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Under the (greek) sun
August 13, 2009It's not very often I get to take some time off (my wife dont really call it time off, since my phone needs charging every day) with the family, but when I do - we like to go to our own special place in Greece.
It's on the island of Crete, near the city of Chania - which is a stunningly beatiful city with a very nice atmosphere...
Our place is right on the beach, and although I'm not really a big surfer (most Norwegians aren't), there is just enough waves to have some fun with a board.
Our daughter just turned 9 and she's been swimming for a couple of years now - but this year she really took off in the pool(!) Diving like a champ and scaring daddy more then once by staying under water longer than I prefer. Pretty soon I guess I'm gonna have to tell her to slow down on the waterjet as well, which has so far been strictly my own plaything (but I guess those days are over now).
We really like the Greek's. They are so calm and relaxed to be around, and we also love the greek cuisine and climate as well. There is always a small breeze and we really don't notice that it's actually 104 outside.
This year I actually started to take notice of the (funny) signs and billboards they got. I mean, my own english isen't (by far) perfect, but I do know that it's not written "sandwitch" or "take a way pizza"
But these funny little things and the guy at the local supermarket who always asks "How was the bitch today? Was it warm and wet?" (he's talking about the _beach_) are just part of why we love this place.We've been to Monte Carlo, Santa Monica and other parts of the world who are also very nice, but this place is our perfect spot and we would never consider changing it with another.
Like previously mentioned my wife calls it a "semi-holiday" (with a smile), cause my phone goes off quite frequently. But she knows that being a poker agent and taking care of 60 profiled poker players from all over the world - I really just can't completely shut down. I can't reveal it just yet, but during our time there I closed a couple of new big sponsorship deals for some of my players - and you'll be hearing more about it soon
I also got to read a couple of great books and fine-tune some ideas on some other (poker related) projects I've got coming up.
I'll leave you with a couple of pix I took, oh and BTW, Mr. Kamberis....I invited you down and you said you'd come..but oh well, next year
Chania by night (Venetian lighthouse)
Chania by day (dusk)
Fun in the pool (me and my 9 year old diver)
The bitch (aka beach)- Per Hagen, Poker Agent
