A new decade for me, starting officially from today - and in a few days for all of us too (2020)! Today we also celebrate a popular name day for many Greeks - the Saint Nikolas day!
Many thanks for all the wishes and the love you are showing me every day, hope you all enjoy good health, a lot of love and everything else you are wishing for, one more for those who have a birthday or are celebrating their name day today (Nikos, Nicoleta etc. as well as to my closest friend Nikolas)
And for closure - of course - the slogan that unites us all (every week):
Have a nice & festive weekend! If life is short - it certainly doesn't have to taste bitter.
💋 Big Kiss!
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Despite the wonderful weather yesterday it has been raining all night long and today is a moody day.
But it's Monday.
How great this is?
Do you love your Mondays?
Well I believe you should!
Otherwise
start right now.Start loving your Mondays.
There are more than the 14% of the year.
Can you imagine how many more things you can accomplish if you treat them right?
Did I wish you for a nice month?
Not yet?
Well, Have a wonderful month my friends!
Full of love, good health and lots of trips around Greece and the rest of our world!
So today if life finds you in the streets of Athens - though on the 1st Sunday of November - the main archaeological sites should be open to the public with free admission, our amazing museum - the Acropolis Museum (unfortunately for the visitors who don't know it and will have to wait in a long queue to get in) has its regular entrance fee: Only €5 per person (an entrance fee which is extremely small for what the visitor will see) but it still has an entrance fee, like any other regular day. Unlike the Acropolis Museum, however, today the Acropolis hill archaeological site and the Parthenon temple, as well as the Ancient Roman Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus and the Arcade of Atalos offer to their visitors a totally free entrance. And today's weather is warm and many stores downtown are open (exceptionally this Sunday until 15.00). So what's better than a great and sunny Sunday walk in thoss wonderful ancient sites downtown, for those who have the time and the will to do it?
You also might meet me somewhere around.
💋 Big Kiss and wishes for an amazing Sunday!
Best wishes to all!
Today is the 28th of October, a national celebration day for Greece and Cyprus. Maybe you already know what the Greeks are celebrating this day (otherwise find out here or elsewhere - as long as it is a reliable source - BUT PLEASE read to learn).
The annual military parade in Thessaloniki, student parades across the country, festivities on the television and Greek movies related to our national anniversary, changes in public transport routes and possible delays, all public buildings (services and of course museums) will be closed and a massive return of three-day excursions in their cities - these are only some of what you will see today happening around Greece.
As fort the weather; this Monday is an awesome day:
Sunny with the temperature reaching up to 25°C.
Have a good week! We should never forget our past.
Otherwise we might have to live it again.
Antonis Papadimitriou - the president of the Onassis Foundation in Athens Greece - after his meeting with the Greek prime minister offered him the Foundation’s contribution on upgrading the infrastructure on the Hill of the Acropolis. More detailed they have decided to fund the installation of a modern platform lift (in place of the current lift and hoist), as well as the renovation and upgrading of the night illumination of the archaeological site.
Everything is an issue of education. The Acropolis, as a monument that expresses Athenian Democracy, cannot help but comprise a priority. The monument continues to stand there, with or without us. But we have an obligation to renew its symbolism, according to the needs of the age...
In all this - among different work tasks and risks - I am preparing the next trip to Naples Italy. Any suggestions or travel tips ahead my trip would be welcome! Want to read my highlights or see my point of view already?
Where is your favorite neighborhood in Athens?
Earlier this morning I had my usual walk in some of my favorites neighborhoods in Athens.
Where?
Downtown of course.
Some of my favorites places to walk, drink my morning coffee (or my early night drink) and spending time wondering around are Plaka, Psiri, Monastiraki and Koukaki areas.
Where are yours? Send me your favorite neighborhoods in Athens to live in.
💋 Kiss!Enjoy your Sunday!
Write down (it is important to write and not to just think about it) all your hopes and wants you'll put your best self in (this month) to conquer your dreams. Check them back every day and tick the things you've manage to do on time. In the end of the month you'll be happier and more successful. Just believe in YOU!
#NewMonthMotivation
Before that we were enjoying the sea at Agios Nikitas beach and yesterday we've swimmed in the (not windy at all) crystal clear waters of the famous Kathisma beach
Lefkada is a magical island (okay, I know that with Lefkada I'm not that much subjective sometimes, though I think that those who've met its beauty will agree with me views) and I have to say that unlike the Cyclades, where I found myself 2 weeks ago, the sea was still very warm and the temperature was comfortable at 28oC/82,4°F.
Being here - especially at the end of September - feels like pure Hapiness!
Have a nice week from the magical Lefkada!
✍️ In autumn of 2017 we “revived” the legendary film “LE GRAND BLEU” (“THE BIG BLUE”) by organizing, in Amorgos, a unique event; an international free-diving tournament, the Authentic Big Blue; at the location where the most memorable scenes of the film were shot, scenes that created unique feelings.
