Athens Descent Page 40

Crossing the Avenue
On the wide avenue, a thin man in a beige shirt waits at the kerb and stares at something only he can see. Behind him, someone has abandoned a green scooter on the pavement. A cyclist in a salmon shirt rides past without slowing, a yellow taxi across the street. Then an old man with white hair crosses straight toward the camera, his glasses hanging from his collar. Around him, young people in summer clothes hurry past, light and quick.