They say that a picture is worth 1000 words. They are wrong. A picture is worth as much as the viewers' knowledge allowing to interpret what they see


Heraklion, Greece


Zeus selected Aeolus to become the ruler of the winds and granted him with the power to calm or arouse all winds. When Odysseus visit the island of Aeolus and stayed there for a month, Aeolus placed all the winds in a bag and gave the bag to Odysseus letting free only the mild wind Zephyrus that help Odysseus to reach near Ithaca. The comrades of Odysseus thought that this bag was full of gold and when Odysseus fell asleep they open the bag and all the winds set free. Then a great storm went off and drive them away from Ithaca.

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Crete


This Friday, 16th of June, the cliff full of caves created in the Neolothic Age will become the stage for the annual Matala beach festival. The Greek band will fill this beach with ska and reggae sounds. Are you in Crete? Don't miss this event

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Technopolis


I had the chance to visit the 80s exhibition at Technopolis in Athens. A must-to-do in your list if you are Greek or lived in Greece during this decade. If you visit this exciting exhibition be prepared to hear and say the phrases 'Oh, I used to do that', 'I remember it like no time passed', 'Oh, I still have this in a storage somewhere'. You will not be bored

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Technopolis


In 1988 Kostas Barotsos builds this sculpture of 8 meters height using only glass, iron and silicone glue. It depicts a runner as if it was sketched in paper with a pencil. Placed initially at Omonia square, one of the busiest streets of Athens back then, it represented the continual movement of people in Athens. Detail from the nostalgic 80s exhibition in Technopolis.

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