http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens a swiss geek in Athens 2009-04-15T22:17:31Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/942 Last weekend's trip resultet in a lot of pictures. Some of them were made to be stitched together to form a panorama. The first one is a view from the side on the "little venice" area of Mykonos. I find the name "little venice" totally off, as the row of houses that are built onto the shoreline does not remind me of Venice at all, but whatever works for them. It's a nice enough area anyway. Well, it probably is much, much too crowded for my taste in the summer, off-season in spring it was nice and more or less quiet. You can click on the image for a bigger view or click on "read more" to see the other panoramas. montage travel photography betabug 2009-04-15T22:17:31Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/932 Chloe from thefroth.com has some of the best food pictures (and generally some of the most beautiful blog pictures) around. She also has a recommendation for the Καφέ Αβυσηνία (Café Abyssinia) on her Things I Like page. Yesterday, wanting to go to a ... food montage betabug 2009-03-12T12:04:42Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/928 The last few weeks I have a tendency to go to places with wide views, preferably up. One such place is the Λυκαβηττός (Lycavitos, also transliterated as Lycabettus sometimes), a steep hill, where one has a wide view all around Athens. athens tourism montage betabug 2009-02-22T13:41:45Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/893 On this summer's vacation on Limnos, I took some pictures to be stitched together to panorama pictures. Finally here they are. Damn memories, where did the summer days go, I had a wonderful time there again. Limnos really is a special place. The firs... limnos tourism montage betabug 2008-10-29T11:42:31Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/765 After a very interesting evening out yesterday, I went home early from work today. Normally when I leave work, it's already dark outside. Going home early for a change has the benefit to see the famous sunlight of Attica at work. There were many scen... montage athens betabug 2008-01-25T19:44:49Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/534 Last weekend the Graphics Garage Team went on an excursion to Lake Plastira (Λίμνη Πλαστήρα) in northern Greece. I took some pictures (with my usual crappy phone camera) and made some of my (again usual) panorama pictures... travel montage betabug 2007-01-30T12:23:47Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/513 We were in Patras to party into 2007 with my ex-flatmate Haralambos. He and his gang had rented a cafeteria and transfered it into a bar for the night. We danced and partied and got to sleep at about 7:30 in the morning. I seem to be at a party whene... travel montage betabug 2007-01-03T12:57:50Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/503 It's almost a month ago that I travelled to Germany and Switzerland, but the rain of the last days here made me remember that memorable trip. I'll attempt to sum it up. It's been a while, but some of the very "interesting" moments stay well in my memory, so let's see how well I can bring it back. It all started a few days before I left, when I tried to prepare my server for the upgrade I would do when in Germany. In the process I managed to crash the poor box, and had to ask someone to go by there and reboot it. It seems that wasn't such a good omen. I set out on Saturday morning (18.11.) for my flight to Munich. When I arrived in Munich, it was raining... travel montage betabug 2006-12-13T21:14:29Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/471 When I was about to leave work yesterday, I made a phone call to my friend Φωτεινή (Fotini, or Fofi for short) from old times, back when I was living in Athens for the first time. We haven't seen each other for what? 15? 16? or 17 years? A very... life montage betabug 2006-10-25T09:24:04Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/459 Tomorrow Eleni will be traveling to Germany. So today we met again with friends, this time in the cafeteria in the Parko Eleftherias. On the way home we noticed that there were big towering clouds on the horizon, on an otherwise spotless blue sky. I ... life montage betabug 2006-10-08T21:21:21Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/450 Montag abends war ich noch ordentlich nervös, wegen dem Server-Umzug, der mit einer defekten HD etwas unschön verlaufen war. Das heisst, Montags wusste ich ja noch nicht so genau, was schief gelaufen war. Ich wartete darauf, dass am Dienstag Peter von den Ulmern eine Tastatur anhängen könnte und das wir dann mehr wüssten was abging. Bei so viel Zitterpartie ist ein Ausflug oft das beste, da denkt man mal an was anderes. Was schon länger auf dem Programm stand, war der Besuch auf dem Lycabettos, dem höchsten Hügel in der Athener Innenstadt... athens montage betabug 2006-09-28T16:29:52Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/439 Letztes Wochenende war bekanntlich mein Onkel hier zu Besuch mit seinen Freunden. Am Samstag abend waren wir mit ihnen auf der Akropolis, wo ich einige Aufnahmen gemacht habe, von denen ich eine zu einem netten Panorama zusammengesetzt habe. Parthenon im Abendlicht. Am Sonntag standen wir früh auf, nahmen den "Ilektriko" (den "Elektrischen", von den Athenern auch einfach als "den Zug" bezeichnet, gemeint ist die alte U-Bahnlinie von Kifisia nach Piräus). Von Piräus aus gings per guter alter Fähre weiter auf die Insel Aegina... travel tourism montage betabug 2006-09-07T19:19:20Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/433 Almost at the end of my first work week after the vacation, this evening I did not go for a swim. The first "real" evening at home, and due to being away, there is enough house work for me. Temperatures have fallen some degrees, which makes housekeep... life montage betabug 2006-08-24T20:59:14Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/432 Speaking of montage / panorama pictures, my friend Wu from #bsdcow has some very good montage pictures from "Tall Ships' Races" in A Coruna. I wish I could have seen those ships. montage betabug 2006-08-23T11:21:46Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/431 The last two evenings I went straight from work to the coastline at Παλαιόν Φάληρον (Palaion Faliron). First reason was a bit of relief from the heat we have right now in the city. Near the sea there is always a bit of fresh air. I went for a swim... athens montage betabug 2006-08-23T11:03:07Z