Modern Portraits

Nick and Stephen (my father) enjoying a coffee at Nick's house in Karava. Nick's mother Kyrani and my dad's father Peter were brother and sister.

This photo was taken at Kastrisianika in the family home of the Castrisios family. Eleni is the sister of Efrosini (Froso) Anastasopoulos (Frilingos) who was the stepmother of my mother Anna (Kyrani). The baby is my gorg...

Vaso (Comino) is from Dourianika and my mother Anna (Kyrani Anastasopoulos) is from Perlegianika. These two ladies have been friends since they were little girls.

The man on the left is Nick Venardos. His mother Kyrani and my paternal grandfather, Peter were brother and sister. The man on the right is Peter Souris, Nick's brother-in-law. Peter's wife Katina is Kyrani's daughter. P...

Michael samios vice president of the kytherian association of Queensland [left] and peter coroneo president.. at the Anzac service St. George church ..Brisbane

peter coroneo the president of the kytherian association of Queensland laying a wreath at the Anzac service at St. George church Brisbane

vice president of the Queensland kytherian association mr. Michael samios paying respect at the Greek independence day celebrations at St. George church Brisbane .... zito e ellada !!

dioynis condolion from agia pelagia brings his fresh catch up to potamos to sell at the markets

recently elected kytherian association of Queensland .. held their first meeting this week .... this committee will plan a large variety of social events for Brisbane and surrounding areas.. to benefit kytherians in Quee...

this young man attends the goats at agia moni

one of the small butcher shops at potamo displaying some of the specials of the day

group of local potamo kids going around the different shops in potamo singing Christmas carol's on Christmas eve , you could hear them from the bakery to the bank , this is a long time Greek tradition and it was wonderfu...

potamo locals stop for a chat after shopping at the potamo markets

manoli from mitita braves the cold December chilly Sunday markets but his locally produced mandarins were a treat ...

well , im sure everyone that has been to the island has either stopped and bought something from the periptero or walked past this famous landmark of the island ... and now its up for sale , the past owner janni is selli...

after the playing delightful Christmas carols at the potamo platia , the band then went to the nursing home and played to the residents ... it was so emotional to see the faces of the people of the nursing home how mujch...

on a fresh Sunday December morning the week of Christmas in the platia in potamos the kytherian philharmonic band minus the late stratis theodorakakis play Christmas tunes to the local shoppers , one could feel strato be...

on cold winters nights all the action is in all the kytherian cafenea , this nightly card game is in karinos cafeneo potamo , the only way to keep warm on cold December nights inside a warm cafeneo !!!

getting ready for the Christmas lunch these two trifyllanika residents prepare these large two turkeys .. wonder if there were any left overs !!!

By Margarita Pournara Ekathimerini 10.7.2014 Around two-and-a-half years ago the National Archaeological Museum inaugurated “The Shipwreck of Antikythera: The Ship – the Treasures – the Mechanism.” The exhibition on the...