Brilliant!!!!!!!! Fantastic !!!!!!!!!
The "ring" will be starting soon. The plans to close the harbour area and kitroplatia from traffic in the evening have been approved.
Excellent idea from the Demos. Bravo a thousand times.
One question..........
When we close the town from 19.00 and only residents are allowed into the harbour area...
What about the tourists with hire cars who are staying at Sgouros, Pallazzo, Delta, 9 Muses, and all the other apartments and pensions in the "exclusion zone"?????????? What if they come back from a trip to Rethymnon at 20.00? Will they get through... or not?
Maybe we should think that one through?
Monday 30 June 2008
Sunday 29 June 2008
Nautical week
Nautical week begins tonight. Another fantastic piece of planning by the Demos has the opening event on the lake at the same time as....
The final of the European Championship football competition (Spain v Germany)
I know which one I, (and most of the men in the town), will be watching.
And...
Can anyone explain to me what a demonstration of Tai Kwon Do, or a childrens production of Pinokio, or a Cretan night in Kritsa has to do with "Nautical Week"?
The final of the European Championship football competition (Spain v Germany)
I know which one I, (and most of the men in the town), will be watching.
And...
Can anyone explain to me what a demonstration of Tai Kwon Do, or a childrens production of Pinokio, or a Cretan night in Kritsa has to do with "Nautical Week"?
Public Toilets
Well said on blog.vasilakism.gr regarding the provision of public toilets. Why should the bars have to provide toilets for visitors?
Saturday 28 June 2008
NIMBY
There is an acronym in English, "NIMBY". It means "Not in my back yard". If it affects you personally you do not want it to happen but you really don't care if it affects the rest of society.
The debate over the traffic control has this problem.
The restaurants don't want the noise but do want the customers. If many of the local people cannot park outside a restaurant they will not use it.
Those who work in offices don't want it at all. When they are late for work they can blame the circulation (or lack of it!)
This really is not so difficult.
Stop the illegal parking by using wheel clamps. Then we wouldn't need "the ring"
Friday 27 June 2008
Holocaust
The victims of the 1943 holocaust in the villages around Ano Viannos deserve better than the "C" class website at www.holocaust-lasithi.eu
23,000 euros from the European Union ?
It wasn't spent on that website. That is for sure. It could have been built for a few hundred euros.
So what was the money spent on?
23,000 euros from the European Union ?
It wasn't spent on that website. That is for sure. It could have been built for a few hundred euros.
So what was the money spent on?
Monday 23 June 2008
Heraklion Museum
The museum in Heraklion is closed until 2010 (or maybe longer). How long can this take? This houses many of the artefacts that visitors travel across the world to see.
It should be given priority, above all else, in Heraklion.
There was no delay in building the (completely useless, and now unused) football stadium, was there?
Is football more important than heritage?
I think not!
It should be given priority, above all else, in Heraklion.
There was no delay in building the (completely useless, and now unused) football stadium, was there?
Is football more important than heritage?
I think not!
Last night ...
I met a friend from England who visits the town at least 3 - 4 times every year. I noticed that he had an all-inclusive bracelet on his arm. It was the only accommodation he could find in Agios Nikolaos from a travel agent in the U.K.
He doesn't like it.
He doesn't want it.
But that was the only option.
If you want the town full of low income tourism, go ahead. Keep encouraging all-inclusive. But don't complain when the shops all close. Don't complain when there are no restaurants. And don't complain when your children have no work in the coming years to support you, or the town.
My Greek friend who owns a shop said that it is the worst season he has ever had. His young son had just come from the frontisterio.
Let us hope that his father can still pay for his lessons next year.
He doesn't like it.
He doesn't want it.
But that was the only option.
If you want the town full of low income tourism, go ahead. Keep encouraging all-inclusive. But don't complain when the shops all close. Don't complain when there are no restaurants. And don't complain when your children have no work in the coming years to support you, or the town.
