Escaping the scorching sunshine (TUGTII #4)
Δημοσιεύθηκε: Δεκεμβρίου 10, 2009 Filed under: exploring, hiking, photography, stories | Tags: adventure, aegean, Greece, guide, hiking trails, how they build, ikaria, ικαρία, μονοπάτια, old bridge, photography, rocks, the unofficial guide to ikaria island, TUGTII 1 Comment »The Unofficial Guide to Ikaria Island #4
Escaping the scorching sunshine, originally uploaded by Apollonios.
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egotoagrimi says:
You are Ikarian, so tell me.
What do you think the men who found, moved and put this stone as a bridge looked like?
This beautiful photo was seen in The Ikaria pool! Thanks for adding!
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Apollonios says:
In Greece, if you want to build a bridge, you find a German or French company to design your bridge, you import cheap labor from poor Balcan countries to build it, you sell the exclusive rights for toll fee collection for the next 100 years to the company that designed it and finally to use the bridge the Greek people pay the ever-rising toll fees forever.
In Ikaria though, most likely stone-bridge building was a volunteer team effort. A bunch of skinny but very strong Ikarian guys got together and moved these stones in place.
No tolls to pay and the shade is free.
No tolls to pay and the shade is free.
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Το Γκρουπ των Οδοιπόρων της Ικαρίας αφιερωμένο στη φύση, τα μονοπάτια, την κουλτούρα και την ατμόσφαιρα του μοναδικού νησιού.
Το Γκρουπ της Ικαρίας στο Φλικρ
Nana to agrimi's Blog
Ορειβατικός Πεζοπορικός Σύλλογος Ικαρίας
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