >>> the blown out area convey that aspect of the scene as I saw and >>> enjoyed it. >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> >>> On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Well composed, Dan. >>>> J >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On May 22, 2016, at 7:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I just returned from a week in Greece. Here is one of my images from the >>>>> trip: >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18235691&size=lg >>>>> K-5 IIs, DA 18-138 zoom >>>>> Comments are invited. >>>>> >>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Reduce your Government Footprint >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
