Athens Travel, Beyond the Acropolis

Riots, Strikes, Demonstations … ‘Tis the season in Athens

Carole Heiman Kezos — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:51 +0000

It’s mid-winter/early spring in Athens, a season I’ve come to know as “strike season”. Judging from the emails and phone calls Basil and I have been receiving, and the threads and questions on various travel forums, Greece has certainly been making headlines around the world again. This year the hot topic is the economic crisis; the [...]

Maria Farantouri, Elli Paspala & Savinou Yiannatou at the Pallas theatre

Carole Heiman Kezos — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:44:12 +0000

Last November, I wrote about a concert that had been anounced for December, which I would have to miss, since I was returning to Chicago for the holidays. Lucky for me, the concert featuring Maria Farantouri, Elli Paspala & Savinou Yiannatou was such a success, that not only did they’ve announced a third encoure [...]

Haris Alexiou, March at the Pallas Theater

Carole Heiman Kezos — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:24:47 +0000

Haris Alexiou ” Love will find you, wherever you may be” NOTE: Shows now added until the end of March! January 23, 2010 -March 28, 2010 (see ticket site for exact performance dates within this time period! Performances are generally Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings) Haris Alexiou, a favorite performer on the Greek music scene, appears live at [...]

Haris Alexiou at the Pallas, March dates

Carole Heiman Kezos — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:21:08 +0000

Foivos Delivorias & his Big Band

Carole Heiman Kezos — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:58:54 +0000

Title: Foivos Delivorias & his Big Band Location: Metro Music Stage Foivos Delivorias is back for one last weekend with his «BIG BAND” … the multi-talented Greek ballad singer (songerwriter) performs at the Metro Music Stage along with his band and 30 musical instruments (30 instruments, not 30 musicians!) Musicians Stamatis Stamatakis and George Katsanos, accompany Delivorias on [...]

Athens Taxis and Transfers Truths

Carole Heiman Kezos — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:03:40 +0000

Taxi transfer info: Myths, facts and fictions Athens taxi drivers seem to have a larger than life reputation as being sharks swimming around touristed areas, airport, ports, bus stations and archeological sites waiting for the unsuspecting tourist so they can devour the the naïve foreigner before they’ve discovered they’re missing their left leg along with their [...]

A Little More Smoke ….

Carole Heiman Kezos — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:10:25 +0000

” A Little More Smoke ….” Saturday, March 13 2010 22:30 IANOS Bookstore Cafe 24 Stadiou Kalliopi Vetta, Mania Papadimitriou and Giannis Ioannou Imagine, a Greek concert about smoking … about cigarettes, about all things that make smoke …. the ashes after they’ve burned. Only in Greece, a concert about smoking. And although Ianos Bookstore Cafe is usually a non [...]

The sounds of Byzantium in Rembetika

Carole Heiman Kezos — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:26 +0000

Live Music in Athens Ianos Bookstore Café 24 Stadiou Street, Athens March 17, 2010 at 21:00 Musical performance and the ancient Greek heritage of the bouzouki Will be simulcast on ianoradio.gr Tickets 20 euro with a drink

Koutouki tis Lydias … budget best dining

Carole Heiman Kezos — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:34:14 +0000

Ok so “koutouki” doesn’t mean smokehouse, it means more like “joint” as in “Joe’s Place”. But given the sign outside “We smoke here” and the signs adorning the walls of the interior of this cozy, hidden away taverna on a narrow back street in Kaisargianni (a replica of an Athens street sign which proclaims “Smoker’s [...]

Athens’ “most excellent suburb”, closer than you think

Carole Heiman Kezos — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:53:23 +0000

Athens has lots of popular walks, but most visitors would never consider taking a walk to Athens’ “most excellent suburb”, thinking, of course, it way to far to attempt on foot. My Athenian friend, Yorgos, recently decided to try it by foot anyway, and to his delight, discovered a peaceful escape that today is actually [...]