Once again Kokari was the destination of my holiday as so many times before, I´ve lost the count of numbers by now, it is somewhere between 15-20 times. Throughout the years Kokkari slowly is changing but still it has the pace and piece I´m looking for and need. This place has become my second home, it is as times are passing bye becoming as familiar as the inside of my pocket.

Some people go to their countryhouses every once in a while, Kokari is my countryhouse as with so many of my kokkarian friends that keep turning up there year after year. It is a place to easily get addicted to.







1. ANNE, my friend and neighbour from Dalarö, I can not recall seeing someone so much in peace in a holliday.

2. JONNI, Annes son, 13 years old, probably he was a fish in an earlier life. On a second thought fishes don´t drown themselves into Coke and icecreams!

3. DENNIS, the classmate of Jonni in his hedgehog hairstyle, just as good as Jonni diving into icecreams, Cokes and octapusses with his goggles (by the way the octapus died under mysterious circumstances!). O´boy theese two guys created a lot of laughs, and stomachaches as a result after each dinner!





4. Mowgli from Disney´s Djungle book?
5. A cool Jonni.
6. A swedish octapus?





7. A cool Dennis.
8. Hare Krishna hare rama ...
9. A swedish dolphin?





10. Tzamadou beach.
11. Kokkari and Lemonakia beach.

12. And there it is, like an eagles nest tucked into nature - PENSION LEMONAKIA!
13. The two best landlords in Greece! Ourania and Yannis.





14 & 15. My "greek mother and father" with such great hearts, and always keeping their pension so cosy and neat.

16. I can´t think of a more suitable name as Ourania - meaning heavenly!
17. The fantastic view over Kokari from Pension Lemonakia where I stayed my last two weeks out of five weeeks.


 


18. Three other nice familypensions in the old fishingharbour - Olgas, Despinas and Anthoulas (where we lived).
19. View over the harbour of Kokkari.

20. Vangelis, "the emperor of the square" - the best and wittiest waiter of Kokari., working quickly in a slow way,
knowing how to make everybody feel special.
21. A greek monster, siamesic twins or just twinsouls? Yannis and Vangelis - the best boys of Kokari, cousins and colleagues.
 




22. Three other favorite waiters across the square at Stathis - Vassilis, Fotis and Kostas.
23. The great personality and greek beauty Stacy with her father Kostas and mother Pipitza at their excellent restaurant Poseidon.





24. Gunther and Marola at Vangelis, a fun and sparkling couple from Nurnberg and Coburg.
25. Marola, it was difficult not to have a good time in the company of the two of you!





26. Gunther, Vangelis is dying for you to leave so that he can get some sleep at night!
27. Off they went to their beloved Lesbos and Samos was quite a few laughs shorter.

28 & 29. The jewellers and companions Gerhard and Chuck from Nurnberg. Your pockets are full with my money,
but the jewellery from Lapislazuli is worth every bit of it.
30. The bluesmusician Klaus tired after four days on his way from Nurnberg to Kokari without sleep.



 

31. Klaus in a more awake state.
32. Cris, the harmonicaplayer and colleague of Klaus.
33. The usually always smiling Lilo, harpist and wife of Cris captured in a serious second.

34. My great old friends René and Paul from Paris turned up after many years of absence. See you in Paris!
35. The beautiful view of the harbour of Kokari.
   

FRIENDS THAT WERE MISSED IN PARADISE

36. LOTTA (with Vincent), it is about time you refresh your memory of Kokari. We all miss you there!
37. LENA, it is about time you experience Greece, Samos, Kokari, its crazyness and beauty!
38. BITTE, it is about time your ceramics, house and husband rest from you next summer!

39. SOFIA (with Cleo and Robin), I dónt have to worry about you. I know you will come along. 

Goodbye everybody, have a nice winter. See you next summer!

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