Athens Descent Page 18

The Kiosk Visit
A taxi waits at the kerb while the buildings around it hide under blue sheeting. From the shade comes an old man with a white beard and a blue shirt, walking slowly and upright. He stops at the kiosk, says something to the woman in red trousers, and then bends over the rack of magazines. Der Spiegel, celebrity gossip, true crime and the Greek dailies are all laid out before him. He reads the headlines one by one. All part of his daily routine.