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Holiday!

Chris Hall53 Comments

It was very quiet, she thought, there was hardly anyone around, and it was almost lunch-time. Most odd, she felt. She had been pottering around as usual, in the tiny town. She loved this place, and she had been there several times, since she saved up her money for two whole weeks, and now she was on holiday.

She took her small sketch book with some pencils. That’s what she does for pleasure. Noticing a nice café, she sat down.

But where is everyone?

The waiter appeared and grinned. “You don’t know what happened a couple of hours ago?”

so she shook her head
football? she looked all around
that lot England won!

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Image credit: Waldemar Brandt @ Unsplash

This is a scene from Kokkari, Samos, Greece. In the morning hours, you can walk alone through the empty streets. Kokkari is a small and nice village without big hotel resorts. This image shows an empty street, lined with small shops and a cafe/ restaurant.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #348 photo prompt.

What do you see # 348- 6 July, 2026

53 thoughts on “Holiday!”

  11. Not watching as we have no TV . I didn’t know England had won until going into the chemists to collect my prescription and the England flag hadn’t been folded over which meant they were through to the next round!

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    • No TV? Interesting. Radios then? Like Radio 4 perhaps? Anyway, we should remember the last time England won the World Cup… 1966. Could it be for 60 years at last?😉

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      • Haven’t had a TV for almost 20 years Chris, and don’t miss it. The only time I listen to the radio is in the car, but we have the internet so a means to follow the undepressing news. When I’m in the supermarket I do look at the headlines, but it’s all the same face and whingeing again just now.
        Would be nice if we won, but ……………..
        Hubby read that DT is apparently trying to get the USA’s defeat reversed!

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  17. That’s a lovely write-up Chris! Indeed, the world gets driven crazy by the soccer mania once every four years. England is playing good soccer and I hope they win it this time, though France is probably the favourites. Loved your take on the pic. 👏👏👏 😊

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