Say goodbye to Karl, Jon, Brenda and Chris! They left on Monday - I stayed. |
Our lovely Russian receptionist on the ship, Eleana. |
Back on the streets of Athens in a taxi. Note the scooters. |
The entrance to my room in Stanley Hotel. |
My room. |
The toilet in my room. |
It seems every hotel in Athens has a rooftop with a view to the Acropolis. |
...And to Lykavittos Hill, of course. |
Karaiskaki square right at the hotel. |
Greek flag + Acropolis - my view at dinner time. |
Hadrian's Arch, the meeting point with other Vangelis fans. |
The Temple of Zeus getting ready for the concert. |
Hadrian's Arch, this time with the Acropolis behind. |
From left to right: Robert Eichelsheim, Jo, Roland Weissflog, me (LaLa). |
The temple again. |
More construction. |
Everybody's taking pictures. |
Scaffolding + Acropolis. |
That's the giant projection screen they raised for the concert. |
The electrical trucks near the entrance to the temple. |
Roland is taking a good look at the connections. |
Three generators supplied electricity for the concert. |
The Acropolis. |
Now we are at the old Olympic stadium. |
Still there. |
Robert, Roland, me. |
Robert, Roland, me. |
A curious pigeon. |
On my table!?! |
Ahh, he is hungry! |
Looking for CD stores for Vangelis rarities. |
Random church in Athens. |
From the left: Robert, Giovanni from Italy, Jo and Dennis Lodewijks. |
Me, Giovanni, Jo, Dennis. |
Octavian Buda and Roland. |
The whole gang + Peter Boer on the right and John in the middle with his back towards us. |
A better picture of the whole gang. |
We decided to have a group dinner at the Pláka. From left: John, Dennis, Peter, Jo. |
From left: Octavian, Roland, Giovanni, Robert. |
Here we are, talking, drinking... |
...and later at the night trying to catch a glimpse of the rehearsals. |
Vangelis' grey Mercedes (we think). |
Some projections. |
To the right in red shirt: Noel from Athens. |
Just hanging around... |
