March 7, 2007 till next entry A trip to Chania to vote abroad in the Finnish election for a new Parliament. Milk thistle (ENG), Maarian ohdake (FIN) Our thorny weed, on our patio, is now in full bloom. But it is not a symbol of our voting behaviour - or it is if you either reverse the allusion made by the looks of the flower, or remember that it's a thorny weed. Without revealing voting secrets we can hint that a combination of psychiatry, poetry, jazz music, and expertise in (especially cultural) politics seemed to us to be a winning combination. In the evening dinner at Nikos' home with Nikos, Kostas & Kostas' English friend from Manchester. Interesting conversation, and an especially delicious rabbit stew á la Nikos. [ If you see only this frame, click here to see the complete diary ]