Once in a lifetime experience!

Filled with pride and joy for finally making it to the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, I am now thinking to myself "I WAS THERE TOO!!!" in the historic moment of the Olympiad. I am wearing the official t-shirt of the Greek National Football Team that won the Euro 2004 championship past July, for bringing luck to the athletes that participated in the track and field competitions in the Olympic Stadium that I watched on September 26. (Thanx to my friend Chris D. that took these pictures during our visit at the Olympic premices).

Olympics 2004: A spectacular view

A spectacular view of one of the ponds at sunset, at the gateway of the grounds at the Athens Olympic Stadium! 

Minutes of the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games! 

Athens' natural beauties (the answer)!

Well, these two recent pictures come from the main hall of the Botanical Garden in the outskirts of Athens, 9kms west from the centre, in the township of Haidari, close to the Bysantine Dafni Monastery. A free access facility to the public, hosts thousands of plants from all over the globe in special sections that are hosted in the area. The main hall is an arena decorated according to the Austrian gardening style, that's a pleasure in the sences to wander into it, in and out of the alleys. I bet you thought or heard that Athens was more or less a cemented city. See, this bit of heaven on earth, is within reach to anybody who loves nature and enjoys a well preserved park in the capital of Greece. Hope to see you taking a walk or just relax in the premices soon!

Discovering Athens' natural beauties...

Here's a test to all of you the nature lovers in Greece: Where do you think this picture was taken? a. In a park somewhere in Europe? b. In a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean? c. In a private estate of a tycoon? d. None of the above? (The answer follows... just think a little bit more please!)

Free Software for the MS Office users!

For all of you the computer geeks who like to enhance the Microsoft Office features, take a closer look at the http://www.openoffice.org which offers for free download an application compatible to the 95+ editions of the Microsoft Office and a rich database for programmers and pc users as well. Openoffice.org is an non profit organization dedicated to spread computer applications to everybody without cost. It is worth the try!

Για όσους από τους χρήστες ενδιαφέρονται να "κατεβάσουν" το πρόγραμμα αναβάθμισης του Office στα Ελληνικά, επισκεφθήτε τη σελίδα http://el.openoffice.org/ όπου θα βρείτε την εφαρμογή με ελληνικά δεδομένα και υποστήριξη.