Just a few pictures from today’s parade.
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Oxi Day 2013
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Thomas Cook fly to Lesvos in 2014
Thomas Cook are now showing flights to Mytilene:
- TCX 1812 leaving from Gatwick at 07:40 on Saturdays
- TCX 2354 leaving from Manchester at 11:45 on Wednesdays
These are in addition to the Monarch flights:
- MON 7826 leaving from Gatwick at 05:50 on Saturdays
- MON 1874 leaving from Manchester at 06:15 on Saturdays
Now before you start to cheer loudly, check the prices. The Wednesday flight from Manchester is currently very expensive. This is a positive move and I am sure that prices will settle down once the new schedules become established.
Let us all hope that this is a long term commitment and not just a single season experiment.
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Aegean Airlines aquire Olympic Air
Today the European Commission announced its decision to approve the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines.
The Chairman of AEGEAN Mr. Theodore Vassilakis said:
“As of today our obligation and commitment to serve our passengers and our country become even greater. While growing in size we also have to further improve our services to be more effective in the support of all Greek regions and ensure competitive access even to the smallest Greek island. The economies of scale will allow us to offer more competitive fares on our domestic network, especially for the small islands. At the same time, the synergies will allow us to support an improved growth rate for our international network, both from Athens and the periphery, contributing substantially to the development of Tourism and the Economy “.
The company will host a press conference on October 23, 2013, following the share purchase, to present its customer offering and development plan as well as its 2014 network plans.
Dramatic Electrical Storm
For nearly 2 hours last night, there was a dramatic electrical storm. I decided to try and capture the light show over western Lesvos. It was mostly some distance from Molyvos beyond the monastery at Ipsilou but I still managed to capture some very dramatic pictures.
That was a pretty wild two hours.
Where do donkeys go on holiday?
The answer was there in front of me. As I sat outside this morning drinking my morning coffee, they were happily munching away without a care in the world in the field opposite our house. After they have eaten all they want they go ambling over into the shade for a nice siesta. What could be nicer. They are then ready for their early evening work of a nice trip out to show visitors some of the coastline. When their owners appear and they are called to the gate with a loud “Ella Ella”, their ears are pricked and there is a sudden rush to get to the gate first. I am sure they are saying “pick me, pick me”. Occasionally there are a couple that can’t be bothered and they slink off to hide under the trees. Perhaps they just want to sit in the quiet and enjoy the beautiful views that surround them.
