There is resignation down the phone when I talk to friends who live in Greece. The incredulity of the voices at the other end is palpable. Older relatives are quick to remember the leaner times of the 1940s and the 1950s – and shudder. It seems to them that the image with which they have […]
Athens Part I: The Bad News
Let’s get the bad news over with: the transformation of Athens from a country’s diamond tiara during the Olympics to the war zone of 2011 has been as astonishing as it has been swift. There are no-go areas in the city, where even two years ago there were trendy bars, and the hulks of empty […]