The second ABB tournament was organized in September 2018 and it was an anniversary event since it was 30 years after the release of “Le Grand Bleu“ film.
The 3rd event will be held from today; 22 – 28 of September 2019 and will be focused on the divers who honor us with their presence every year. Inspired by the magical blue, with the aura of the island and the unique awe-inspiring landscape on our side; this year we create a special, sporting and tourist experience.
✍️ It's Friday and since I am working on my latest trip to Naxos Island in Greece - preparing the travel articles with all those tips you need to know before your next visit, I decided to inform you about Augusts’ performance of my site. So I am posting here the latest Google Analytics report (that Google send me via my e-mail) about the unique visitors who have visited my site (the one you are reading now) LilyWasHere.gr last month. There are up to 31.700 that means more than 1000 unique visitors per day! Thank you all of you (once more) for your love, trust and support! I'll keep on trying my best to be on top! For cooperation requests, more detailed analytics is available upon request, as well as a short bio - to check me up!
◉ Well here you can see my first attempt to write down some useful tips and notes for you. There are not everything you need to know there yet, but I promise I'll keep updating it with more and more useful info - as time goes by - so that soon it will be ready for you to help you organize your next vacations to the beautiful island of Naxos.
Best thing about this, is that - among other things - I've also returned to:
• The rhythm of the center of Athens (that I love).
• Drinking the second coffee of the day «on the road» (take away).
• Wearing lipstick again (as you can see in this photo).
I am lying.
I always wear lipstick.
💋 Big kiss for now!
I have to run! (I aaam runniiiiing)
The situation here in Naxos island for this morning is all about: Coffee and burgers inside and up to 9 Beaufort winds outside. All the ferries remained docked at their harbors because of the big waves in the Aegean sea and we are trying to find a - not so windy - beach for the rest of our day. I have something on my mind but I will tell you later.
In the meanwhile I don't forget that yesterday, when the weather was grey all day, I saw one of the most amazing sunsets I've seen in my hall life.
So don't loose your hope and courage for anything.
See ya (way of speaking) soon!
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It's THE week for those of you still going to school, getting ready - along with your parents for the new school year, as well as for those of you having kids already, running with them and I am wishing you all a “Happy School Year” but there are also some of you who read my notes and who have just finished school or who have children who are too young/too old for school or don't have their own children and send me e-mails to find out more, about what new I have discovered on the island.
So when you don't see me uploading photos where I am trying to look good and carefree, I am visiting many cafe - bars - restaurants as well as new beaches (some of them not so windy) and trying new things.
I will write them all here (at any opportunity) at the first opportunity (we said - you should know what's going on) but a little tip on Naxos food that I would like to add immediately - and you should go if you have a car and you are on the island right now - is the tavern "Giorgis" in the mountain village of Melanes at Naxos (take a long sleeve shirt with you, as soon as the sun goes down it's a little cold up there).
You will eat delicious - and a little spicy - meat (I loved the roast with thick spaghetti, the stuffed burger with Naxos cheese and tomato as well as the fresh, crispy and delicious Naxos potatoes).
Where is my coffee?Today is another day that I believe "Everything is happening and everything can happen - almost - at any time" and because this obviously includes both the good and the bad things, we really need wherever and whenever we can, to recharge our batteries, our energy and our good mood. But first coffee!
In this photo I'm hanging out on the beach of Plaka at Naxos - the wind has been blowing wild on the island lately - but we keep going.
~ By the way, in this beach-bar, except from the wooden sun beds - almost in front of the wave and this gorgeous cup of coffee I hold in my hands - everything seemed quite expensive to me, both in terms of where it was offered and the particular period that does this (exemplary - set prices for 2 front sunbeds and a wooden umbrella on September: 15€ and one espresso freddo on the vhand in this lovely but otherwise small take-away cup: 3.80€). Just saying (as I always tell you. For the record).
Sure, I travel a lot, probably more than a lot of people you know, but many of my professional responsibilities are often keeping me back - for significant periods - in Athens (Greece).
With the car traffic, the everyday stress and anxiety, with no trips and "Life is Great" photo-captions (which it is "Great" but this isn't our issue here).
Living like an everyday person in the big city.
Anyway - today and for a few more days, you'll might see me in the small narrow streets of Chora, at the Greek cafe-bar and restaurants and surely at the fantastic beaches of my beloved Greek island of Naxos.
Yes! I'm finally on vacation!
ΟΚ in combination with some work (this is something neither I can - neither I want to avoid) but also with lot of free time for my own vacations!
We will stay (as long as I can) in touch!
Big kiss!
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You might be from those who won't even think of a vacation plan on September - but I can assure you that the prices and the quality of tourist services in Greece on September are EXCELLENT!
