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Stelios Kazantzidis' family home (Alaias 33, Nea Ionia)

33 Alaias street, Nea Ionia , Greece . That's where the family home of one of the greatest voices that existed in this world (the best ever in my opinion) is located. The family home of Stelios Kazantzidis . The street is named after the city of Alanya , based on its former name Alaiye . Stelios' parents left Asia Minor and came to Greece, following the Ponitc genocide and the Catastrophe of Smyrna in 1922. Nea Ionia itself is named after Ionia , the Asia Minor's region which Greeks left after the genocide. The video at the top of this article takes you to his home and his neighborhood, where he lived several years of his life. Two songs are used as a background music for the video: A rehearsal of the song " Nea Ionia " (Lyrics: Pythagoras / Music: Christos Nikolopoulos), which is a tribute to his birthplace and "I became a fugitive", an unreleased song, based on the music of his song "Stop making questions" ("Paps...

A tour of Geneva from a passenger's point of view

Enjoy an extended city tour of Geneva, Switzerland, filmed with a GoPro HD HERO2 camera. The video includes each road once, except if it is captured while driving the other way round. The video's description has analytical contents, that take you directly to specific parts of the city, by just clicking on the timestamp.