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This huge fig tree takes up almost all the courtyard of a very small, old house. I could hear people chattering away over their early morning coffee. It must be delightful to sit under the fig tree on a summer morning, have complete privacy, enjoy the harbour view and pick figs straight from the tree.
This is our old house on the left with the small wooden windows.
Daughter lives there now. They have a roof terrace and a magnificent view of all the harbour and the mountains on the mainland.
That bougainvillia is absolutely beautiful when in full flower. Beware though, it's huge thorns are a couple of inches long and lethal
The barber, the grocer, the greengrocer all in a row
The barber has a sign hanging out, the greengrocer has trays of fruit and vegetables but you have to peer in the narrow doorway to spot the grocer's goods. This is the shop which sells the snails, feta from a barrel and lentils from a sack.
I often follow delivery trucks like this on my way to see the grandchildren in the early morning
He not only drove through without a scratch but did it at speed as well
and this is not the narrowest part of the road
St Matheus, the church of the followers of the oldstyle orthodox Julian calendar which is 13 days behind our Gregorian calendar
If you don't have a garden then you have pot plants
This was a blaze of colour a week ago. I waited too long to take the photo
One of the narrow streets, houses on either side. Neighbours can almost shake hands from across their balconies
Everything is so close together! I don't even like having a neighbour across the road. I guess if you are born and raised in a neighbourhood such as this, it is normal and comforting to have the world so close to your doorstep. Those truck drivers must be very precise! Thank you for sharing. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteWhat isn't so great is hearing your neighbours every move, and cough. Our old neighbourhood used to be very friendly though. Kids played in the street and were looked after. You got a shout when it started raining to bring in your washing .when the church bells rang there was always someone who knew why....death, visit from the bishop, fire. Now my daughter has to put up with complaining neighbours who come from Athens twice a year and don't like the bikes parked on the road, the noise from a family gathering, the barking of dogs....on and on and on. Thankfully the worst left this morning....till xmas
DeleteI love your backstreets.
ReplyDeleteThey are clean and bright with flowers . Steps, stones and edgings are whitewashed at Easter .
DeleteI love back street views. Here we call them alleys. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat delivery truck, it doesn't look like it can get through. ,-) On the left in the pic, it "is going to hit." Unless he pulls to the right.
I was right behind that truck and it hardly slowed down. It does have 2 or 3 inches on either side
DeleteI love those sorts of houses. As near to the sea as possible. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteOur old house has a roof terrace with a view over the harbour and the mountains...and a sunset more spectacular, and less crowded than santorini
DeleteI love so much places like yours, I don't mind close neighbors, i have them here too.
ReplyDeleteHaving close neighbours there are good and bad points. In our old neighbourhood when we first moved to Poros everyone was very friendly and in the evenings we would all sit out on the road and gossip. watch the children and maybe the men drank an ouzo. No one has time for that anymore
DeleteThat looks wonderful and warm (we are having a sudden cold snap 13 degrees C. right now)
ReplyDeleteNZ seems to be either cold or wet. I hope spring brings you some sunshine and warmth.
DeleteWould that our back streets were even half as charming. That truck driver must have cats whiskers and years of practice.
ReplyDeleteHe has years of practice! Some of his loads are so high they almost hit the jutting balconies but I dont think hes ever had an accident.
DeleteYour back streets, lanes and tracks have a beauty and charm of their own! We really must swap one day. Ill take the winter months please
My Wellington boots are size 7 - you will definitely need to use them in the winter months - so bring some big thick socks with you, to pad them out! ;-)
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