niovi and antonis got married

one of our childhood friends got married this weekend. she was one of the coolest brides i have ever seen. relaxed and completely enjoying the whole process.

the ceremony would take place at her garden, but she had to have a proper entrance with someone driving the bride to the wedding location, so she hopped outside using the back door, waving her single life goodbye.

bridesmaids were restless waiting for niovi to arrive. 

and then decided to make the most out of their waiting, so they started playing peek a boo.

my sister and maria were excited. 

christina worked on her modeling skills. on her own. 

and with my sister.

and with my sister and her brother, who is turning into my photography coach. 

so many people turned up with their cameras. niovi and antonis is by far the most photographed wedding i have ever attended, which is super fun, since you get to see all the different styles in photography. you are stuck with mine, i'm afraid. no chance to get your hands on the other people's pictures. sorry. 

as i was saying they got married. in the garden. 

with lots of people, who later turned the lawn into a proper dance floor.

and of course there was the throwing of the bouquet. i skipped that this time. my prince charming will bring my bouquet straight to my arms. i won't have to fight with other girls over it. 

...and they lived happily ever after.  

low-res cell phone documentation

this week, summer officially started. no, i am not on holidays. but i got the tickets. so i am halfway there. christina put some tsipouro and some small bites to celebrate the buy. 

we also watched the photograph by nikos papatakis, on athens open air film festival. it was a bit chilly, but so worth the shivering. 

saturday one of our gals got married, but that will be a separate post with normal high res pictures. but sunday, we hit the beach, so we could deal with the hangover and the hurting dancing bodies. porto rafti is another 80s phantom resort. loved it. again, i regret not having my camera with. 

but there was also constructors and constructions happening in the area. 

and the weekend ended with good food. 

and tons of ouzo. and dancing. and polykarpos who refused to tie his shoe lace. 

all in all the weekend looked like this picture christina took with her mobile. 

berlin: the finale

in love with vans.

and giant sea saws. 

and impromptu lakes.

and metro escalators.

and Hans Scharoun architecture.

and tributes to depeche mode in abandoned places.

and pink crossing the city.

and warhol inspired stencils.

and, well, the city.

a trip down memory lane with my mobile's crappy camera

i spent the weekend with my sister, alexia, and my friend christina in kalamos. which used to be an 80s - 90s holiday retreat and suburbia paradise. yes, i was so bummed not to have my camera with me. but my phone worked just as fine. i think i took 80s pictures to match the 80s scenery. 
a tv made in greece. yes they used to make tvs here. 

a completely hand made dining table and chairs. 

i gave strict instructions to christina never to throw away these 70s inspired chairs. can you believe the beauty?

birds on dishes on the kitchen wall. how awesome is that?

 a veranda to become our refuge. 

 totally cool old mercedes, that makes me want to grow my nails extra long and paint them gold or pink and chew gum non stop and wear ghetto gold jewelry and cruise around the neighborhood. (i took it to far, didn't i?)

a kitchen window that makes you believe there's a jungle outside the house. 

a hose that serves as watering device for the plants, refreshing device for the afternoon heat and a shower after the beach. 

and of course there was the visit to the beach. i started reading this book about this woman, marina. she has just moved to syros from paris. she got married to a man and is falling in love with his brother. it's a scandal - i tell you. 

and then you see your typical greek small harbor. with the fishing boats, that bring back home all the good food. 

that if you are lucky enough ends on your plate, hangs out with ouzo and makes this sunset a billion times better. 



of course there was fruit. hanging around floral table wear. 

 the fruit turned into breakfast. 

 and then it dove into vodka and spearmint and became the best cocktail i have ever made. 
 that was pretty much it. we weren't listening to this song, but i think we should have. i love phantom holiday retreats. they are melancholic and fascinating at the same time. we don't get those any more. 

more walks and pictures and westberlin cafe (berlin part 4)

more walks. more pictures. a beautiful coffe break at westberlin cafe and a greek song