It was "Clean Monday" (a.k.a. "Shrove Monday") today - the day right after Carnival and 48 days before Easter Sunday. Most Athenians, especially those with children, headed to the nearby hills and parks to fly a kite and have a picnic (or lunch in a nearby taverna, since this is still Athens and not the "real country-side") and we were there too.
The weather was cloudy for most of the day but I still managed to get a few pictures, from the "Alsos Veikou" park in the suburb of Galatsi. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking for today.
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| Selling kites - for those waiting till the last minute |
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| (Attempt at) flying a kite - Alsos Veikou park, Galatsi - Greater Athens |
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| A big crowd was out for Clean Monday, even though the weather was not really inviting |
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| Alsos Veikou park, Galatsi - Greater Athens |
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| Flying high |
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| Five kites up in the sky |
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| Some failed attempts - Kites most likely destroyed |
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| Flying like a bird |
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| A crowded sky, full of kites |
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| Easy going... |
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| A big crowd both in the park and in the sky |
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| Even infants were brought out today! |
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| Four more kites, flying high above Alsos Veikou park, Galatsi - Greater Athens |
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| Struggling, in the grass |
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| Time for a picnic |
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| Parents and children - Learning to fly |
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