The way I like it

A lot of people spend their summer vacations at the village that I am living in. During the high season you can see them wandering around, taking pictures and looking at the ordinary (for us the locals) things, as if they are the most extraordinary! Well once in a while I like to pretend that I am one of them. I take my camera and make a nice, slow walk, trying to look at things a bit differently than the previous time. And although there are a few spots that I particularly like and photograph every time, usually I manage to take quite a few original images. So, if you are interested, follow me for a walk around my village!

If you haven't seen any of my previous posts about the place of my residence, let me repeat that I am living at a very small village (around 100 inhabitants) at the north-east side of Crete, the biggest of the Greek islands. It is semi-mountainous, at an altitude of around 300 meters (1000 feet) and an amazing view to the sea!

It is one of the many villages in Greece that has been left almost as it was in the 50's. The migration of the biggest part of the population "saved" the old houses from the ugliness of the twisted modernization of the 70's that destroyed big part of Greece. And when, a few decades later, it was the turn of tourism to change the architectural structure of Greece, this village remained almost unspoiled for one more time. The distance from the sea and the lack of big sandy beaches in the area "saved" it for one more time!

The flowers, the trees and the old stone built houses are making a brilliantly harmonious mixture. Every detail seems to be exactly where it is supposed to be, probably due to the fact that there haven't been any major interventions for decades and the flora has blended with the buildings after so many years of coexistence.

The sign in the picture above says:

COFFE SHOP MODERN

Sounds ironical now that the shop is for long closed and left into the decay of negligence. Too bad that the inheriting family members don't feel the need to keep this place alive. It used to be a very important asset for the social life of the village and I feel sorry to see it in such a condition. It is even placed at the "heart" of the settlement, right next to the water spring.

You can probably read the sign in the picture above. It says "MARKET" and it is our humble grocery shop. I should make a #MarketFriday post about it, I am sure @dswigle will love it, but I never find the chance to actually do it.

The wrecks of the neglected houses neighbor with the fancy renovated ones but the overall character of the village remains somewhere in the middle, not neglected nor fancy, just the way I like it :)

This is my contribution to the #SublimeSunday by @c0ff33a as well as the #beautifulsunday hosted by @ace108 :)

Have a lovely Sunday!

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