My Greek friend who owns a shop said that it is the worst season he has ever had. His young son had just come from the frontisterio.
Let us hope that his father can still pay for his lessons next year.
Bus stops and parking
Bravo to Είναι να μην σ' ενοχλεί; for showing the chaos caused by the buses stopping outside the Hermes and Coral. The employees of the hotels are very quick to stop anyone parking in these places but the buses do not even use them.
The car hire companies using the public parking to store their hire cars makes it impossible for local residents to find a parking place in the summer. The car hire companies all have garages. Why don't they use them instead of blocking the small amount of parking that is available in the town centre?
And another thing. Why not issue parking permits to local residents? We have already paid to build and maintain these car parks. We should be able to use them.
The car hire companies using the public parking to store their hire cars makes it impossible for local residents to find a parking place in the summer. The car hire companies all have garages. Why don't they use them instead of blocking the small amount of parking that is available in the town centre?
And another thing. Why not issue parking permits to local residents? We have already paid to build and maintain these car parks. We should be able to use them.
Saturday 21 June 2008
Kathemerini - editorial
"The proper response to the drop in the number of tourists arriving in Greece due to the higher euro is not to start making cuts.
The right thing to do would be to strengthen the competitiveness of our tourism product. This can only happen if we improve the quality that we provide to the people visiting our country.
Once upon a time, Greece’s comparative advantage was the sun and sea. Today, this is not enough. Lots of countries around us can offer the same thing – and at lower prices.
Our comparative advantage must now be the prospect of offering visitors better service than they would get elsewhere.
Everyone involved in this industry, which is the driving force of the Greek economy, has to love what they are doing.
They must understand that there are many people in the world who would gladly pay high prices if they could be guaranteed top-quality service.
They want to feel that their money has not been wasted and that they got what they paid for."
Nice to know that it is not only me that feels this way ........ The editor of Kathemerini obviously feels the same.
Anyone want to join us?
The right thing to do would be to strengthen the competitiveness of our tourism product. This can only happen if we improve the quality that we provide to the people visiting our country.
Once upon a time, Greece’s comparative advantage was the sun and sea. Today, this is not enough. Lots of countries around us can offer the same thing – and at lower prices.
Our comparative advantage must now be the prospect of offering visitors better service than they would get elsewhere.
Everyone involved in this industry, which is the driving force of the Greek economy, has to love what they are doing.
They must understand that there are many people in the world who would gladly pay high prices if they could be guaranteed top-quality service.
They want to feel that their money has not been wasted and that they got what they paid for."
Nice to know that it is not only me that feels this way ........ The editor of Kathemerini obviously feels the same.
Anyone want to join us?
Friday 20 June 2008
Palikaria
It is not in the spirit of the Cretan people to give in or accept defeat.
Why then am I hearing so many people saying that there is no future for tourism in Agios Nikolaos.
There is.
But like the Palikaria, we are going to have to fight for it.
Our clean town
Out early this morning, I could not help but notice how clean teh town was. Since the private contractors came in the place is wnderfully clean.
Bravo the Demos.
Bravo the Demos.
Politeness
I stopped today to allow some tourists to cross the road. Four young local boys went straight past and nearly knocked the tourists (who thought they were safe to cross) over.
This is just plain wrong.
Tourists are not an inconvenience
We have to learn.
This is just plain wrong.
Tourists are not an inconvenience
We have to learn.
Busy doing nothing
From ANATOLH
"The Business Program will be posted on the official website of the municipality but may also be a public consultation on the tabling of views and proposals from local authorities and legal persons of the municipality. All these will be collected and the committee which has been entrusted with the drafting of the Operational Program will incorporate and will return for final approval by the City Council until July 31 to submit then in the Region of Crete."
Which, roughly translated, means that we are going to have a lot of talking, some more committees and in the end nothing will be done to solve our immediate problems.
I can't wait to see this bit:
* Modernisation and upgrading of the tourism product - touristic infrastructure and local identity.
