Greece reopens to Americans. But paradise is still under curfew. Chico Harlan, Elinda Labropoulou The Lindos Acropolis, on the Greek island of Rhodes, awaits the return of tourism. (Loulou d’Aki for The Washington Post) LINDOS, Greece In just one of Greece’s glimmering island villages, strung up like a bracelet above a glass-blue bay, everything is silent, except for the work of bringing the place back to life. Work crews scrub restaurant patios, where soon tourists might be having grilled octopus under string lights. A painter whitens the village walls that might soon be the backdrop for so many Instagram photos. Two men refurbish the wooden doors of a boutique hotel, whose suites if all goes right might soon fill up again with travelers, sunburned, wine in hand, on vacation at last.
In just one of Greece s glimmering island villages, strung up like a bracelet above a glass-blue bay, everything is silent, except for the work of bringing the place back to life. Work crews scrub restaurant patios, where soon tourists might be having grilled octopus under string lights. A painter whitens the village walls that might soon be the backdrop for so many Instagram photos. Two men refurbish the wooden doors of a boutique hotel, whose suites - if all goes right - might soon fill up again with travellers, sunburned, wine in hand, on holiday at last. People want to travel, said Michalis Melenos, 69, the hotel s owner. They want this to come back.
By CHICO HARLAN AND ELINDA LABROPOULOU | The Wasington Post | Published: April 22, 2021 In just one of Greece’s glimmering island villages, strung up like a bracelet above a glass-blue bay, everything is silent, except for the work of bringing the place back to life. Work crews scrub restaurant patios, where soon tourists might be having grilled octopus under string lights. A painter whitens the village walls that might soon be the backdrop for so many Instagram photos. Two men refurbish the wooden doors of a boutique hotel, whose suites - if all goes right - might soon fill up again with travelers, sunburned, wine in hand, on vacation at last.
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