Summary
WHEN Radio 4 Today presenter John Humphrys's son Christopher moved to Athens to play cello in a Greek orchestra, the two of them decided to build a holiday home in the Peloponnese countryside. But it has been anything but easy. In the final part of our series, the dynamic duo are introduced to the labyrinthine world of the Greek civil service -- and the horrors of self-assembly furniture ...
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What's Greek for Ikea, Dad? ; the Villa Was Built (Well, Almost), the House Martins Rehomed and the Planning Officials Sweetened with Honey. But John Humphrys' Real Nightmare Began When the Flat-Pack Furniture Arrived ... Our Big,Fat Greek Adventure [Scot Region Edition 2]
IT WAS the spring of 2008 and Dad was due to arrive in only a few weeks for another of his visits -- welcome but scary in just about equal measure. I had rashly assured him that by the time he arrived there would finally be something to show for all our time, effort and money. Not only did we have walls, a roof and floors by now, but a kitchen and bathrooms as well, fully equipped with the finest fittings Dad's money could buy.
What we did not have was electricity, and there is limited value in big fridges, swanky cookers and dishwashing machines if they cannot be switched on.Dad arrived just when he said he would. The electricity supply did not. Which was why he spent the first evening trying to read by candlelight, while I tried to cook on...See the full content of this document