Should be interesting............
How about adding this one
* No all-inclusive hotels allowed within a 3km radius of the city centre.
Now that really would make a difference to the local economy. Ask the restaurant and bar owners how good their season has been so far. The other day, most of them were empty at 21.00.
The "bracelets" were all in the hotels drinking all inclusive wine and eating all inclusive food.
And don't think the French and Italians are coming, as usual, in large numbers in July and August. They're not making reservations.
Unless they are going to an all inclusive hotel, of course.
"The Business Program will be posted on the official website of the municipality but may also be a public consultation on the tabling of views and proposals from local authorities and legal persons of the municipality. All these will be collected and the committee which has been entrusted with the drafting of the Operational Program will incorporate and will return for final approval by the City Council until July 31 to submit then in the Region of Crete."
Which, roughly translated, means that we are going to have a lot of talking, some more committees and in the end nothing will be done to solve our immediate problems.
I can't wait to see this bit:
* Modernisation and upgrading of the tourism product - touristic infrastructure and local identity.
Should be interesting............
How about adding this one
* No all-inclusive hotels allowed within a 3km radius of the city centre.
Now that really would make a difference to the local economy. Ask the restaurant and bar owners how good their season has been so far. The other day, most of them were empty at 21.00.
The "bracelets" were all in the hotels drinking all inclusive wine and eating all inclusive food.
And don't think the French and Italians are coming, as usual, in large numbers in July and August. They're not making reservations.
Unless they are going to an all inclusive hotel, of course.
Wednesday 18 June 2008
Hot,hot,hot
Everyone I meet says the same thing. "It is so hot!"
Don't worry. There is no Global Warming (honestly, the oil companies told me so, and they never lie, the same way politicians never lie).
Let's just hope that the swimming pools in all these new villas don't use all our water.
Don't worry. There is no Global Warming (honestly, the oil companies told me so, and they never lie, the same way politicians never lie).
Let's just hope that the swimming pools in all these new villas don't use all our water.
ASTEAN
48 new graduates! We say "Congratulations" and then "Goodbye".
Maybe we should give some of them a job here in the town?
Did you know that Greece produces more marketing graduates than any other country in Europe?
Unfortunately they all work in the U.S.A, U.K, Germany........
Maybe we should give some of them a job here in the town?
Did you know that Greece produces more marketing graduates than any other country in Europe?
Unfortunately they all work in the U.S.A, U.K, Germany........
Tuesday 17 June 2008
Που εισαι κ. Βασιλακις ?
I sometimes get the feeling that I am writing the blog for Michaelis Vasilakis.
Come on Michaeli, you have to do some blog writing too!
Come on Michaeli, you have to do some blog writing too!
The "real" cost of parking in Elounda
Yesterday evening we went out for a meal. A celebration meal. One of the restaurants in Elounda has been modernised and we went to see if the food was as nice as the decoration.
I parked outside at 19.45 ( yes 19.45!) and almost before we had closed the car door two (!) people leaped out and told us that we would have to pay 3 euros to park there.
There was no-one in the restaurant (or in Elounda, actually), except the staff. I had 200 euros in my wallet to pay for an expensive meal.
I did what many people would do. I got back into the car, parked (free of charge) in Agios Nikolaos and spent my 200 euros in a restaurant there.
I am sure the owner of the restaurant in Elounda will be pleased to hear this story. I genuinely admire the way he has improved his restaurant but, as a matter of principle, I cannot see why I should pay an extra 3 euros to eat there.
Elounda has lost many of the tour companies that provided customers for the tavernas, restaurants and bars. It needs all the help it can get. Charging people to park there is not the way to do it.
The restaurants are expensive enough and a 10% gratuity for the waiter in addition to the 2% "tourist tax", 8% Φ.Π.Α (19% on the wine!), a cover charge for a piece of bread, etc. makes a meal an expensive luxury.
