Greece: A Promise Made and Kept
December 30, 2022 – January 7, 2023 A distant memory of a poster of Santorini from high school. Whitewashed houses, blue domes, an impossibly blue sea. I remember looking at it and deciding I would see this place someday. A few years later watching a video of Yanni's "Santorini," performed live at the Acropolis reminded me of that promise. Between the poster and that music, Greece became something I carried for years. The last week of December 2022, when we landed in Athens, it felt less like a vacation and more like manifestation of a distant memory. Athens: Warm Light, Long Walks, Ancient Stones The drive in from the airport came under a low, pale winter light, Greek Signboards passed by. Hotel Electra Palace put the Acropolis right outside our window — lit up at night, close enough that it felt like we were living next to it for a few days. The Greek salad at a rooftop cafe- tomatoes, cucumber and olives under a block of feta, bread crumbs baked locally and scatte...