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Here it is, finally, the last of the five senses (replete with added benefits):

1.       Crunch of small fish bones between teeth - A good source of calcium, too. Just make sure you swallow only the small ones...nearest emergency medical service is, um, Athens.

2.       Large pebbles underneath feet and smaller ones in between toes - Improves circulation, and you can leave your pumice stone at home. 

3.       Relentless scorching sun - Yes, a definite melanoma hazard, but, hey, your clothes dry really fast!

4.       Undulating enveloping womb-like sea—soft, warm, buoyant, caressing - Bad birth experience? You have a second chance.

5.       Wind whipping across bodies, motorbike engine humming beneath, bugs    smashing faces - If you're shooting for an economical trip, open your mouth (good protein, too).

6.       Precarious balance on uneven pavement - Everyday walks down local streets double as sobriety tests (and keeps police pay reasonable, which is extremely important, given the current Greek economy).

7.       Sticky white sea-salt on sun-dried skin - Get use to it.

8.       Rough white-washed walls - You'll be pleasantly surprised on your return home, when your hands no longer get bruised or turn white when you accidently brush the wall.

9.       Cold marbled floors against bare feet - One Greek solution to electricity-free and environmentally-friendly air conditoning.

10.   Hard unyielding mattress and pillows—with bumps in the strangest places - Packing tip: remember tempurpedic travel pillow. Do they have travel mattresses-in-a-bag yet?


What comes to mind when you think of Greece and touch?
 
 


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Petros Amiridis link
05/04/2010 4:44am

How the bodies of a couple in love touch inside the cool and crystal clear sea water as they hug. I love the antithesis of the cold skin that quickly gets warm due to the heat of the moment. The smell of the Greek sea is magnified by the adrenaline and permanently engraved in their brain's memory. This is the best touch that comes to my mind when I think of Greece.

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Rebecca link
05/04/2010 3:12pm

Thanks for writing what we're all thinking, Petros. :)

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maria link
07/04/2010 9:49pm

nice!

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Rebecca link
07/05/2010 1:18am

Thank you, Maria.

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