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CARNIVAL HASH
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16th February 2014 - Run Number 1858
Ano Melissia
(Open Air theatre)
Hare: Mad Dog
Trail length: 6.25 km
Starting location: 38° 3'54.06"N, 23°50'31.33"E Starting altitude: 357 metres
Photos
The Run
Returning from the first falsie
Climbing up from the river bed to the rear of the Amelia Fleming (Tsagaris) hospital
Rim Job finds his own way up
View stop in the rear car park of the hospital
Running past the (ex) emergency entrance of the hospital
Clitoria and Doggie Style pose on their walk
(in the woodland just below the hospital grounds)
Mad Dog stands in the very early Spring flowers
On on!
The Melissia high Street - Fair Cop & Mountain Goat
The Melissia high Street - Fair Cop & Mad Dog
A falsie into a children's playground
Back at the theatre
Teeny Boner does some stretching exercises
Fishy Dangler had brought some of his home-made beer for us to sample
The Circle
The hare - GM Mad Dog
Rim Job's improvised costume
RA Fair Cop conducts the (sitting) circle
Fishy Dangler get a down-down for bringing his home-made beer
(No good deed goes unpunished)
Hash Flash Captain Sumo
Our Hon-Sex Clitoria receives her 450-run badge
Mountain Goat
Fair Cop gets a down-down
Our Hash Cash Wet Dream
The Trail
The trail was set counter-clockwise
Altitude profile of the trail-from left to right ( a 125 metre altitude range)
View from 10.4 km up
Ano Melissia open-air theatre - trail start location and circle
Mageenas taverna is just a few metres walk away
The Taverna
The Directions (Just for the record)
This Sunday is the 2nd Sunday of Carnival.
So try to wear something carnivally like a hat, a wig or a mask (or even better, a costume).
(Hint: Available in stores like Sklavanitis or Jumbo)
Those with caricature faces come as they are :-)
We will have a run / walk round Melissia and amuse the locals.
The ON-INN will be at Mageenas Taverna - right next to the Open Air Theatre.
DIRECTIONS:
Ano Melissia - Open Air Theatre - At the Northern end of Iroon Polytechniou Street. (Next to the famous (?) Mageenas Taverna)
From the South:
Follow Kifissias Ave northwards towards Maroussi and at the Maroussi square & Germanos building on the left, turn RIGHT for Melissia, (see small sign for Melissia in Greek). Carry on up this road (Odos Pendelis ...changing to Democratias further up) until you come to a hairpin bend. After the bend, ski shop (right) and kiosk (left) continue on up until you see a large BP petrol station on your left (just before you enter the centre of Melissia). You need to turn LEFT here but you can't (legally). You must turn Right and go round the grass island (as the sign indicates) in order to turn left. Continue on up the hill (this is 25th March street), passing the Amelia Fleming hospital on your right and continue STRAIGHT on, through the traffic lights at the cross roads (when green!).
Continued Directions for all routes >>>>>
Continue straight and pass the big Eleftherias square (Ano Melissia) on your right and then St. George's church on your right (Note: the road has now become 17th November street).
After passing the church just continue on this road (after a while it will curve to the right) and shortly you will come to the taverna area (you will see a bus stop on the left). Park around here or turn right and go down and park around or behind the Theatre / playground area.
From Kifissia / Ekali / Politia etc:
Come the back way on Harilaou Trikoupi street towards Ano Melissia, passing Kefalari square on your right. Continue on straight, then round the Left, Right and Left bends and continue straight again (sign posted for Melissia, Stavros, Airport, etc). When you arrive at the (usually busy) T-junction in Ano Melissia, turn LEFT onto 17th November street (NOTE: At this junction, most of the traffic will be turning right). Now see Continued Directions ABOVE.
GPS location: 38° 03' 54.05" N, 23° 50' 31.47" E