Yesterday morning we left early in the morning for Nafplion. The weather forecast was not very encouraging and we were thinking of postponing the trip but we finally decided to go. It was cloudy and cold but at least it did not rain.
Today it was partly sunny, quite cold again and windy and although the locals were dressed in winter clothes, wearing jackets, the first tourists which have arrived seemed to be enjoying the sun, dressed up in shorts and summer clothes.
This morning we went for a walk at Assini beach and we were freezing but nonetheless a woman was skinny dipping as the beach was desserted. When she saw us, she seemed puzzled but as we did not want to embarass her, we returned back to the hotel from a side road.
Yesterday we visited the house as there were a few things we had to decide on the spot.
As you can see in the pictures, the houses in Greece are built with cement and bricks. All buildings must now meet strict levels of energy efficiency, using ever-more advanced insulation materials.
The semi-basement
The ground floor bedroom
View from the ground floor bedroom
A new house is now built in the plot next to us and a couple of new ones are being built opposite us.
This is part of ground floor, the living room, staircase, bathroom and W.C, which is partly under the staircase and behind the bricks is one of the bedrooms. The other bedrooms and bathroom are on the top floor.
This will be the kitchen and the dining room. Although at the beginning the plan was to have two windows on this side of the wall, facing the orange grove but I changed my mind and prefer that the window is facing towards the side verandah.
Kitchen Window
The internal staircase has not yet been built so I was afraid to go up the ladder to take some pictures. Hopefully next week when we visit again the staircase will be ready so that I can take some pictures. I am anxious to see the view from up there.
The citrus treas are now in full bloom and the air was full with the sweet aroma of citrus.
I am not sure what these citrus trees are but I remember last year seeing oranges, tangerines and bitter oranges on the trees.
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