Even though the bikinis are almost gone......................................

ace108 (76) · 7 years ago (edited)

Though it's like summer where I am and it's been raining quite a lot lately, I still envy you can see these. Sometimes, I do miss the change of season.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Turn Turn Turn

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liondani (69) · 7 years ago

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ace108 (76) · 7 years ago

Thanks. This is nice. I think heard it before but not often. The one season mentioned song I would have think of is this:

denmarkguy (76) · 7 years ago

There is just something about the Mediterranean that I just haven't seen elsewhere... I realize the Gulf of Corinth is protected, but it's still the same water. Your new surroundings look not that different from where I spent my teen years at the opposite end... near Gibraltar, with a view of North Africa.

Much as I love the state of Washington, I miss the warm sea sometimes, and the pebbly beaches...

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Much as I miss the Pacific Northwest, I'm glad I'm here!

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arcange (73) · 7 years ago

Congratulations @onceuponatime!
Your post was mentioned in the hit parade in the following category:

Comments - Ranked 2 with 135 comments

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Aw, shucks. You're making me blush :-)

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konelectric (59) · 7 years ago

Were are the bikini pics?

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Sorry. They are behind a pay wall :-)

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abudar (66) · 7 years ago

you are very lucky to have a house in the middle of natural beauty
thank you for sharing and beautiful scenery, cool, and perfect for relaxing.

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amadeus (58) · 7 years ago

Greece is beautiful every time of the year. You discover that only if you are blessed to stay for more than one season.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

So true!

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artgalleryraka (63) · 7 years ago

When our soul is in harmony everything is beautiful.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

And when our soul is out of harmony, everything is beautiful still. We just don't notice it :-)

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artgalleryraka (63) · 7 years ago

Yes indeed!

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mariossap (63) · 7 years ago

enjoy these happy moments in this beautiful place! Probably i will be in April in Loutraki for a trail running race :) i'm waiting for the announcement,greetings from Athens

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Is there a website link to the trail running event?

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http://agwnasgeraneiwn2018.blogspot.gr/

mariossap (63) · 7 years ago

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mariossap (63) · 7 years ago (edited)

unfortunately is in greek ... i hope that they will make an official website in english in the near future

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Thank you!

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago (edited)

When you are bored of loutraki you can may wanna visit Pieria, Greece. I will take you for a tour, take care of your accomodation and even buy you some beers :P

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

That is an offer that is going to be very hard to resist!

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trumpman (72) · 7 years ago

I recommend summer, if you like nature I know some really cool places that you will remember for a lifetime! Don't hesitate to contact me whenever you want. I also plan to come in Athens sometime soon to meet @rouketas irl maybe you wanna join us :D

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

...cool places that you will remember for a lifetime!"

Unfortunately, in my case, a lifetime is not that long anymore :-)

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amadeus (58) · 7 years ago

You have signed a contract with the Creator ?
I agree with @trumpman and allow me to add some nice paths in Olympus.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

My lawyer wouldn't let me sign a contract with the Creator. Didn't trust His "fine print" at the bottom apparently.

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amadeus (58) · 7 years ago

You have more info than me on the subject. :)

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Perhaps it's time you got a good lawyer too?

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kus-knee (74) · 7 years ago

You're right. Every season has its beauty!

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Yeah? Which season has my beauty? (Unless you quote at least a century, you're in trouble!)

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ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

In Greece we keep wearing bikinis in our hearts even in cold winter :P

I feel jealous of you having the sea around your house. Enjoy it as much as you can! :D

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

You mean I'm going to have to win hearts just to see a bikini this winter? I guess I will have to just learn to live without :-)

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ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

Hehe! Basically I meant that it's always summer in our warm hearts no matter the weather or season :P

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Now you are starting to sound like a politician :-)

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ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

Is that any better? :P

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Is that the Greek national anthem?

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ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

Yeah, but only during the summer months :P

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

See. I told you you are sounding like a politician. Equivocating like that could get you elected to high office!

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rouketas (61) · 7 years ago

sad but true ! only bikini competitions will save us ! hehe

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Well, I'm pretty sure a bikini contest could save me come January or Februaray :-)
I can see it now: The first annual Loutraki Winter Bikini Contest sponsored by @rouketas and @onceuponatime

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nehab (61) · 7 years ago

Steemit needs this contest. There is so much steem all around all the time. Need a vent :D

arthur.grafo (69) · 7 years ago

I saw a comment of yours elsewhere and liked your sense of humour, so I ended up here. Nice to see that you are into photography.

