Dear Ikaria friends and those interested in the island, Like Ursula, I belong to the small “German-speaking community” on the island and would like to support them in setting up and maintaining this Ikaria portal in the future. So that the interested readers know who they are dealing with here, [...]
I read Ursula's Ikaria platform with joy and interest, which, together with her and your contributions, has become an important source of information about Ikaria. As a “half-icariot” it is high time that I got in touch to report on the south side of the island from time to time. [...]
Finally there is a brand new ATM at the post office in Christos Rahes. This helps the residents of the entire region of West Icaria, from Gialiskari to Karkynagri (1 hour's drive), to simplify their previously rather laborious money transactions. The nearest bank is in Evdylos! It is of course also practical for the [...]
Who doesn't know them, the Koren (κόρη - girl, virgin), the beautiful, marble virgins of the Parthenon, the Caryatids. As symbols of beauty of their time, they stand in the Acropolis area and carry the Erechtheion. The Erechtheion is best known for its vestibule, which is supported by six larger-than-life girl figures instead of [...]
We are on Ikaria for the first time at the end of October. It is wonderfully warm, the pine forests are still spring green, only the needles on the ground form a rust-red autumnal contrast. Many trees and bushes bear fruit and shine in warm yellow and red. Bright red [...]
Here in Germany there are bakeries with a large range and large displays of products. For example, most types of bread are made from ready-made mixes and therefore they all taste the same and not particularly good to me. That's why I'm always on the lookout for particularly good-tasting types [...]
We dared! No no. I don't mean the number with the yes word, 19 years ago on that wonderful, sunny, clear autumn day in front of the Hamburg-Altona registry office. No, we're talking about April 7, 2012, when we set off on the journey to Greece in the old Opel [...]
Can you still travel to Greece this summer? A question that is often asked, especially by German holidaymakers. Understandably. In connection with Greece, all you see on television are images of strikers, masked people throwing stones, burning houses and angry trade unionists on Syntagma Square burning the German flag on [...]
Liest in der letzten Zeit, erschreckend viele Meinungen über die Lage in Griechenland vom Typ: die sollen mal endlich ihre Finger rausnehmen und anstatt auf den Strassen zu randalieren, anfangen zu arbeiten!!! Wäre schön, wenn das so einfach wäre!!!