Now tell me why the restaurants are complaining that they have no customers. 3 euros may not be a lot of money to the Demos, or to me, but it is a "stealth tax" on tourists. A visit to the harbour for lunch and dinner would add 84 euros to a 14 day holiday.
Yet another brilliantly devised plan to persuade the few tourists that are still coming here to go to Egypt, Croatia or Turkey next year.
I parked outside at 19.45 ( yes 19.45!) and almost before we had closed the car door two (!) people leaped out and told us that we would have to pay 3 euros to park there.
There was no-one in the restaurant (or in Elounda, actually), except the staff. I had 200 euros in my wallet to pay for an expensive meal.
I did what many people would do. I got back into the car, parked (free of charge) in Agios Nikolaos and spent my 200 euros in a restaurant there.
I am sure the owner of the restaurant in Elounda will be pleased to hear this story. I genuinely admire the way he has improved his restaurant but, as a matter of principle, I cannot see why I should pay an extra 3 euros to eat there.
Elounda has lost many of the tour companies that provided customers for the tavernas, restaurants and bars. It needs all the help it can get. Charging people to park there is not the way to do it.
The restaurants are expensive enough and a 10% gratuity for the waiter in addition to the 2% "tourist tax", 8% Φ.Π.Α (19% on the wine!), a cover charge for a piece of bread, etc. makes a meal an expensive luxury.
Now tell me why the restaurants are complaining that they have no customers. 3 euros may not be a lot of money to the Demos, or to me, but it is a "stealth tax" on tourists. A visit to the harbour for lunch and dinner would add 84 euros to a 14 day holiday.
Yet another brilliantly devised plan to persuade the few tourists that are still coming here to go to Egypt, Croatia or Turkey next year.
Monday 16 June 2008
Greek Football Shirts
Have you noticed how, for the last few days, the only people wearing Greek national football team shirts are non-Greek tourists?
Strange........
Strange........
When does the tourist season start?
Why is this still not finished? It is the middle of June !!!!!!!!!!!!
(almost) anywhere else in the world the civil engineer or town planner responsible would not have a job anymore.
Too many excuses - as usual.
When do the Demos think that the tourist season starts? August maybe, or perhaps October???????????
Competition
Have a look at this.......
http://www.casa-vitae.gr/content/view/14/37/lang,en/
or in Greek
http://www.casa-vitae.gr/content/view/14/37/lang,el/
And have a look at the prices.
Question: Where would you stay? In Rethymnon, or here? Find me one apartment in the central area of Agios Nikolaos that is of this standard.
This is the standard of apartments and small hotels in other parts of the island. The Hotels and apartments need to spend some money and get the accommodation up to this standard and we will also have the rich tourists. Not everyone wants to stay in the Elounda Beach (not even the Russians!)
For many years the hotels and apartments have been paid very little by large tour operators to provide basic accommodation for cheap tourism. They have not had any money to re-invest. The banks, the Demos and the Nomarxeio should be supporting these people and giving improvement grants.
Look at the "Panorama" on the harbour. Fantastic location and left to rot by the (Athenian?)owners. It is a disgrace that this hotel is not open. Look also at the "lakeside" hotel next to Du Lac. Falling to pieces and a disgrace to our city. It appears on every photograph of the lake area and it cannot be beyond the Demos to at least force the owners to, at least, paint it. What are we thinking?
The 18-30's will never come back to Agios Nikolaos. Forget them. The market has changed.
If Rethymnon and Xania can see that, why can't we?
http://www.casa-vitae.gr/content/view/14/37/lang,en/
or in Greek
http://www.casa-vitae.gr/content/view/14/37/lang,el/
And have a look at the prices.
Question: Where would you stay? In Rethymnon, or here? Find me one apartment in the central area of Agios Nikolaos that is of this standard.
