Athens Descent Page 08

Stepped Streets
In Kolonaki some streets are not streets at all, but long flights of stairs. Two women come up out of the green, one in a straw hat, both a little out of breath. At the top of a landing a red Vespa waits in the shade, and a tagged bench sits under the ivy. Down below, people pass one by one. A man in shorts hurries, an old woman with a plastic bag takes her time, and a woman with her cap pulled low walks as if nobody can see her.