Monthly Archives: July 2019
Rest with children or from children
Can parents fully relax, taking restless children with them to rest? After all, they require constant attention: they need to be watched for, God forbid: they do not swim over buoys or bellied uncles, do not step on a lurking sea urchin or a sprawling aunt, do not get a lizard tail on the forehead, or a board surfer. Is it possible to have a good rest with such fidgets? Continue reading
Rhodes – the brilliant boundless sea
“I’m shameless creation — I’m sending a kind girl to where I myself wasn’t, and even with a child on the dreariest island of Greece,” I reproached myself, making a plan for excursions to Rhodes to my colleague, checking with guidebooks and a road map. Two weeks in her absence, I did not find a place for myself, and when we met again, I looked away from her face, covered with fresh tan, uncertainly asked: “Well, how was your vacation? Not very terrible? Continue reading
Odyssey to the kingdom of gods
Despite the fact that for the twelfth time I am going on a journey through Greek land, I fly to Athens for the first time with a shaky hope of the possibility of even a fleeting acquaintance with the city. It is time to answer on duty questions: “Have you ever been to Athens?” and “Seen the Parthenon?” an affirmative nod of the head. Unfortunately, the average man is arranged in such a way – he languidly listens to your stories about the wonderful country, but instantly reacts to conditional words. Continue reading
