I’m sure you thought you had the last word on Bouboulina–but NOOOOOOOO. Once more the indomitable David E. Corona steps up to the plate–errrr stove–and adds significantly to the lore of Bouboulina. Her is David’s recipe for Bouboulina pasta and sauce: The Story of Bouboulini (About which it cannot be said: “We’re not making this [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Corona Sends the low down on Bouboulina
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5 July 2009 Last Day in Greece :(
Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We absolutely made the most of our final day in Athens. We started by taking the subway to Syntagma Square to see the fancy Sunday-go-to-meetin’ changing of the guard. You know, I really shouldn’t work on a blog in the middle of the night. It makes for waaaaaay too many user errors–but the reality has [...]
4 July 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on July 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Happy 4th of July!! We have been to the National Archaeological Museum–and now, by golly, it sounds like thunder and we may actually see rain in Athens. I will confirm or deny that later. Hey–what’s up with Sarah Palin? More later. It’s lunch time. Yes, it certainly DID rain in Athens, forcing Corona and me to [...]
3July 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hi Homies! We are in Athens. Thursday morning, we said goodbye to Faye, Paniotis, Elene, and George and their wonderful Hotel Crystal and headed north to the bustling, traffic-clogged, gritty and magical Athens. Along the way, we stopped to see the Corinthian Canal and shopped at the supermarket. Be ready for the olives and assorted [...]
Random Photos from the Paralio Astros outpost–
Posted in Uncategorized on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Above is the Tempole of Zeus at nemea. It is being enthusiastically reconstructed and is also the site of one of the four Panhellenic games–the Nemean games. Gee, these are random. this is a photo of the intrepid David Head singing the Oedipus Rex song (Tom Lear) from the altar stone of the theatre at [...]
Wednesday, July 1
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1 July 2009 Last night, we enjoyed two encore productions of the “essential” Greek tragedies. Tuesday night, David C. directed and performed in Agamemnon—including masks for the chorus and principal actors. Last night, we had scenes from the Bacchae and Medea—both featuring women behaving badly. It was entertaining and offered a clear endorsement for moderation—always [...]