This is the standard of apartments and small hotels in other parts of the island. The Hotels and apartments need to spend some money and get the accommodation up to this standard and we will also have the rich tourists. Not everyone wants to stay in the Elounda Beach (not even the Russians!)
For many years the hotels and apartments have been paid very little by large tour operators to provide basic accommodation for cheap tourism. They have not had any money to re-invest. The banks, the Demos and the Nomarxeio should be supporting these people and giving improvement grants.
Look at the "Panorama" on the harbour. Fantastic location and left to rot by the (Athenian?)owners. It is a disgrace that this hotel is not open. Look also at the "lakeside" hotel next to Du Lac. Falling to pieces and a disgrace to our city. It appears on every photograph of the lake area and it cannot be beyond the Demos to at least force the owners to, at least, paint it. What are we thinking?
The 18-30's will never come back to Agios Nikolaos. Forget them. The market has changed.
If Rethymnon and Xania can see that, why can't we?
Sunday 15 June 2008
Beautiful Sunday
What a beautiful day it was today. A little too much wind perhaps, but sitting by the lake with a cold beer and swimming at Ammoudara was a pleasure.
Good to hear that some of the better restaurants are doing well with Rusian and French customers. Lobster and Champagne!
Excellent news.......
And good to hear that we have a new Italian Restaurant opening in the town (9 muses). With the addition of "Gold" which is a fantastic improvement on the old "Rose" and the "Mare & Monte", the standard of restaurants is just getting better and better every year. Even the mezedes have improved in variety and choice.
If only everyone knew how good it is here now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps we could do some marketing and tell them? If these fantastic restaurants don't have enough customers we will lose them and that would be a great loss for everyone.
Good to hear that some of the better restaurants are doing well with Rusian and French customers. Lobster and Champagne!
Excellent news.......
And good to hear that we have a new Italian Restaurant opening in the town (9 muses). With the addition of "Gold" which is a fantastic improvement on the old "Rose" and the "Mare & Monte", the standard of restaurants is just getting better and better every year. Even the mezedes have improved in variety and choice.
If only everyone knew how good it is here now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps we could do some marketing and tell them? If these fantastic restaurants don't have enough customers we will lose them and that would be a great loss for everyone.
Selling the City
I have no idea who is selling the city (apart from the real estate agents!) but I think we should be told.
I went to a "Holiday Exhibition" in Helsinki, Finland a few years ago and when I tried to get information about Agios Nikolaos, I was told that the municipality had supplied only 100 information leaflets to an exhibition which attracted 250,000 visitors. The "representative" spoke only Greek and could not communicate with the Finnish people who wanted to visit our town. I am sure he enjoyed his holiday in Helsinki as much as the "representatives" that we are sending out this year are enjoying their holidays.
Interestingly, Rhodos had a huge exhibition with live music and dancers. Xania also had a large prescence.
Do we get statistics for the success of these "trade exhibitions"? How many visitors do we get as a result of sending these people for a 3 day, all expenses paid trip to St. Petersburg, or Frankfurt, Or Beijing?????
I don't know what you think, but I am not seeing many Chinese tourists at the moment.
Or indeed many tourists at all.
If you want to sell to the Germans, French, Italians or the British, you have to do it in their language and have someone who can communicate effectively with them.
Many foreign residents have offered to go (unpaid) to these events in their own countries to assist in bringing visitors to the area. The Municipality have never accepted their help. Perhaps they are worried that if non-employees of the Demos went along, they would see how little work actually gets done. And that would ruin their holiday, wouldn't it?
I went to a "Holiday Exhibition" in Helsinki, Finland a few years ago and when I tried to get information about Agios Nikolaos, I was told that the municipality had supplied only 100 information leaflets to an exhibition which attracted 250,000 visitors. The "representative" spoke only Greek and could not communicate with the Finnish people who wanted to visit our town. I am sure he enjoyed his holiday in Helsinki as much as the "representatives" that we are sending out this year are enjoying their holidays.
