Tuesday 8 January 2019

snow

Greece has been hit by three storms one after the other, Raphael, Sofia and now Telemahos (named after  Telemahos, the son of Odysseus who fought in the Trojan war).

We've had extremely early falls of snow over most of Greece but not in the Peloponnese which is the part of mainland Greece just over the straits of Poros.

Roads from here to Athens were cut off last night by heavy snowfall along the route and even the national roads have had long closures and of course back-up of traffic.

Many schools all over the country were closed today including all the schools on Poros.  Just as a precaution.  The day dawned with temperatures of about 1o C but no snow and only a sprinkle on the mountains opposite. The sun came out but it was 'sun with teeth'.



In Athens the Acropolis and the Parthenon on top were covered in a layer of white.  That doesn't happen very often.


Another storm is blowing in tomorrow with heavy rain but with winds from the south so temperatures will rise a little.

Greek skiers are very happy campers this winter


14 comments:

  1. I know it’s cold
    And I know it’s all a huge pain for everyone
    But
    Omg. How pretty is it lol
    Yup I’m safe all the way down down here in the sun lol

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    1. The kids go mad with excitement with just a few flakes. Wish I could see the acropolis
      Hmmmm I would love it just a tad warmer

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  2. I do like snow for a limited time period. Everything looks clean.

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    1. It's a real novelty here. Good for the olives apparently

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  3. that looks wonderful and certainly not what I'd expect in Greece. See? You really need some lovely hand-knitted socks to keep your tootsies warm in Winter xx

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    1. Yes, I must try those so is again. I didn't like working on so many needles. Maybe I should try the magic loop .a resolution for 2019!

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  4. I never think of Greece having snow.

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    1. I always thought Greece was eternal sunshine too. You have to live here to experience the extreme changes in temps to believe it!

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  5. here we have the edge of the storm, some snow in the north and a lot of rain here, and very cold.

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    1. I always think of your country as having endless sunshine! But like us you do have a winter. Another storm coming in today

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  6. We have got a red rose flowering in our Irish garden and its not rained proper for weeks. The seasons have gone mad.

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  7. Shiver me timbers! Did you have to get your winter thermals out of storage? I hope your storms have passed and the sunshine is with you again - 'cause it certainly isn't here in Lincolnshire.

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  8. I know how cold it gets in Winter, I have a cousin who lived in Greece for many years, 10 deg doesn't seem to bad though.

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