You can't get a haircut but the carwash businesses are all open and working.
Humans with long hair (and undyed roots) are driving around in clean cars.
That's priorities for you.
We went for an evening walk, but through the back streets rather than along the sea. The wind from the North West was a bit chilly down by the sea. I paid very close attention to every smell and sign so as to have something to tell you about in my next blog. The Greek national day is coming up (25 March) and already the flags are being put out on balconies along the street. They were snapping in the strong breeze.
We were just discussing the flowers on the orange trees (the scent is now strong enough for even the humans to smell it), when we spotted the orange cement bag.
Round the next corner and down a quiet and secluded-feeling pedestrianized street we encountered a small, extremely well maintained church wedged between the apartments. It looked like something designed for a Leggo town. The carefully yellow-painted footpath was so smoothly plastic glossy and clean, and the block work of the church so sharp and immaculately pointed that it must have been fresh out of the box.
Our walk reached its zenith as the sun dropped towards its nadir - we glimpsed the last rays disappearing behind the Peloponnese and turned for home. We suddenly seemed to be surrounded a every turn by little cars like this.
I have seen these before certainly, but 5 or 6 in one street seems unusual enough to comment on their popularity. They are wind-up cars; like old-fashioned clockwork toys. I know this because I have seen one that someone left the key in. (Someone gave me a clockwork mouse once. It was interesting for about 3 and half seconds. I prefer the real thing.) Next time you see one of these cars look at the front right - there is a little hole to put the key in to wind them up.
And they are all very clean...... you have to get your priorities right.
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| Sunset over the Peloponnese |
It’s strange how they prioritise when considering what can open and what can’t.
ReplyDeleteWashing your car isn’t an essential service. But then again I’m glad the owners of the car wash can still operate their business.
Hopefully soon you will be able to come out of lockdown and start the new normal life again
Maybe they could do hairwashes in the carwash place....
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ReplyDeleteWell, I guess electricity is a sort of wind up!!! Good to see they are being appreciated in your part of the world - now that the UK has made new e-cars road tax exempt, there may be an upsurge of wind-ups around here too!!! That view down the street is gorgeous... hugs and whiskeries, YAM-aunty xxx
Interesting what you think of as gorgeous YAM-aunty. I guess we are jaded by the soundscape and smells that accompany it and should look through fresh eyes. The dust and greyness of it all is kind of disguised in that golden light. xxx Mr T
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DeleteYeah I get what you mean - but to these grey-sky, water-logged eyes, that setting sun a soothing sight!!! Yxx
My hair was one thing I didn't like about lockdown, I ended up trying to thing my own out but once I got to my hairdresser she was horrified.
ReplyDeleteF is considering buying clippers on the inter-thingie and giving herself an all over #4 if this goes on much longer.
DeleteI am loving that last photo, the road runs down into the sea.. or looks it anyway. beautiful view and street. we are flat as a pancake here and nothing but HOUSES to look at. that church is indeed fresh out of the box it came in. I am thinkiing the gold yellow is so people don't stumble on all those steps
ReplyDeleteYes, it does. Generally F doesn't mind hills, but we are surrounded by them. Although we are by the sea there is no flat way to get back here on a bicycle; whichever way you go it involves a steep uphill. The road out would be a gentle climb (topographically speaking) but like climbing a waterfall of traffic if coming back; it is a busy one-way street.
DeleteLoved your walk and photos thereof. Don't remember the church. Looks very smart.
ReplyDeleteWe lived in Piraeus for ten yrs around the Tzaneion area. I walked my kids all over . Would love to walk in a city and peep in on others lives.
It is Piraiki - sort of looking toward Salamis (ish). MOst of the apartments are above ground level - we peep at the plants on their balconies mostly, but you are right there are some eye-catchers on show from time to time.
DeleteOh how I envy the weather - and the light especially. The Peloponnese? Is that the 'fingers' bit of southern Greece - showing my ignorance probably - must look it up. They say Brits can visit Greece later this summer; I do so hope as much.
DeleteIndeed it is the 'fingers' bit - and a beautiful place to visit if you ever get the chance - ancient theatre at Epidavros, amazing Monemvasia, charming Kalamata.... and all the good bits around and in between.
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