Irish music and life in northern Greece
It’s nearly July so we are aestivating. Our next sessions will kick off on September 15th. My mind is more preoccupied with the UK election and the football (Euros) than with the music. The Athens Irish Festival was held at the end of May in Peristeri Park. It was a lovely setting. The Session –... Continue Reading →
It has been a busy few days here. Sunday, June 23rd, was Pentecost so Monday was a bank holiday. We have had a lot of tourists from Serbia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. As most of them are Orthodox like the Greeks, they also took advantage of the long weekend. I haven’t found much of personal... Continue Reading →
απέχω παρασάγγας (από) = to be a far cry from, to be wildly different, be miles away The παρασάγγης was a Persian unit of distance, approximately 5,243 metres according to Babiniotis. www.wiktionary.org states it was the equivalent of 30 Greek stadia or 5,554 metres - or the distance a foot soldier could be expected to... Continue Reading →
καρεκλοκένταυρος – a politician or civil servant determined to hold onto his or her position. Where civil servants are concerned “jobsworth” could be a reasonable translation. In it for their own good, and generally unhelpful with regard to Joe or Jo Public. As we know, in mythology the centaur had the head, torso and arms... Continue Reading →
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