Posts Tagged ‘Santorini, Greece’

Greek Yogurt

INDONESIAN
Mana yang lebih menggugah selera dan lebih sehat, yogurt dengan kadar gula tinggi dalam kemasan plastik dari supermarket ato yogurt natural tanpa gula dan irisan buah segar dari rumah?

Ajak anak-anak untuk menata yogurt dengan irisan buah segar untuk mengasah rasa artistik dan apresiatif mereka terhadap keindahan, kelezatan, dan kesehatan makanan. Pasti mereka senang dan lebih bersemangat.

ENGLISH
Which one is more appetizing and healthier, sugar-laden yogurt in a plastic container from the supermarket or natural yogurt sans sugar and fresh fruits prepared at home?

Let your kids participate in decorating the yogurt to sharpen their artistic sense and appreciation for beautiful, delicious, and healthy food.


Natural Greek yogurt without sugar + fresh grapefruit + fresh grapefruit juice + honey = νόστιμο.

Natural Greek yogurt without sugar + pineapple + orange + grapefruit. Basically whatever fresh fruits you have at home.

Natural Greek yogurt without sugar + walnuts + honey. Simple yet divine. My Greek is correct apparently, yogurt (neutral) > νόστιμο. Thank you, Elena ;)

Ideally I should have used Ole Kortzau’s bowl, but cabbage leaves are apparently a good substitute. In the search of the perfect cabbage leaves, see how messy the kitchen is during the food photography session ;)

Ole Kortzau’s bowl, Royal Copenhagen:

ARCHITECTURE: A study of texture in Santorini, Greece, and Venice, Italy

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VENICE, ITALY

A blue door and yellowish wall in Venice, Italy.
Blue door, Venice, Italy

Door bell, Venice, Italy.
Door bell, Venice, Italy, texture

SANTORINI, GREECE

I really love the raw unpretentious honest beauty of the creative tephra architecture in Santorini.

Steps, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Steps, Oia, Santorini, texture

Steps, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Steps, Oia, Santorini, texture

Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Texture, Oia, Santorini

Fira, Santorini island, Greece
Texture, Fira, Santorini

Fence and blue wooden entrance door, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Fence, blue door, Oia, Santorini, texture

Aqui vive Alex Tjoa, home sweet home, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Aqui vive Alex Tjoa, Oia, Santorini

Aqui vive un arquitecto, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Aqui vive un arquitecto, Oia, Santorini

Steep steps and cats, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Steps, Oia, Santorini, texture

Blue door, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Blue door, Oia, Santorini, texture

The detail of Roka restaurant’s wall, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.
Roka restaurant wall, Oia, Santorini, texture

The photos below show the gallery of Dimitris Koliousis, one of the best icon painting artists in the world.
Location: Marble road, Oia village, Santorini island, Greece.

Dimitris Koliousis gallery, Oia, Santorini, Greece

Dimitris Koliousis gallery, Oia, Santorini, Greece

Not all doors are blue in Santorini. Here is a bold red door, Aigialos Hotel, Fira, Santorini.
Red door, Aigialos Hotel, Fira, Santorini, texture

I left my heart in Santorini, Greece

Swimming at Ammoudi Bay

To be precise, I left my heart in Oia (Ia), Santorini, Greece. I miss the blue of the Aegean sea and the swimming at the beautiful Ammoudi Bay.

This vertical panorama made of four images was taken in my beloved Oia village. Sigh. I miss Oia sorely.

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I left my heart in Santorini

The food of Greece

The best fried calamari I have ever tasted. Simple yet crispy. Not oily at all. Go to Roka in Oia, Santorini, Greece, to have the best fried calamari. Roka’s tomato fritters too are to die for. Candounis is also a great restaurant in Oia. Its Santorini salad is amazing.
Roka, fried calamari

Loukoumi rose flavor, Greece.
Loukoumi, rose flavor, Greece

Very sweet and ripe homegrown figs I bought from a happy and friendly lady in Oia, Santorini, Greece. The best figs for the prosciutto, dashed with homegrown fresh basil leaves, olive oil, and pepper. Heaven.
Fig and prosciutto, Oia, Santorini, Greece

The happy and friendly fig seller, Oia, Santorini, Greece

Pomegranate, Kamari, Santorini, Greece

Grapes, Kamari, Santorini, Greece

Prickly pears, Kamari, Santorini, Greece

The beauty of Greece

“Be like an olive tree — indomitably strong and eternally beautiful.”
— Alex Tjoa

The olive tree is about 1500 – 2000 years old.

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Model: Melissa Zanon
Location: Ancient olive grove, Eleonas, Aegina island, Greece

Eleonas, Aegina, Greece

Sunrise, Oia, Santoirini, Greece, with Alejandra

Sunrise, Oia, Santorini, Greece, with Alejandra

Oia, Santorini, Greece, sunset

Ammoudi Bay, Oia, Santorini, Greece, sunset

Oia, Santorini, Greece, sunset

Oia, Santorini, Greece, sunset

Oia, Santorini, Greece, with Shi Yee

Oia, Santorini, Greece, with Shi Yee

Oia, Santorini, Greece, with Shi Yee

Oia, Santorini, Greece, with Shi Yee Chen

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