To the New Fort

Tonight will be the big student crit.

Antonis and I took a walk to the New Fort (1571)

 At sea level, looking through the orginal gate of the fort (city) wall. Keykra is considered, officially, to be the only walled city in Greece.

Having walked through the city and up in elevation, we enter the fort proper. The ruins of the the entrance tunnels.

Part way up and looking back at the city.

One of the tunnels.

Up higher, look across the city to the Old Fort (1543).

Walking up the incline to the third tunnel.

Looking back at the strategic switchback and inclined walkway. Just wide enough for a cart with supplies and ammunition.

You can see part of the new harbor and the cruise ships. Three are at the dock, you see part of two. The fourth is waiting for one of the three to leave so it can tie up.

The blue hull is German, the white Italian. You can see twelve decks showing. The rest, "down below" don't have port holes or windows. 4,000 passengers.

We are still two levels down from the top, as high as we an go.. The building on the left was built in the 1800's by the British for storage. Notice the gun firing slots.

The original fort is in the distance and to the right.

 Looking down at the old harbor. The restaurant with the white canopy is where we had our view camera class.

Looking past Antonis at the Old Fort.

A Mediterranean city.

Back at sea level and looking at the restaurant.

Three boats. A cruise ship, an excursion boat, and a glass bottomed tour boat.

But best for me, a classic one man fishing boat.

Notice the foul weather cabin.

Ta Leme

A quiet day with a Fun ending

Last night was the meeting with the students at the show.

In the afternoon I met with one of Antonis's advanced students, Thomas.

He has made a professional film of the famous English psychologist Anthony Stevens.

It was shown in New York city this month.

Thomas has a classic enlarger. It will work with 5X7 inch negatives.

He has wind billowed curtains to look through.

Down the street is a home never repaired from war damage.

You look right through it.

 

Though so many houses are so similar all are unique.

Babysitting the show gallery I play with the angles the wide angle can show

I like the way the base and capital of the column are contained by the lens distortion.

The students really seemed to enjoy my talk. Antonis gave me the title "Intentions" to work from.

this shows only a small portion of the class.

One student correctly surmised that the cat was not part of the original grouping I had intended.

 

More later.

Ta Leme

The Opening

It was fun

The ambiance with the moon shining.

The entrance

 

Students and colleagues

The superintendent of the Old Fort talking with friends.

Enjoying

Antonis outside talking with his students.

Maria talking with her good friend Elena.

Refreshments were served.

One of Antonis's colleagues, an Anthropoligist on the left. His wife, Antonis's German teacher.

Another colleague, a historian and Arianna talking as time winds down.

Closing for the evening.

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An Excursion and An Opening

Today Arianna had to take the first of what we know as the SAT tests.
The site was to be in a hotel north of the city.

I was asked if I would like to see Lawerence Durell's house while she was taking the test.

Of Course.

After dropping off Arianna we drove further north along the coast to Kalani

You can see why people are so enamored of the island.

The buses seem so big

With hairpin turns you need mirrors to see around the curves.

Passing an old home I am asked if I would like to stop and view a traditional cemetery.

Looking across into Albania.

I was told that the British build rather elaborate swimming pools and gardens.

A classic German yacht cruising past.

You can see the mixture of old and new.

We stop and look down at a beach used by the local people.

For me, it is one of those "Wow" moments.

We drive down to a beach, park and watch sea urchins, that had been caught, being opened.

Walking on a trail to the beach we had seen from above we pass an abandoned olive oil press farm house and factory.

 

The swimming rock from the trail.

 We went back to the first beach and swam.

Then to the "White House"

The home has been purchased and made into a restaurant.

A table, literally on the shore, is just plain wonderful.

Maria waits while I snap.

This shows the house setting on the rock shore.

Back to the gallery and the show opening.

Two snaps of my walls. Antonis and I will be documenting the images and I will show his three walls in a future blog.

Ta Leme