Saturday 21 November 2009

Thanksgiving Dinner Club, Photographer - Sydney

Anne and Gwyneth

Jennifer and Lesley

Jennifer, Mary and Lesley


Notis and Robin

Wednesday 11 November 2009

Christmas Bazaar


The Christmas Bazaar venue. The Anemomylos Taverna

Mary mans the book stall

Krista and Lana serve food and beverages

Maria sells raffle tickets

Tan shows off her silk scarves

Christine and Martha check out the book stall

A raffle prize of wine is presented to Kristos

Maria and her father with their raffle prizes

Takkis the Taverna owner serves souvlaki

Markos

Clare and Suchi look at the variety of wines on offer

Sydney

Cathy takes a well earned rest

All proceeds from Di's stall went to The Pammacaristos Childrens Foundation

Robin and Cathy

All wine consumed at the bazaar was kindly donated by Maria

Maria with Perizat and Laura

Nefeli

Monica's delicious donation was won by a delighted Maria

Another bottle of wine for lucky Kristos

Gywneth wins the raffle chocolates

A surprised Lana wins the generous donation of a taxi service to or from the Airport

Oh, and yet another bottle of wine for lucky Kristos

Anne checks out the goods on Stella's stall

Sydney with the scrumptious cake donated by Robin

The happy recipient of the cake

Krista and Tammy in festive mood

Wednesday 4 November 2009

National Archaeological Museum Tour


Early cycladic "frying pan vessels"

Cycladic fertility necklace

Mycenean bronze dagger with inlaid decoration

Gold scales believed to symbolize the weighing of the soul in the underworld. The butterfly is the symbol of the soul

Mask of Agamemnon

Newcomers look at the seal cabinet

Monumental Attic grave amphora from the Kerameikos cemetery

Detail of a Korai, Parian marble. The chiton is decorated with rosettes and swastikas

Detail of a Korai holding a lotus bud

Detail of a Kouros

Grave Stele

Newcomers admire the Artemision bronze

Paulette, Amy and Michele listen to the museum guide Laura Giannola

Grave Stele, Pentelic marble

Vase with black figures. 600 BC

Vase with red figures. 400 BC

Athena. Known as the Varvakelon Athena it is the most complete of the surviving copies of the Chryselephanline cult statue of Athena Parthenos

Left arm of a young boxer. Bound with leather straps to protect his wrist and forehand

Female head (Hygeia?)

Bronze Marathon boy

Newcomers appreciating the Horse bronze

Hellenistic bronze known as the "Horse with the little jockey"

The little jockey

Female funerary statue

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, Parian marble

Detail of Aphrodite attempting to fend off the erotic advances of Pan

Bronze bust of Augustus

Portrait head of a philosopher? Pentelic marble.

Male portrait bust, Thasian marble

Male portrait bust, Thasian marble

Male portrait bust, Pentelic marble

Mosaic of Medussa

Newcomers on the steps of the National Archaeological Museum

Newcomers with museum guide Laura Giannola on the steps the National Archaeological Museum

Anne, Michele, Amy and Tammy

Lana and Clare packed like sardines on the metro