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Do you use butter? I find that butter is good for sweet pastries but I like to use olive oil for savoury. The phyllo is always more flaky with butter though

Wow, stay safe <3 thinking of everyone there

Do you know which is nicer? In your opinion

Yes, Sounio is stunning

As expected, thousands of Greeks gather for Mikis Theodorakis' funeral today in Crete. Greek musician Dimitris Basis sang the sorrowful 1960 composition “Mana Mou Kai Panagia” -- My Mother and Holy https://ca.news.yahoo.com/thousands-gather-crete-burial-composer-111215395.html

I use taxi beat as well. Uber and Lyft also work in Athens.

What was the ruling structure like? And what made it so successful?

I like to stay ahead of things in case anyone gets sick. Does anyone know where I can get good medical attention in case anything bad happens (God forbid)

Here are some key points from this article. We should be doing more to protect our people. Let me know what you think. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/8/19/the-greek-wildfires-and-the-way-forward -Ordering people to leave their homes without sending adequate fire fighting forces...

I have also seen many women traveling alone, I have not spoken to them though. But I think that it's a good sign

I know that it was closed because of some fires but I'm not sure if its open again. Does anyone know?

Wow that is so interesting, for some reason I thought everything in Greece changed after the crisis, but I guess it was a slow change after the Euro.

Thank you so much for the update. Glad to hear that some are following the restrictions. Best of luck to you and stay safe :)

I also picked up Spanish pretty quick when I was learning it in high school. The accent is very similar too

Pastitsio for sure! It was one of my favorites as a kid too

There is really something special about Cretans...they are a little more philotimi than the average Greek person. They have so much pride, culture and care for one another. It seems like the rest of Greece is going in a different directions but Cretans are holding on to our traditional ways...

This dressing style brings me so much comfort. I love seeing the soldiers stand outside of Syntagma looking so proud and traditional, just like my great grandparents would. If you would like to learn more about evzones, check out this article https://whyathens.com/evzones-uniform-greek-soldier/

Is the ferry bearable? Has anyone done this trip? I believe it's about 8 hours

Have any of you done this day trip? If so, which cities do you recommend and how do you suggest I travel there? (Greeks don't come for me! Turkey is a beautiful country) :) :)

Yes I totally agree that Akrotiri is worth a visit