Very heavy snowfalls in Central Greece

Please don't shout but this is sort of on topic (snow, resorts, skiing
well maybe)

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refers to some very interesting photographs

13/2/04


In message , Yannis
writes
Accumulations are now between 10 cm (beaches) and just over a metre
(Malakasa, northern Attica) in non-mountainous areas around Athens. The
temperature within the city of Athens is ranging between -10C (!) and
-2C at
the moment.
BLSN and -SN at the moment here, in SE Athens, with accumulations at 20
cm
and drifts up to 40 cm.

Now come the pictures. First, the Athens historical centre, of which
I've
always wished to take snow pictures:

Temple of Zeus, with and without flash:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zeus1.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zeus2.jpg

Taverna in Athens:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka5.jpg

Ice forming in Plaka, Athens:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka6.jpg

Theory street, just below the Acropolis:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/theorias.jpg

Hephaestus temple (Thisseio):
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio.jpg

Part of the tube line and the Acropolis:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio6.jpg

A cactus downtown:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zappeio3.jpg

Statue downtown:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zappeio1.jpg

A snowman, holding an cup of ex warm coffee:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio5.jpg

A cafe at Thisseio:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio4.jpg

Zappeio megaron:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zappeio2.jpg

View towards the Acropolis from the roman forum
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka4.jpg

Plaka, Athens
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka1.jpg

The Acropolis hill:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis2.jpg

The Parthenon and the theatre of Herod the Attic:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis6.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis7.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis10.jpg

Symbol of meteorology, the "Winds" temple
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/aerides1.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/aerides2.jpg

The Forum:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/agora.jpg

Oh, the cabbages in my garden :-(
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/cabbage.jpg

The following pictures are from Pericles Z:

National road in northern Athens: 50 cm of snow
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/imag...4/13-0109b.jpg

A park in Athens (poor pines)
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/imag...4/13-0355a.jpg

Northern Athens roads:
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/imag...04/13-0103.jpg

More photos from today as the storm was kicking in:
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/hwpr.htm

Schools will remain closed today (so I'm missing an exam at the
university,
hehe). Driving is already prohibited in many areas of Athens.

Yannis, SE Athens
ms 4.2C, RH 82%, SLP
yuppieeeeee :-)

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PK
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Paul Kelly wrote:

Please don't shout but this is sort of on topic (snow, resorts, skiing
well maybe)

Forwarded from uk.sci.weather

subject: Very heavy Snowfalls in Central Greece.


If we could put this together with the entire fleet of dodgy old
Albanian trucks and ship it to Switzerland, we could be up for a super
season.


[...]
hehe). Driving is already prohibited in many areas of Athens.


A trend we can only applaud.