tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155701314279309662025-11-25T10:00:52.628+02:00希臘台灣人部落格 The Taiwanese Greek希臘和台灣的一切無所不談 All about Greece and TaiwanΆλισονhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409063245062952864noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-84084509310252117672014-06-04T11:31:00.000+03:002014-06-04T11:31:00.236+03:00Stop the EU undemocratic ways of GM corn approvalMost EU citizens don’t want the GM (genetic modified) corn, but the European Commission (EC) and a few bigger states' politicians do, following some bizarre procedure called "comitology" and a German abstention, the EC power is forcing a genetically engineered maize into Europe’s agriculture.
Despite 19 of the EU’s 28 members voted against, the pro-GM Tonio Borg (European Commissioner for Healthdiscover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-84531254660702330332014-05-25T10:52:00.000+03:002014-05-25T10:52:00.598+03:00Taiwan or ThailandΤαϊβάν ή Ταϊλάνδη
When people ask me where I am from, I answer: Taiwan. But after listening to my answer, about fifty percent of the time they think I am from Thailand.
It is easily confused by people who do not know their geography well. The Vancouver edition of the Metro Newspaper had a mistake on a title for a correct news report about the recent military coup in Thailand. This discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-54873848702765642522013-12-24T23:57:00.000+02:002013-12-24T23:57:00.556+02:00Greek fuel tax policy no gains only lossesGreeks need to stay warm while facing rising fuel costs amid unemployment.
Due to increased fuel costs, Greeks are burning woods to stay warm and this causes air pollution problem in major cities. The concentration of fine air particles has risen 30 percent since the financial crisis began, leading to potential long-term health effects.
These fine particles, measuring less than 2.5 discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-68800774646305254232013-08-09T06:19:00.000+03:002013-08-09T06:19:00.459+03:00Mystras Byzantine RuinIn my opinion, Lakonia is the most interesting area to visit in the whole Peloponissos peninsula. It has, from west to east, Diros cave, Vathia's stone tower houses, Mystra Byzantine ruin (much more north but probably not more east than Vathia), Elafonisos island's thick sandy beach, and Monemvasia's unique rock.
I happened to pass by Sparti Σπάρτη (English spelled as Sparta, 斯巴達 in discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-54018156267438420952012-09-24T14:00:00.001+03:002012-09-24T14:00:17.798+03:00Photos from the 4th Aegina Half MarathonΗΜΙΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΙΟΣ ΑΓΩΝΑΣ ΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΑΙΓΙΝΑΣ
I took the photos of the Aegina half marathon race at the church less than 200 meters from the finishing line, it was a hot day without clouds, so it was not an ideal condition for the runners. Congradulations to all the runners who had crossed the finishing line.
I checked the official website, http://www.aeginamarathon.gr/ for the result, but it discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-40901370467933831842012-07-27T17:51:00.000+03:002012-07-27T17:51:00.620+03:00A summary of this week’s news on Euro currency
The euro crisis has returned to haunt politicians and economists this week
with Greece potentially facing bankruptcy, Spain getting closer to a bailout,
and Germany risking its top credit rating.
With prolonged economic weakness and spillover for the currency
bloc, Greece will, with 90% chance as predicted by the Citigroup Inc., leave the euro zone in the next 12 to 18 months. discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-54936769740249719242012-07-26T06:02:00.000+03:002012-07-26T06:02:00.465+03:00Tourism for scholars and academics 希臘另類旅遊學者為對象
Samos, which I blogged briefly, is
one of the chosen destinations of a political tour package to
be held in August.
Political Tours, a
UK-based company organizing holiday packages in countries facing political,
financial, social and humanitarian upheaval, is organizing its first Greek
tour.
The Greek package, which
includes stops on the island of Samos, Athens,discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-58030506637966126652012-07-25T05:02:00.000+03:002012-07-25T05:02:00.647+03:00Monastery Paleopanagia near Astros PeloponnisosΙερά Μονή Παλαιοπαναγιάς κοντά από το Άστρος
There are many Orthodox
monasteries in Greece. The area that has many monasteries and enjoys
autonomous status but allows only men to enter is called Agion Oros aka Mount Athos.