What made you choose Loutraki? I'm not being critical, just curious, was it the thermal baths? Do you use them?

uhm, if you are not going to see any bikinis, maybe life will be good to you and you'll see some bourquinis? (what a lousy joke).

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

I had a good friend in Loutraki who has been very helpful in getting me settled in Greece (@liondani).

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arthur.grafo (69) · 7 years ago

Thanks.

I don't have many memories of it, but it played an extremely important role in my life.

Family and friends, we went to Loutraki for the day and to swim while the elders use the baths.

On the way back, a girl sitting in the back stood up for me when somebody said something a bit nasty to me, I turned around to look at her (we were friends) and as I looked her in the eyes, I fell in love.

I ended up loving her for over 25 years and in many ways, a daughter she had become like a daughter to me (I thought of her as the daughter of my heart).

In all, I'm glad I went to Loutraki.

Since Loutraki is close to the isthmus, I'll tell you a small historical story that not many know.

If you recall, in WWII, the Italians started as allies of Germany, invaded Greece and the Germans had to rush in to save them. Then Italy broke the alliance and Greeks had to save the lives of thousands of Italian prisoners. The Germans decided to get rid of their Italian prisoners, so they placed them on a train for the Peloponese. Whem it rode over the Isthmus, the rails had been removed and the train fell down. There were no survivors.

Greece has always been a country of tragedy, hasn't it?

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

From out of the muck a beautiful lotus can arise!

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chbalk (58) · 7 years ago

...and the area around Loutraki is great! Key point for excursions to many places of interest.
But you have first to enjoy the town itself. :)
Take care once and every time!

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Please don't call me "every time". My alter ego @twicuponatime is already quite jealous. He could become insufferable.

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chbalk (58) · 7 years ago

:) You two co-operate to conquer time!

nehab (61) · 7 years ago (edited)

Wow !!!. Is this your new home ? You are living in paradise, @onceupoatime :) ... Gulf of Corinth is gorgeous. The last pic is so atmospheric. And the skies and clouds you have captured are simply breathtaking :) .... and the mountains and hills are not too far ;) This has got to be paradise.:D

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Well, even if it is not Paradise, it is for sure a stop along the way!

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nehab (61) · 7 years ago

Oh Yes ! All the stops along the way, resemble the destination in every way :)

adnanrabbani (70) · 7 years ago

Excellent shots and i appreciate your photography, i agree with your words that all weathers and seasons are great and every weather has some sort of benefit and beauty, i personally like spring and autumn the most because the temperature in those seasons is constant and it won't hurt much, thanks for sharing very nice photography with us, Stay blessed

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arjunmartavela (58) · 7 years ago

Good post your @onceuponatime beautiful natural beauty. thank you for sharing with us

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steemwija (58) · 7 years ago

@onceuponatime - Sir, to live & spend time in a beautiful place we all need to be lucky.... So, you are a lucky man Sir.... Wish you a wonderful time with your new house Sir.... <3

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Somebody once said, and I think it might be true, "The harder I work the luckier I get."

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steemwija (58) · 7 years ago

@onceuponatime - Sir, it's a nice lesson to all of us.... Wish a wonderful time with your new life journey....

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eric-boucher (68) · 7 years ago

With some of these shots, especially the fourth one featuring umbrellas, sea, sky and lights, I can discern a photographer in the making in there and your poetic senses are finding resurgence surrounded by beauties your body, mind and soul were crying for!

Much blessings on this new journey "Paolo of Corinthia", my heart is with you, keep your smile and taking good care, Steem on and, above all, thrive on!

Namaste :)

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

"Paolo of Corinthia"? Didn't he write letters in the Bible or something like that?

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eric-boucher (68) · 7 years ago (edited)

It must have been one of your passed lives!?! You are slowly returning home... ;)

Namaste :)

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago (edited)

I hear that Corinth was famous for its "Temple prostitutes" back in the day. Who knows what is calling me home :-)

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eric-boucher (68) · 7 years ago

LOL!!! ALL OF THE ABOVE!!! Namaste :)

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xyzashu (75) · 7 years ago

What heavenly pictures! Are you still roaming on planet Earth?
Have a blissful time in your new home but please don't make us jealous!!!

