Island Social Life

Peter Galanakis, coach, runs his squad through their drills. Soccer training. Kythera, September 2008. Peter is a Greek-Australian, from ALbury, NSW, who moved to Greece and settled in Kythera in 1997. He is well credent...

ready for Soccer training. Kythera, September 2008. Peter is a Greek-Australian, from ALbury, NSW, who moved to Greece and settled in Kythera in 1997. He is well credentialled, and has been coaching Soccer on Kythera for...

Back in Japan, Toki holds a framed photograph of a Kytherian scene, a gift from Ioannis Γ Kasimatis.

Toki visited the Archives Office at the Kastro, and was very excited to find the signature of his grandmother in the records. He, and Mrs. Caroline Aslani, the director of the Local Kythera Archive, hold the book togethe...

Even the Metropoliti of Kythera was fascinated by Toki's visit. Here he is with Ioannis Γ Kasimatis at the airport. The two are good friends. Ioannis has a private Church attached to his "patriko spitti" which was built...

Toki Koizumi, breaking bread with his generous hosts Ioannis Γ Kasimatis and his wife Gogo.

Toki Koizumi lovingly prepares the gravesite of his grandmother, Rosa Antonia Kassimati. He will lay some gifts he has bought from Asia on the gravestone. Much older photograph of Rosa Kassimati's gravesite

Toki Koizumi brought a number of gifts with him from Asia, to place on his grandmothers grave. These included incense, oil and a garland from Japan, and fresh lilacs from Hong Kong. Much older photograph of Rosa Kassimat...

Toki Koizumi (left, back to camera), Ioannis Γ Kasimatis, (left foreground), his grandfathers' biographer, and his host on the island, centre. George Haros from Saint George Smallgoods, Sydney, a great benefactor to the...

Ioannis Γ Kasimatis, (left foreground), his grandfathers' biographer, and his host on the island meets with him. Obscured in the background is George Haros from Saint George Smallgoods, Sydney, a great benefactor to the...

Here he is greeted at the airport by his grandfathers' biographer, and his host on the island, Ioannis Γ Kasimatis

the opening of aspasia patty's art exhibition at kato hora, invited guests enjoyed cia's lovely paintings of kythera and guests caught up on island news.

lunch order at agia pelagia,at stella's, what a lunch, the sleep was good afterwards as well!!!

They serve a great cappuccino at the cafe of lanterns in Hora together with beautiful homemade Kytherian sweets

on the back patio of a trendy new Coffee Bar, called Fosfanari, recently opened, on the right hand side as you walk down from the main platteia in Hora. Snacks, coffee, beer, wine & spirits, in a delightful setting with...

Trendy new Coffee Bar, recently opened, on the right hand side as you walk down from the main platteia in Hora. Snacks, coffee, beer, wine & spirits, in a delightful setting with views across the valley in Hora. Propriet...

Some of the Greek folkloric dancers waiting to dance at the official opening of the Third International Kytheraismos Symposium at Panagia Myrtidiotissa in Kythera in August 2008.

The Anzac Parade, (Australia New Zealand Army Core). The Anzac Parade held annually Australia wide on the 25th April. Many Greek Australian Kytherians served in World War 2. Not only did they leave their counry of birth...

kythera in the summer is very social,here a group of locals have a chat at the platia in mylopotamos.

Potamos, Kythera, to, George and Lorraine Poulos, Dover Heights, Australia. Similar letters were also sent to Ms Linda Brennan, Matina & Manuel Samios, Dr Mitchell Notaras, Peter & Helen Mageros & family, The Nicholas An...