Jun 13, 2008 Posted by Niovi Moore

My own Cinema El Paradiso

First of all, I have to admit that I am not sure if this is an article about travel in space or travel in time. Yesterday, as I walking in downtown Athens, my eye caught a sign: buy a 10 € movie ticket and watch 3 movies! Although I had been on this street before, I had never noticed that there was a movie. I looked up. It was a summer cinema named Palace. I took a closer look to the posters of... read more

Mar 10, 2008 Posted by Atalia

Greek carnival

Today is the last day of carnival season in Greece. What does this mean to Greeks? Fun is over, celebrations are over and no matter how sad we are, all we can do is wait till next year. For those who are Christians, the end of carnival season also means the coming of 40 days of Lent until Easter. But there was also a time when carnival used to mean the advent of spring. Greek carnival’s roots... read more