playground

A nice playground for your kids to play. There is also nice free garbage laying on the ground for your kids and dogs to collect and play.

Greek police will kill you if you are not fluent in greek

Hard to believe but true,

On 25 March 2000, Leonidis, ran away from a plain clothes police officer who chased him as he wanted to carry out an identity check. Upon catching the applicant’s son the police officer managed to immobilise him while pointing his gun towards the sky. At that moment the applicant’s son caused sharp pain to the officer by jabbing him with his elbow, to which the officer reacted by bending down. While he was drawing himself up his revolver went off firing a single shot in Nikolaos Leonidis’ right ear, instantly killing him.

Police office who killed him, said that Leonidis spoke greek language with a strong accent so he decided to carry out an identity check.

Travel advice: dont travel to greece

On 6,7 and 8 December 2008 there were riots and violence in the centre of Athens. Thessaloniki, Patras, Trikala, Ioannina, Corfu, Samos and Crete have also experienced unrest. Further protests are expected. Travellers are advised to exercise extreme caution in the centres of Athens, Thessaloniki and other big cities. Visitors should avoid areas where demonstrations are taking place or there are other signs of unrest and remain vigilant until the situation calms.

Strikes and demonstrations are expected to cause disruption in Athens during December. There may be disruption to public services. There will be a 24-hour strike at Athens International Airport from midnight on 9 December. People intending to travel to Greece during this period should check the latest situation with their airline and tour operator before departure.

source: Foreign office

Sport: cycling

Ian Hibell, cycled around the world for 40 years, killed in greece by a car, You can read more here, here and here.Watch also tis interesting video