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Monthly Archives: November 2013
April 23, 2010 — Fishing boats and ferries — Poros
April 23, 2010: Poros — Fishing boats and ferries Poros harbor. Six-thirty in the morning was half-light in Athens, with the Acropolis set against Homer’s “rosy-fingered dawn.” A few birds were awake enough to sing, but none of the people on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, travel
Tagged Apollon Hellas, Athens, Carbon Golden Flour, ferries, Fishing boats, Mediterranean, Piraeus, Poros
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Sicilian wheat, a smattering of tastes
The Sicilian flag shows Medusa’s head, with ears of wheat alternating with the three legs that some say represent the three corners of Sicily. One source says that the Gorgons (Medusa was one of three) represented the destructive aspect of Athena. Perseus … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Sicily, travel
Tagged cannoli, Catania, Hotel Trieste, Ortygia, sfinciuni, Sicily, Vineria di Picasso, wheat
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