Athens @ October 2009

Again field research at afternoon in Kolonaki in terms of understanding the local aristocracy´s attitudes during a normal week day. Surprisingly you see the persistent adherence of this folks to the many dozen cafés. Mild weather, fresh air, and hours of relaxation in café, however, that ´s how they try to bear the unbearable lightness of being.
A proved cliché  of civilization, how I am used to love it: Old men in suits and with ties, sitting in cafés and reading news papers. We know, that we need these clichés in order to remind basics of daily life´s ceremonies. Women, independent of their ages, are evidently dressed up more interesting and in an innovative way tough, no news papers, but absolute verbal communication.  And that is not a cliché.

Kolonaki must be seen!


Liveablitity score (1-5)
Sustainability:2
Sociodiversity:2
Public transport:3
Creativ Index :3




























 

 

The adjacent Psiri and Gazi are not really different than Kolonaki, less shops may be. The same relaxed café culture and similar cute small streets.

Fortunately no museum.

At the evening I went with a friend for dinner to Kifissia, which is a suburb in the north of the town. A green neighborhood with a proper center and divers out-going-areas. A interesting mixture of classical architecture in resident parts, namely villas, and postmodern buildings in entertainment area, namely hotels, cinemas and restaurants. Based on informations, the real town aristocracy prefers to live here.