Interestingly, Rhodos had a huge exhibition with live music and dancers. Xania also had a large prescence.
Do we get statistics for the success of these "trade exhibitions"? How many visitors do we get as a result of sending these people for a 3 day, all expenses paid trip to St. Petersburg, or Frankfurt, Or Beijing?????
I don't know what you think, but I am not seeing many Chinese tourists at the moment.
Or indeed many tourists at all.
If you want to sell to the Germans, French, Italians or the British, you have to do it in their language and have someone who can communicate effectively with them.
Many foreign residents have offered to go (unpaid) to these events in their own countries to assist in bringing visitors to the area. The Municipality have never accepted their help. Perhaps they are worried that if non-employees of the Demos went along, they would see how little work actually gets done. And that would ruin their holiday, wouldn't it?
Translation
Thanks to Michaelis Vasilakis for featuring the blog on http://blog.vasilakism.gr . He has offered to translate into Greek for the benefit of those who do not understand English.
Translation is an interesting area. When we print our information books for the municipality, why not ask a British/German/French resident to read it before it goes to the printer? God knows there are enough native speakers in the area who would be happy to do it without asking for payment.
The "English" on the (2004) website is terrible. I can only assume that the same applies to other languages.
We have a Foreign Residents Committee (I.N.C.O) http://www.inconews.com/ . If they spent more time helping with translations and less time pretending to be actors, or folk dancing and singing, perhaps they would be of more use to the city and have a little more respect from the citizens...............
Translation is an interesting area. When we print our information books for the municipality, why not ask a British/German/French resident to read it before it goes to the printer? God knows there are enough native speakers in the area who would be happy to do it without asking for payment.
The "English" on the (2004) website is terrible. I can only assume that the same applies to other languages.
We have a Foreign Residents Committee (I.N.C.O) http://www.inconews.com/ . If they spent more time helping with translations and less time pretending to be actors, or folk dancing and singing, perhaps they would be of more use to the city and have a little more respect from the citizens...............
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi US football coach (1913 - 1970)
Vince Lombardi US football coach (1913 - 1970)
Saturday 14 June 2008
This is good....... but:
Congratulations to the Demos for getting the town clean at last. If we can just stop using plastic bags for everything, we might just be able to use it in our new marketing campaign to persuade the tourists to come back to the area.
The new sunbeds and umbrellas are also excellent and Detadan have done a good job in theming each beach with a different colour.
But:
The new brochures for the town, however, were a disaster area. Businesses were given just 6 days to get their copy into the printer (another political appointment, perhaps?). Why are we printing these information leaflets when the season is half finished? When will they understand that the planning for the summer must be done in the winter? We are never ready when the tourists arrive and they do come at the same time every year (for now....). Why is it always treated as such a suprise by the traders, hotels and the Demos?
Too much talking and forming commitees and not enough action. The world is moving at a faster pace since the internet arrived. Wake up! We cannot continue to operate the way we did in the 1970's.
The new sunbeds and umbrellas are also excellent and Detadan have done a good job in theming each beach with a different colour.
But:
The new brochures for the town, however, were a disaster area. Businesses were given just 6 days to get their copy into the printer (another political appointment, perhaps?). Why are we printing these information leaflets when the season is half finished? When will they understand that the planning for the summer must be done in the winter? We are never ready when the tourists arrive and they do come at the same time every year (for now....). Why is it always treated as such a suprise by the traders, hotels and the Demos?
Too much talking and forming commitees and not enough action. The world is moving at a faster pace since the internet arrived. Wake up! We cannot continue to operate the way we did in the 1970's.
Park & Ride
Idea:
Make a big car park by the "fanaria" on the National Road.
Have a mini-bus taking people from the car park to the town and back to the car park.
How many people drive through, but do not stop in Agios Nikolaos because they cannot find a parking place?
Many, many thousands!!!!!!!!!!
This solution would reduce the amount of circulation in the town centre and would enable the visitors to spend some money instead of getting out as quickly as possible.
