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[/the quote] When I checked at 16.00 today that was the rate it has now gone down to 1.195 although Ice are still offering 1.203.
I love all the old photos and trying to spot people I know or places. I was trying to get some old black & white photos for a photo collage and managed to get 1 of my husband Aris from his schooldays back in the 60's he's in the playground with others I know from this era. Unfortunately its the only photo I have of him from his youth. I asked his mother (who's 88) if she perhaps had any stuffed away in a cupboard as Ari didn't have any. She is a lovely old and sprightly lady who still works her small farm area and a wonderful mother-in-law. Her reply (which I will always remember and puts all things for me into perspective as to how much has changed in a very short space of time since main tourism hit the island) She said Lesley I have no photos as back in those days we didn't have money for a camera, sometimes the children didn't even have shoes, we had no electricity and we got our water from the local well. We got up at sunrise and went to bed as the evening became dark.The description of the school photo translates I believe as"School trip to the Festival in San Stefanos May 1955" I remember showing it to someone locally who said "Do you know why the children are kneeling,it's because they have no shoes"and although all the boys have jackets on you can see one or two bare feet sticking out. Makes you wonder how they got from Avliotes to San Stefanos,did they walk? You can probably answer that one Lesley or Aris can.
So I am still looking for any photos hence I always enjoy all the old photos forum members post as maybe, just maybe I will spot my ole man in one and add to my collection......
Thank you everyone for the comments. Has anyone been to Dionysis?Do you mean Dionysos in Afionas?Lovely family,very welcoming,excellent food and spectacular views.
Do you reckon there was the same amount of sunbeds and more beach?!Gav,I'm going back 27 years and there were definitely fewer sunbeds and they were on the far side of the river not the full length of the beach. There was an elderly couple who had a few beds at the end where the path comes down from Romanza and then there was Kostas and as far I remember that was it. But there were fewer tourists then as there weren't so many apartments and no big hotels,Nafsica and Golden Beach were the only hotels,It's difficult for relatively recent visitors to imagine it as it was then but once you got round the corner ,where Thomas Bay is now, there was practically nothing only one or two apartment blocks,Casablanca restaurant,next to Aspatsia supermarket and Sunset.
Or is there now less beach and more sunbeds?!?!
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