Over Blue Aegean Waters: A Fifty Year Romance with the Greek Island of Skopelos (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505442427)

Over Blue Aegean WatersA Fifty Year Romance with the Greek Island of Sk pelos. Romance: love, excitement, humor, heartbreak, passion.Sk pelos: glistening blue water, rich green foliage, picturesque, friendly, appetizing food, traditional, sophisticated, Mamma Mia island. Shortly after marrying into a Greek-American family the author was indoctrinated through stories, old maps and property descriptions; and learning Greek. Within a few years he was traveling to Greece following Dad's entreats to "show face and protect the property" and speaking "goat Greek." Inheriting the family house, a so-called "hovel", nearly became a Greek tragedy. The amusing tales include: -Mother's goat bag. -Grocery store that serves free alcoholic aperitifs in the morning.-Squatters attempting to seize family property.-"Zorro" the plumber.-Real estate schemes without the "real" sales price. Experience the Romance

Author: Griffith Eugene Harlow
ISBN-10: 1505442427
ISBN-13: 9781505442427
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/11/2015
Pages: 298
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.62d