Make a big car park by the "fanaria" on the National Road.
Have a mini-bus taking people from the car park to the town and back to the car park.
How many people drive through, but do not stop in Agios Nikolaos because they cannot find a parking place?
Many, many thousands!!!!!!!!!!
This solution would reduce the amount of circulation in the town centre and would enable the visitors to spend some money instead of getting out as quickly as possible.
Volta
Why are the children (of all ages!) allowed to change their motor cycles to make so much noise? The bars have to close their doors at 23.00 or the police write a ticket. Idiots making "kamikaze" past restaurants, which could kill small children if they lose control, continue with their madness and not one of us stop them from doing it or report it to the police.
These "modified" motor bikes make more noise than any of the bars and are allowed to drive at dangerous speeds all day and all night in the centre. The continual "volta" around Kitroplateia and the harbour is noisy and irritating, not only to our guests in the town but to the residents and business owners too.
Why not stop the volta after 20.00?
Where are the police and why are they doing nothing about this huge problem? Does no-one realise how much this damages our tourism?
These "modified" motor bikes make more noise than any of the bars and are allowed to drive at dangerous speeds all day and all night in the centre. The continual "volta" around Kitroplateia and the harbour is noisy and irritating, not only to our guests in the town but to the residents and business owners too.
Why not stop the volta after 20.00?
Where are the police and why are they doing nothing about this huge problem? Does no-one realise how much this damages our tourism?
E.O.T ? or not?
How many foreigners are renting out their homes to tourists? Across Europe, it cost the U.K tourism industry 4,ooo,ooo,oooo euros last year in lost sales.
These new villas keep going up and every one is a potential threat to the tourism industry in Agios Nikolaos, Kalo Xorio and Elounda.
How many have E.O.T certificates?
Who is checking the papers and stopping illegal rentals?
Not the real estate offices for certain.
These new villas keep going up and every one is a potential threat to the tourism industry in Agios Nikolaos, Kalo Xorio and Elounda.
How many have E.O.T certificates?
Who is checking the papers and stopping illegal rentals?
Not the real estate offices for certain.
Another Blog
We have the comments of Vasilakis on the right and the Demos (Klontzas?, Kounenakis?) on the left.......
The only thing they have in common is that none of them are solving the problems. Petty politics and personal swipes at political opponents are not what is needed right now.
The bars and restaurants are empty
The "bracelets" are everywhere
The road outside Xalkiadakis looks like central Baghdad
Our city website is a joke, with information last updated in 2004. Take a look at how Rethymnon and Xania do it
We have information only in Japanese and Greek at the Tourist information office and one of the staff can't answer any questions
The Nomarxeio have no information because they have no money
The new syllogos for bars and restaurants thinks that more interference and control by the police and port police will help!!!!!!!!!!
There is still no co-ordinated marketing for the city and all the Mayor can do is have another meeting and get another photograph of himself "being important" in Anatoli newspaper.
What are we going to do.? WE (all of us) have to stop talking and complaining and do something positive. Right now, before we have no tourism left at all.
The only thing they have in common is that none of them are solving the problems. Petty politics and personal swipes at political opponents are not what is needed right now.
The bars and restaurants are empty
The "bracelets" are everywhere
The road outside Xalkiadakis looks like central Baghdad
Our city website is a joke, with information last updated in 2004. Take a look at how Rethymnon and Xania do it
We have information only in Japanese and Greek at the Tourist information office and one of the staff can't answer any questions
The Nomarxeio have no information because they have no money
The new syllogos for bars and restaurants thinks that more interference and control by the police and port police will help!!!!!!!!!!
There is still no co-ordinated marketing for the city and all the Mayor can do is have another meeting and get another photograph of himself "being important" in Anatoli newspaper.
What are we going to do.? WE (all of us) have to stop talking and complaining and do something positive. Right now, before we have no tourism left at all.
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