This statue was donated in Greece by lord Bute, around 1860. It’s a brass replica from Naples museum, representing a wrestler ready to fight…
The excessive use of chemical compounds and teargases, though, postponed the fight indefinitely…
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word.
Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird won’t sing,
Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat
And if that billy goat won’t pull,
Papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull
And if that cart and bull fall down,
You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town
Today, June 15th 2011, in Athens, people had one more chance to play various games:
“Thieves and Police”
“Where is the Thief?”
“Search, search but you won’t find me!”
Sitting at Syntagma yesterday afternoon, I saw Louk (Loukanikos-the rebel dog) wandering around a little bored, looking for some action… I started taking some pictures of him, when a kind man rushed to introduce the dog to me in case I didn’t know him. So he said: “this is not a simple stray dog – this dog is the reincarnation of Che Guevara…”
So this phrase got me thinking: “All we need is an inspiration… Does it matter if it’s not human???”
P.S.1 Louk made his way to Wikipedia! I’m so proud of him
P.S2 This post is dedicated to my new friend Federico from Spain
Today is a crucial day for Greek democracy. So it is very important to stay united (SOLIDARITY) and be persistent but not cocky!!!
This post is dedicated to my favourite Greek blogger @pitsirikos who is a funny guy and a source of inspiration for lots of greek youngsters.
…we’ve spent a lot of time being like that
and not like that
…so we need to practice!
Syntagma square and the Greek parliament is a good place to start…
and don’t forget S o l i d a r i t y is everything!
Puerta del Sol‘s significant history of Tio Pepe sign can be found here
As for Syntagma square‘s signs, I’ll just mention them in order of appearance:
Goody’s (greek fast food)
Alianz (insurance company)
Prinou (cosmetic institute)
Emporiki bank (bank…)
New Day (diets & shit)
Ate leasing (leasing & shit)
…all in one building
It was a sunny day, today in Athens… Arriving at the museum to participate at the protest and strike for the Greek austerity policies I had the most warming welcome by the rebel dog!!!
I thought this was a good sign and start walking towards the Greek parliament in syntagma square… Alas! thousands of protesters were teargased and forced to abandon their marching blocks, others were burning cops and coffins, and the rest of the Greek people were having coffee and lunch on Monastiraki square and Thission…
It was just another ordinary day in the Greek capital…
http://rebeldog.tumblr.com/
Demi Kaia 