Tim & Nicky
Athens
Striking it up Athens-style!
In Athens we are in the midst of strike season! Today there are no buses in Athens from 11am to 3pm for the third day this week. That means if you want to get anywhere, you’ve got to walk, ride a moped, pay for a taxi, or just not go. Last week, we had no … Continue reading
We are church members!
A couple of Sundays ago, Nicky and I became members of our church here in Athens. It was really nice to say publicly that we’re committing to this church and to be welcomed into the family officially! It was slightly embarrassing, though, because even though our Greek has improved significantly of late, it was pretty … Continue reading
Student Protests in Athens
The other day I was just walking down to the centre of Athens to meet a friend for a Bible study, and unwittingly walked into the middle of this march from the KKE. The KKE are the Greek Communist party (I think…) Most Thursdays, the centre of Athens grinds to a halt with marches like … Continue reading
Home is where the heart is?
It’s great to be back, but at first it felt very strange to be back here in Athens – I’d not really anticipated the fact that, having left Greece for two months, simple things like shopping and getting around would be much harder than they were before I left in July. The problem … Continue reading
New Apartment
A quick video of my new apartment. It’s pretty untidy! I offer no apologies for that, I’d literally just moved all my stuff in.
