Sunday, 26 October 2025

Family

 Most of the grandchildren are back in Athens now and the rest of the family here are still working. It's a longer season this year. Poros is still full of tourists, yachts and quad bikes.

Julia and Caroline stayed at Aegean Villas. Across the road from the beach.  It was a bit cold for swimming but they dipped their toes in.

These are the rooms, half hour walk from the main harbour.


Aegean Villas. Right beside the sea in Askeli. Across the road from a cafeteria and taverna. Two minutes away from a supermarket and bakery.

Several lots of  visitors have stayed here in the last few years.  

They didn't manage to meet much of the Poros family but got to meet my 2 daughters Elli and Danae. 

When we drove around the island they saw the family compound where D lives



 Family houses all the way down
Left and right
Uncles and cousins and Aunts


One day I drove them up the steep road to the family compound where E lives above the harbour
That's where we used to live. You went in through those 2 blue doors which clanged shut like a prison cell. M in law downstairs, sis in law across the yard. Now E has her aunt downstairs and 2 cousins next door. 


And up on the roof the most wonderful view you can imagine. 
Me with my kiwi sis in law. A few years ago. The view never changing







14 comments:

  1. The apartments sound ideal. You should be on a commission!
    Lovely photo of you.

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    1. Thanks. Those apartments, are just like that Google photo. Lovely!

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  2. It looks and sounds wonderful - just how life should be!

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  3. How lovely to have family all so close. Not many secrets, I guess . . .

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    1. It was great for my girls growing up with their cousins

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    1. We had rain last week but sunshine once again. Great for the olives

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  5. Hotel, taverna, beach, shops, that sounds like heaven.

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    1. Those rooms are in the prefect spot. Just don't come in July or August. The road outside is full of cars, the beach crowded

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  6. Not at all like a prison cell. A small oasis

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    1. It is now. It wasnt with M in law downstairs watching my every move

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  7. It looks like a very luxurious place to stay.
    Sometimes I wish I lived somewhere where I was surrounded by family. But then I remember my family and I’m very happy indeed I’m not

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    1. The girls loved growing up with their cousins next door. I did not like my M in law watching every move. I'm happy to be away from there now!
      Wish my NZ and Aussie families were closer though

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