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Saturday, April 19, 2003

A wee trip down south

Once upon a time a boy called johnjohn posted a letter to the Sinister mailing list which started with: I went on a wee trip down south and I had loads and heaps of fun. Or at least that's what I think it started with anyway. That was quite a while ago but I still can't find myself on a northbound train without thinking: I went on a wee trip down south and I had loads and heaps of fun.

But it's good to think so because I had a lot of fun indeed. I see Athens rather like I see Birmingham: A big, grey playground, stretching out for miles in all directions, generally ugly but pretty in places if you know where to look. Of course I have no idea where to look but thankfully I have friends who do.

I also see Athens as a place south of here, where the weather is warmer and spring comes earlier, though I'm not altogether sure about that one anymore. Spring seems to come and go too fast for me to make to my mind these days.

Posted by Dimitra Daisy