If you are an international tourist looking for a place with
religious significance combined with natural landscape beauty, then my
suggestion for you is discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-3806845760053294922012-07-21T20:34:00.000+03:002012-07-22T07:23:13.100+03:00Ikaria Samos Patmos Kalymnos Greek islands in the east Aegean
Ikaria (also
spelled as Icaria)
In the map,
Ikaria can be located to the east of Mykonos.
Mykonos is well-known to international tourists, but Ikaria not heard of.
Here is an
awesome photo of the lightening display in Ikaria http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/02/lightning-display-on-ikaria-island-greece.html
People in
Ikaria live longer life, after reading the link http://discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-16207500587221015852012-07-10T00:49:00.000+03:002012-07-10T00:49:02.160+03:00Photos of ancient Philippi Φωτογραφίες των αρχαίων ΦιλίππωνAncient Philippi (in Greek Φίλιπποι) was a city in the eastern region of
Macedonia, established by King Philip II in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th
century after the Ottoman conquest.
According
to the New Testament, Apostle Paul was guided to Philippi in AD 49 or 50 by a
vision. Accompanied by Silas, Timothy and possibly also Luke (the author of the
Acts of the Apostles), Paul preached for the discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-52514628342875465442012-07-07T06:11:00.000+03:002012-07-07T06:11:00.167+03:00Corporate financial greed and Greek economic crisisMost of us
have been taught by our parents that taking advantages of someone’s misfortune
is simply unethical.
When a country
was hit by an earth quake or tsunami, other countries will pour in humanitarian
help and the UN will provide some relief aids.
But when a
country is hit by economic crisis, vulture funds are more rampant and the UN does
not do anything (such as starting a discussion discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-24719587427433592782012-07-02T22:36:00.001+03:002012-07-02T22:36:22.860+03:00Nafplio summer photos
Nafplio is not far from Athens, so if there are friends or relatives visiting, it is a place that we always take them to see. If you plan to go by public transit, take X93 from Athens airport to Kifissos coach station, then you can buy the ticket to Nafplio at the Kifissos coach station, or alternatively if you are staying in downtown Athens, you can also buy the ticket (and save the discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-89332948156449511392012-06-16T12:35:00.000+03:002012-06-16T12:35:43.869+03:00Greek Election 2012 - photos related to current affairs
a statue in downtown Athens
a close-up of the same statue shows the Greek words (with my translation): Greece wants to live, and it will
I hops so, but unless the Greek politicians cooperate and set aside their differences, plus the parliament "cleans its house", it may become like the old Greece shortly after the Second World War.
If I were a Troika official, this will be one discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-40336727285102272552012-06-14T01:51:00.000+03:002012-06-14T01:51:03.551+03:00Greek Election – Parliament closure may ease austerity
Reforms are the
keys to Greece’s survival but Greek politicians are too scared of implementing
them. Most people in Greece welcome
reforms carried out by foreign experts with the exception of the privileged
groups of politicians and some public servants.
Does democracy
work in Greece? Greek parliamentarians
are freely elected; therefore, the political system cannot be classified discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-2370477102318881522012-04-04T06:32:00.000+03:002012-04-04T10:57:30.396+03:00Some facts about Greek olive oil
Friends who
have visited me from Taiwan or North America always say to me that the extra
virgin olive oil we have in Greece smells really good, and after they sample
the olive oil with bread or vegetables, they tell me that my olive oil tastes
so good and not just smells good.
In fact Greek
olive oil is awesome but little known. Read the rest of this post and find out
why.
That’s discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-39038779468026774722012-02-13T17:50:00.000+02:002012-02-13T17:50:20.308+02:00Structural reform should start from riot control in downtown Athens
Why after the lesson learned from the riot of December
2008, Greek police still fight street rioters with tear gas and not trying some
alternative ways of control measures such as using water cannons? Is it because the government has spent money
for politicians’ armored cars to protect themselves from occasional personal attacks
and therefore there was no budget allocated for purchasing discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-25328257419944347572012-02-08T13:58:00.000+02:002012-02-08T13:58:39.300+02:00Greek participation of the 2010 Taipei Flora Expo
Recently I just learned about the Greek participation in the Taipei Flora Expo, so I asked the Greek participants, Mr. Thymakis and Mr. Lagos to provide me with some information to record this wonderful event.