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

I need a GPS to see if I am still on Earth. My sense of direction sucks!

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xyzashu (75) · 7 years ago

Great! I just learned that sometimes directionless journey leads you to unimaginable places that everyone asks you for directions to it 😊.

paolobeneforti (70) · 7 years ago

It looks a bit like some places in Italy. but I guess the weather there is even sweeter, :)

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Do you have a sweet tooth?

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paolobeneforti (70) · 7 years ago

Do they have good pastry in Greece? :)

https://www.thespruce.com/greek-desserts-4128420

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Are you trying to knock me off the straight and narrow path? :-)

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paolobeneforti (70) · 7 years ago

there is no virtue without temptations :D

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago (edited)

I know. I have overcome the temptation to succumb to the vanity of being thin and in good shape!

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paolobeneforti (70) · 7 years ago

that's wisdom. I saw the same truth since when I was 40yo :)

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Future artists will be painting icons of you and me. They will say "He was triumphant over vanity! Just look at his stomach!"

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robbinsmith (46) · 7 years ago

I think you live in beautiful place, near to nature ("oranges, lemons and limes in the trees") that's a blessing. You're lucky :)

I like your thoughts:

"Food for my eyes,
Food for my soul "

I just want to add: Food for my mind (which I do it)

@onceuponatime By reading your few posts and especially this one I'm fascinated with your thought pattern, and grateful that I came across your posts (not because of that I study philosophy and spiritually) but I felt while reading your many posts in a row :)

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Yes, it's a blessing and I am blessed. Thanks for stopping by.

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magnata (66) · 7 years ago

We have a saying in "Greece is everything." Excellent photos.

jasonshick (65) · 7 years ago

I know exactly how you feel. I also live in a beach town and as the days have started to get shorter and the nights a little cooler, my attire has changed from shorts and a t-shirt to pants and a jacket. Time to get into steemit mode for the winter ahead and be ready for the warm weather that awaits next spring

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

You miss the bikinis too?

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jasonshick (65) · 7 years ago

haha indeed I do

avagado (53) · 7 years ago

Excellent photography sir,

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iwant (52) · 7 years ago

the whole pictures is so beautiful but the picture no 2 is outstanding keep it up

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

I hear picture no 2 is still available. But you have to act fast. Pictures like that don't stay single long :-)

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dragonking (57) · 7 years ago

Sensational photography @onceuponatime. Better for exhibition. Summer was gone and winter will coming out.

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Winter's comin' on

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dragonking (57) · 7 years ago

Oh yeah..mistakenly type "out"
Wow...will be cool and calm.

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rival (67) · 7 years ago

What to say😉. I need to wear jackets each day for the last 2 months😉
Have a great time in loutraki. And i think i saw the promise of the bikini's next year👍
Kind regards from a cold

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Promises, promises.

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rival (67) · 7 years ago

this one i remember 4sure😉

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marconah (63) · 7 years ago

Wow, this looks very beautiful and amazing, natural pictures are still natural, all the pictures look perfect.

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dylanhobalart (65) · 7 years ago

Looks still very nice at your new home. Great photos! Nice to see you inspired to capture some of your surroundings! We got snow here in Calgary.

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tt-dogg (52) · 7 years ago

Greece is beautiful and your pics really capture it.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Thank you!

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grizgal (55) · 7 years ago

Awesome shots mate. But I came expecting bikinis!! left disappointed.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Bikini is as bikini does.

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kickup008 (46) · 7 years ago

wow! where is this place?
this is a beautiful place.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

It is the beautiful town of Loutraki on the Gulf of Corinth in Greece.

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kickup008 (46) · 7 years ago

i follow u.

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kickup008 (46) · 7 years ago

woo thanks for this nice post.

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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

woo thanks for this nice comment.

