The very first thing I saw when we landed in Athens was… IKEA! One of the first things Björk saw in the airport was a picture of Hallgrímskirkja, the largest church in Iceland, on a poster depicting the world. Ha!
The trip to the hotel lasted some forty minutes and we passed the time playing Who Is It. Not Björk’s song by that name, but the game in which somebody chooses a person and the others try to discover who it is.
Who is it that was a Russian gay composer in the 19th century? Tcaikovsky! Who is it that was an English writer in the first half of the last century and who wrote plays, poetry and novels but became famous for something entirely different? Aleister Crowley! These were my choices.
Björk chose Anais Nin and Maria Callas. The others chose persons such as Harry Potter and Barack Obama.
I could go on:
Who is it in Athens that sometimes lets you down? Taxi drivers! Two of them turned off the meter and just doubled the price. One of them must have been stoned - he acted so weird.
However, who, or rather what is it in Athens that never lets you down?
I visited Acropolis yesterday and it was stunning. I had seen pictures of it, but nothing prepares you for the real thing. The atmosphere there must be sacred. In a way it is comparable to Stonehenge, at least in my experience.
What a cultural heritage the Greeks have!
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July 31st, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I seriously thought you meant you were rehearsing Who Is It on a tourbus during the ride! That would be awesome to see.
July 31st, 2008 at 5:44 pm
This is my favorite entry ever!
August 1st, 2008 at 10:21 am
^ I agree! That is a beautiful post Jonas!