HELLENIC GARDEN FOR
THE 2010 TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL GARDENING AND HORTICULTURE EXPOSITION
Key words: Hellenic flora, democracy in nature, river route, year-round interest, discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-10078161242961266142012-01-22T06:07:00.001+02:002012-01-23T02:25:21.624+02:00Salute to an unsung Greek hero Dimitrios Karamolegos Διμήτριος Καραμολέγκος
This is
the first post of 2012, I hope this post be one that is short but make some
impact on how Greeks and especially Greek politicians think about the future of
their country.
This post
I pay my respect to an unsung Greek hero who lost his life protecting his
country's land - unpaid.
In
Greece, I have high respect for firefighters, but not so for parliamentarians /
politicians, and discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-43347777335691958062011-12-19T01:00:00.000+02:002011-12-19T01:00:01.890+02:002011 Christmas in Athens Metro Mall
This year the city of Athens is said to spend
no more than 200,000 Euros for Christmas decorations and fireworks, this
figure is 1/10 of the amount spent in 2008.
Late November I happened to be near the new (1+ year
old) Athens Metro Mall, so I went in to check out what shops it has in this
mall, instead of looking at the shops I was very impressed with the Christmas
decorations. I discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-24682085391253016002011-10-12T21:10:00.000+03:002011-10-13T11:54:10.218+03:002011 Taiwan Painting and Sculpture Exhibition Σύγχρονη Ζωγραφική και Γλυπτική της Ταϊβάν 20112011 雅典當代台灣畫展
The Contemporary Taiwan Painting
& Sculpture Exhibition was held recently at the Πνευματικό Κέντρο in downtown Athens from September 19th to 30th, 2011.
Ten artists from Taiwan had their
paintings/sculptures/calligraphy exhibited, their names are:
Bu Zi 卜兹, Chen Yan-Shuoh 陳彥碩, Hsieh
Mei-Ching 謝美卿, Hsu Chih-Neng 徐至能, discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-68044744311088286942011-06-06T23:29:00.001+03:002011-06-06T23:29:00.415+03:00EU to impose aviation CO2 emission tax and some links
The EU will impose air passenger CO2 emission tax starting 2012, I suppose it will include small private jets often used by multimillionaires as long as they use "regular" airports for landing, but what if their pilots have expertise to land on a "makeshift" runway to avoid paying tax? I guess they will end up in police custody or in a hospital. How about those diplomats, head of state, UNdiscover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-83929864164203667782011-04-15T17:02:00.001+03:002011-04-15T17:02:00.741+03:00Reliable sources for making donations to JapanAfter reading the controversial news about how the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China handled the collected fund in Taiwan, and about the news on how the Facebook handled netizens’ on-line protests against the ROC Red Cross, if you haven’t contributed and are still contemplating on making a donation to Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami, the following info that I have collected throughdiscover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-66690168269497441982011-03-19T06:53:00.000+02:002011-03-19T06:53:01.145+02:00Fukushima 福島 – hopefully an island of blessing and good fortune
Fukushima (福島) is a Japanese place name being mentioned every minute in the news these days. Everyone knows now that it is the location of the nuclear crisis after last Friday's strong earthquake that hit Japan, but few people in the west know that this name written in Japanese characters actually means "an island of blessing and good fortune" (and in this case same meaning in Chinesediscover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-78082600365279253102011-03-06T11:42:00.001+02:002011-03-06T11:42:00.556+02:00Waste Reduction and Turning Waste into BiofuelResearchers are needed in Greece and especially in Athens to turn garbage into fuels because our garbage is plenty but our gasoline is very expensive (at least 1.60 Euro per liter these days and still going up). I do my part to reduce waste by burying vegetable waste, and I hope more Athenians do the same.
By the way, Taiwanese researchers are considered valuable discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215570131427930966.post-11377520602442568932011-02-23T23:56:00.001+02:002011-02-24T00:00:49.966+02:00One Day
"One Day" is a Taiwanese movie being played at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, here is the location info. It was screened last February at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, and has now come to Greece for viewing.
This coming Saturday (Feb. 26th) at 20:00 is the last chance to see the movie, the ticket is 5 Euro, and you may read all about this film here, it is director Hou discover.greecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139776291290454736noreply@blogger.com0