By Aikaterini Niovi Triantafillaki
Captain GG: Do you eat garlic dip? Shall we go to Kefalonia to eat?
Dad: I think people living in Kefalonia call garlic dip ‘aliada’. I’m reading now on Google: ‘Allium sativum is the scientific name for garlic, which is why we find many words for garlic-based sauces, like the French aioli, the Spanish allioli, the Italian agiada, and the Ionian aliada or agiada.’ So we know for sure it contains garlic!
Little A: How will we get to Kefalonia?
Captain GG: I say we start from Piraeus, pass through the Corinth Canal, and follow along the Corinthian Gulf. That way we’ll reach Patras, and from there we’ll cross to Kefalonia.
Mom: I’ve heard that on the tall mountain of Kefalonia, Mount Ainos, there are telescopes.
Daphne: I’ve heard that too. The observatory is called Eudoxos. You can choose an object you want to observe and they’ll observe it for you.
Mr. A: So, as we travel by Captain GG’s ship, we’ll decide what objects we want to observe.
Daphne: Perfect. I can’t wait to pass through the Canal and choose what we’ll observe.
Little A: I saw a very cool irregular galaxy we could observe. It’s called ‘the Large Magellanic Cloud’.
Daphne: Hmm, are we sure we can observe the Large Magellanic Cloud from Kefalonia?
Mr. A: Isn’t that an irregular galaxy only visible from the southern hemisphere? We saw in a previous article that the Magellanic Clouds and the Southern Cross are only visible from the southern hemisphere.
Daphne: So, Little A, we’ll have to choose a different object to observe with Eudoxos, not the Large Magellanic Cloud. Those are only for the kangaroos in Australia!
Mom: What do you say, shall we enjoy a plate of skordalia or aliada, with fried zucchini, green beans, boiled and fried cod, and other goodies?
Daphne: While of course listening to my favorite guitarist from Lixouri, in a beloved piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lop51KG1xg