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dim753 (64) · 7 years ago (edited)

Really good place with nature and sea everywhere :)

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blazing (70) · 7 years ago

damm those views really amazing :D

safran (64) · 7 years ago

A beautiful place @onceuponatime.

liondani (69) · 7 years ago

Great pictures!!!

serkagan (65) · 7 years ago

Beautiful photos and completely correctly gave meaning to each picture! As the saying goes: "Nature does not have bad weather, every weather is a blessing" Thanks @onceuponatime

miguelportela (55) · 7 years ago

Great choice to go live to Loutraki!! Greece is really a great place to live!
Nice food and great people!

mannyfig1956 (53) · 7 years ago

This post was very informative thank you for sharing
you have my upvote plus a resteem
@mannyfig1956

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Thank you!

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mannyfig1956 (53) · 7 years ago

We are all here to support one another keep it up my friend

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Greek Steemian Of The Week #10

ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

Enjoy "Lord Byron" :P

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

I certainly hope that this is "truth in advertising" and you're not one of those used car sales ladies!

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ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

Oh no! I don't do that, although I have a great collection of plastic food containers (τάπερ) if you're interested :P

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Anyone who collects plastic food containers obviously has been appointed a mission in life by Higher Forces. Maybe you should reconsider running for office :-)

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ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

If you say so, I might consider it in the future :P

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Can I be your campaign manager? With your honesty, and my corruption, we'll make a fortune!!!!

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ruth-girl (71) · 7 years ago

Sure! :D

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birjudanak (64) · 7 years ago

beautiful photos of natures and it give lots of peace to mind when we get to see this kind of beauty.

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Kind of you to say so. Thank you!

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hassanbenali (2) · 7 years ago

good work @onceuponatime
thank you for sharing
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theguruasia (67) · 7 years ago (edited)

@onceuponatime,
According to the above photography I think after all you have found a paradise to live the life as it is!

Cheers~

hanitasteemer (60) · 7 years ago

most beautiful photos & last & first pictures is outstanding thanks for sharing such a nice & lovely pictures

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Thank you.

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voteman (53) · 7 years ago

Nice Photography and very looking place.excellent work.
For your post propagation.
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shagorshikder (54) · 7 years ago

nature just feel it and love it.
thank's for sharing

gavinthegreat (59) · 7 years ago

Looks like a beautiful place! Nice shots and thank you for sharing :)

saafir (61) · 7 years ago

Looks like a charming place. I want to visit this place for enjoy

goldcoin (66) · 7 years ago

Wow very very beautiful photography.
Thank you sir
Have a great day

stmit (55) · 7 years ago

That is a fantastic camera shots and nice look.
@onceuponatime
100% like and resteem

awesome-seven (63) · 7 years ago

I agree:"every season has its Beauty!"
No need for bikinis all the time.....

khurshid (57) · 7 years ago

wow beautiful season & place..........

machhour (61) · 7 years ago

Amazing photo thank you for sharing
what do you think about steepshots for posting steemit photo?

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

I haven't familiarized myself with steepshots yet. Time constraints :-)

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jasonmunapasee (75) · 7 years ago

all the scenery is very beautiful @onceuponatime.
make the eyes stunned to see it, thank you friends have shared.

kingsberry (58) · 7 years ago

Nice to see you in Loutraki, Greece @onceuponatime. You took bettest collections from near beach area. Attractively.
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onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Thank you.

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firepower (79) · 7 years ago

Fantastic photography. Beautiful pictures! I just loved it.

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago (edited)

Well thank you! Your comments had a lot of fire power with me :-)

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firepower (79) · 7 years ago

You are most welcome, buddy! I appreciate it. :)

madushanka (74) · 7 years ago

Such a remarkable captures in Greece. Outstanding narration with grand visualization. You catch all of pic from various degrees. Dear all pls look all of once. Its seems winter is coming and summer was going.Near to the beach area. Very best for relaxation and stay traveling.
I see some of little mountain from this pics. It mean we can climbing here. Wow...great adventure.
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silviabeneforti (72) · 7 years ago

Looks really a peaceful and relaxing place! I've never lived in a city close to the sea like Loutraki , but I think the winter will give very interesting colors to the seascape . Hugs ^_^

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

And I don't even have to leave my balcony to capture photos of the seascape!

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silviabeneforti (72) · 7 years ago

From yuor balcony??? wow, so you have really a great view directly from your home, great! I can see some mountains from my backyard, it's not the same of a wonderful seascape, but it's better than many buildings :D

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

Actually, I'm at least as much of a mountain afficianado as a seascape lover. Some of the peak moments of my life were spent gazing at mountain vistas from my verandas in the Himalayas.

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