Gyros!
Rating
Title
Gyros !
Country
Greece
Geographic Location
Athens
Photographer
Sutterfield , Matthew
Program
Greece and Turkey Study Tour
Description/Reflection
After spending the morning at the Acropolis in Athens , we had the rest of the day to explore and eat on our own . Fellow IFOTA trekker Eric Boal and I were in search for the perfect gyro hotspot , as that quickly became our meal of choice in Greece . During our search , we ran into Dr . Rasmussen , with gyro in hand , near the Plaka . He directed us to this place . We entered the busy restaurant to see a crowd of people shoulder to shoulder . Looking off to the right , one could see a crew of guys preparing gyros and kabobs in assembly-line fashion . We went to a nearby counter , put up our fingers to let them know how many gyros we wanted , gave them a few Euro , received our receipts , and joined the line at the other counter to receive our food . That's when I took this shot . It was a great sight . Pitas piled everywhere , lamb kabobs covering the grill , workers rushing to prepare the food , and a sea of locals seen in the reflection of a set of warped mirrors . That was the best part (besides the food !) . Not one English word came to ear , and no other Americans were in sight besides Boal and I . We were not hard to pick out , either , as you can see in the reflection on the mirrors . The only two guys in the place with stocking caps on and cameras around their necks walked out of the restaurant enjoying culinary bliss , at a price of only a couple of bucks apiece .
Term of Study Abroad
2004 Interim
Subject
Restaurants Pita bread Reflections Mirrors
Keywords
Restaurant workers ; Grills
Bethel Affiliation
Student
Photo Scene
Action Group Interior View Rear-view
Resource Type
image/still image
Format
image/jpeg
Copyright Statement
Images and metadata in the Bethel University Study Abroad Collection are provided with permission by the Office of Off-Campus Programs/International Studies. Content for this collection is licensed under a Creative Commons license 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) for attributed, non-commercial, non-derivative works. Any exceptions to this must be approved by Melanie Eslinger at m-eslinger@bethel.edu.
Publisher
Bethel University
Source
Photos come from the collection in the Office of Off-Campus Programs/International Studies .
Language
English
Filename
2004sSutMGyr.jpg
Geographic Coordinates
37.9833, 23.7333
Contributing Institution
Bethel University
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