Author Archives: Kat

This post is about my first trip to A&E in Athens. Before I recount the tale, however, I should say that my experience of British A&E is (fortunately) limited to one occasion when I lived in Wales. On said occasion, … Continue reading →

I went to OAED (the Greek Job Centre) with my husband the other day to renew his unemployment card. I have to say, having been previously unimpressed by Greek public services, OAED Ilion was a breath of fresh air. You … Continue reading →

Last weekend I went to see Cirque du Soleil (who were brilliant, by the way, and if you ever get the chance to go, you should). It was the first time they had come to Athens and the performance took … Continue reading →

These pictures were taken over two days in Athens. They show images from my day-to-day life (no political protests, no trips to the Acropolis), just 48 hours of normal life. (If you click on the first picture, you can also … Continue reading →

Troika has visited Athens again, but whereas I demonised them in The Trouble with Troika back in February, I am beginning to feel increasingly sorry for them.  Dealing with Greek politicians, it seems, is like trying to reason with a toddler; … Continue reading →

I’m beginning to think that all this palaver of Lucas Papademos’ interim government and two waves of elections could have been avoided, because it seems Adonis Samaras (the new Prime Minister) is pretty much the same as Giorgos Papandreou (Prime … Continue reading →

Well, the elections are over, the results are out and the world is still turning, despite what the doom-and-gloom merchants were expecting. I read this in an article by Robert Hardman in the Daily Mail on Saturday: “On Monday morning, … Continue reading →

As there was no majority in the last elections and no coalition government was formed, re-elections will take place on Sunday (17th June). I’m not sure how much extra this will cost the state, but I assume it’s quite expensive … Continue reading →