Patra(Greece)

6/3/04

	Chacha is looking at the Rio-Antirio bridge. It will connect the Peloponese to Sterea Hellas. The bridge will be opened for the first time to allow the Olympic flame to cross, but will not open to traffic until later in the year. It is similar in style to the Tatara bridge in Japan. 注) Tatara brige: 多々羅大橋(生口島-大三島) 【参考】 橋のホームページ： http://www.gefyra.gr/ ギリシャ地図： http://www.greektravel.com/maps/greece.html
7/3/04

Chacha watching our dinner grilled on coals. The structure was built by my dad.
Oh, no! Chacha will be roasted!

	My dad built the cement table around the tree. As you can see it hasn't been used at all since summer.

This is the western view from just off the coastal road near my house. The mountain is on Sterea Hellas and is colloquially called "Paliovouna" which means "Old mountain."		The northern view from the spot off the coastal road. The mountain is called "Panachaikon" (Achaia is name of the prefecture).

The city of Patra, as seen from near my house.

	The view towards Mt. Panachaikon, from the roof of my house.

8/3/04
Chacha is looking at the Rio-Antirio bridge, from the deck of a ferry that we have to use to cross over to Sterea Hellas. The ferry service will stop when the bridge is complete.		Our ferry boat as it fills with cars. Our car is the grey one (second from the bottom of the picture).