15:05 Location: Myloi (Mili), 10 km from Argos. A collection of rusting steam engines sit on a side track in the fragmented light of the sun through the trees. They have probably been there for 20 years, certainly 10–grass grows on some–but they wait patiently as our more modern train moves by, like cows put […]
12:55 The train is winding its way through the hills, crossing small bridges and passing through little tunnels. It’s a modern two-car commuter train, in style at least, though we’re actually going quite some distance, inland, and then northeast towards Argos and Athens. The bright green of the olive trees and darker green of the […]
Saturday, April 26, 2002 09:32 Weather: Sunny & clear. Location: Cafe Athanasiou in Kalamata (again). A beautiful morning. I packed up and left Lela’s dhomatia, passing the old lady herself on the way to the bus stop. She wished me bon voyage. The bus came on time at 8am and hauled me back to Kalamata. […]