Just behind our house the ruins from the earthquakes of the 1950’s still remain. No doubt someone will develop them in time but this illustrates the less glossy yet more appealing side of the old town. agreekVillage.jpg (21238 bytes)
A rare view of the old town from the terrace of a beautiful house we were lucky enough to spend our last few weeks.

 

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We lived here for the summer at the very top of the old town on the Castro with ruins next door.

 

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Costas seemed to hate his job as a ticket man on the bus yet he was always friendly to us. Whenever he saw my guitar he grinned and said "Hotel California"

 

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Oreo Skilos -"beautiful dog" - the moped. Skilos enjoyed going down hill more than going up.

 

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