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  • Architecture – decisions taken a year ago.

    Architecture – decisions taken a year ago.

    What we have learnt, Corfu’s traditional houses facades are mostly of plaster, less often of stone. The typical characteristics include arched arcades, stone window frames, shutters, simple windowless roofs and walls in one of literally several colors – neither white nor blue being one of them. The most common palettes are yellows, pinks, ochres and Continue reading

  • Red taping

    Red taping

    As soon as you step out of holiday mode in Greece, you discover an unknown phenomenon: the Greek black hole of oblivion. It mercilessly and without warning swallows up issues, deadlines, commitments, arrangements, yes, sometimes whole people. One day a lawyer writes a letter with dozens of exclamations intended to emphasize the importance and finality Continue reading

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