Things to Love About Greece

The Warm Welcomes

Usually, I have to wait until I'm well beyond the airport for this one, and back at a favorite hotel or being greeted by friends. And sometimes, in overly-touristed areas, I have to initiate it by giving a good Greek welcome to a good Greek. That's usually all it takes - a smile, a happy greeting, and suddenly the suppressed natural xenophilia - love of strangers - comes bursting forth.

The Sound of Worry Beads Clicking Together

If you love Greece, you know this one well. I find the sound of worry beads clicking together very comforting, and I love visually 'collecting' as many of them as I can. I usually don't take a photograph because it seems too intrusive to barge in on that traditional kinetic meditation. I usually hear them first in the baggage claim area, as we wait for our luggage, and I know that I'm really back in Greece.