Oh! The weather too (of course)!
Whatever you are doing - wherever you are, I am wishing you are having real fun and a wonderful month! 🍁
Do you want to tell me what I know first?
◉ First of all I know that you can't go on a summer vacation in Naxos and not pass through the village of Agia Anna (Santa Anna) and its homonymous beach, at least for a swim or for dining overlooking a stunning - in color - sea or just as you go by, for example on the other favorite beach of mine, the Mikri Vigla beach.
Agia Anna beach is the natural coast boarder of “Agios Prokopios” beach, it's located opposite Paros island and is considered to be one of the most famous and popular beaches...
The really unpleasant thing tonight was the fracture of the anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee of Yiannis Athenaeus during the game, serious injury - which will keep him out of the field for several months. We have the World Cup ahead of us in Beijing, China (from Saturday 31 August to Sunday 15 September) and lots agony on the results and of games - and as with everything - in this thing too we are going to need a little luck at the right time.
We will see what will happens soon.
Have a good Sunday and a happy new week!
Life is beautiful and unpredictable, and as my friend Paul's (Sidiropoulos - famous Greek rock singer) sang, "What years won't bring, a moment will".
Let's not ever forget that.
💋 Holiday Kiss!
I don't know if these are the contradictions of life or if is life itself. (Food for thought maybe?)
Spending the last days of my vacation on my favorite Greek island (and my father's place of origin), Lefkada I want to wish all the best to Maria, Marios, Panagiotis, Giota, Panagiota and all the others who celebrate their name day today.
Also - as it is a day of wishes and a public holiday in Greece - I would like to wish all over the world - wherever this day finds you - to do everything humanly possible to make the best of it under any circumstances always with love and respect for yourself and others around you!
Life is small and we are even smaller, so we must not stay out of the game!
💋 Many kisses!
For those of you who don't have any vacations at all, or you have you already gone or you will go in the (wonderful month of) September, just try to have a little patience and a good mood, at least to make our daily lives more beautiful.
We will stay in touch!
I'm here for you, even if it's for your (next year's) holiday plans!
💋 Kiss from Lefkada Greece!
Today's photo with this wonderful quote is from Paroikia - Paros in Greece.
You might have seen it if you have already visited this lovely and famous Greek island in the Aegean Sea!
LilyWasHere.gr's team is wishing you all not just a happy month but to live the August you've always wished for!
Have lots of fun, fall in love, live the moment and cherish life but above all don't forget to travel in Greece and visit the Greek islands in every chance you get!
Do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake?
Today is one more day in which we exercise the right that our progenitors have earned for us, to be able to put our stone - in the form of a vote - to build a better building of the Greek and the European democracy. Where do you vote?
In the past it was a center of German romance, and today it is one of the main tourist destinations, mainly thanks to the picturesque ruins of the palace, the old town (Altstadt), its university (which was founded in 1386 AD and is the oldest in Germany), Necar river and other attractions.
For the time being I am in Lefkada (my favorite Greek island) and in between work I am lucky enough to find some time for swimming, so I am wishing Happy Month to you on my bikini!
Have lots of fun and don't forget to visit Greece and the Greek islands!
Well, no worries.
You are just like me a few days ago.
Except the fact that now I am the one who already went and came back to tell you lots of things that even I couldn’t find earlier in all the Google searches I’ve made on the Internet with the importance of that specific detail that makes all the difference.
So now I've got for you the best things to do while you are traveling to Karlsruhe.
Where to go, the attractions you must see, where to stay, what to eat and definitely where to drink cocktails or good local beer.
But let's start from the basics before we go into the interesting info
Althought I am tired now, I would like to remind you that today is the biggest day of the year and I need to take some rest for a few hours but I would love to show you a sneak peek of the post. Would you like to have a taste of what I've wrote so far?
Well this is half a truth.
Because if you are an inexperienced traveler or a first time passenger of Ryanair there are some serious issues to take care, BEFORE you enter the plane.
Have you ever visited Serifos before? Even if you had, read my review or send me your opinion and your travel tips.
Today's inspiration and psychological empowerment comes from the following statement of Dan Miller:
No high achiever ever woke up in the morning and said
‘Let’s see what happens.’which - in free translation - means that:
No man who has ever succeed something great or impeccable, ever woke up in the morning willing to leave in chance his dreams and goals; instead of work hard to create the right opportunities for himself.
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According to many scientists, Sarakiniko was formed by lava poured and frozen in the area, after a volcanic eruption. Its unique landscape of white volcanic rocks along with the deep blue sea - stands out extraordinary! In between the white volcanic rocks lies a small sandy beach and many underwater caves for scuba diving. The name “Sarakiniko” comes from the Sarakiniko Pirates who used the beach as...
Learn to be with yourself."
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#WELCOMEJUNE #embraceyourself
