submitted by Peter Lachanas on 29.03.2005
Spiros Lachanas (left) and his son Peter (right) helping their young relation from abroad Panagiotis Belesis get his hands dirty the honest way!
Spiros Lachanas (deceased 1989) working his land in Oheles.
Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys over the past ten or more years after his return from his travels is Australia and S. America and his settling down once and for all in his Kytherian homeland.. Here Peter's father Spiros and a cousin from America, Vlantis, depicted with one of the family donkeys.
Evaggelia Lachanas and her son Peter grinding beans to make fava over fifty years ago.
Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys over the past ten or more years after his return from his travels is Australia and S. America and his settling down once and for all in his Kytherian homeland.. Here Peter's mother depicted in the olive fields in Oheles with one of the noble steeds.
submitted by Peter Lachanas on 07.06.2010
Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, in fact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featuring himself and his donkeys over the past ten or more years after his return from his travels in Australia and S. America and his settling down once and for all in his Kytherian homeland.. Here, Peter's mother Evagelia and Pavlos Sofios take two children for a trip on one of the donkeys.
Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys over the past ten or more years after his return from his travels is Australia and S. America and his settling down once and for all in his Kytherian homeland..
Peter Lachanas is one of the last people on the island to rely on donkeys as transport, infact it is very possible he is indeed the last one. This is one of a collection of photographs featring himself and his donkeys over the past ten or more years after his return from his travels is Australia and S. America and his settling down once and for all in his Kytherian homeland.
submitted by Thespina Kastrisiou on 03.02.2005
This photograph is from Sofoula Kominou's personal collection, taken of her and her colleagues while she was working in the hospital that shows behind them in Athens. Notice the first greek Nivea adverts on the front of the building.
submitted by George Poulos on 01.01.2005
There are many utensils, implements, tools, etc, that are used in rural/ocean cultures like Kythera, which have a distinct name. Some like "Kakavi", are Greek, but many others - are distinctly Kytherian, or used in a special way on Kythera. From, Greek Cookbook, by Tess Mallos, (nee, Anastasia Calopades) which contains numerous superb photographs of food, and the settings in which it is grown, prepared and served. This photograph, ...
submitted by Stephen Trifyllis on 04.09.2005
early morning start for this lady as she takes her provata to the fields for them to graze.
plenty of bargains ;good fruit and veges and also a good chat at platia.
wonder how many years this man has selling his produce at potamos.
submitted by Stephen Trifyllis on 24.09.2004
selling produce side by side at potamos . the times are changing as the albanian population grows they are starting to move in on the locals.
submitted by Stephen Trifyllis on 23.09.2004
im sure this lady has collected plenty of vegies in her time. she lives in the village of dourianika.
this lady from potamos is collecting the vegies from her barbakia early in the morning.
working the fields with his old but well kept tractor.
submitted by Stephen Trifyllis on 13.02.2010
having a break;a rest and a chat at the timber joinery karvounathes.
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