HOTEL ARIADNE, EKALI. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE NOTED: "THERE WAS SOME DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING ...

HOTEL ARIADNE, EKALI. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE NOTED: "THERE WAS SOME DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING THIS BUILDING, WHICH, AT THE TIME OF OUR VISIT, WAS THE HQ OF AN ENGLISH BATTALION. LOCAL INHABITANTS WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. I SUSPECTED THAT THE ORIGINAL CAFE ARIADNE HAD BEEN DEMOLISHED DURING THE ENEMY OCCUPATION, AND THAT THE BUILDING SHOWN IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS A PRIVATE HOUSE BEARING A SIMILAR NAME, OR ONE VERY LIKE IT. THE PRESENT OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATTER. HOWEVER, TWO OF THE LOCAL INHABITANTS FINALLY MANAGED TO AGREE THAT THIS WAS INDEED THE ARIADNE WE WERE LOOKING FOR, AND, FOR THE TIME BEING, I ACCEPTED THEIR ASSURANCE. WE WILL RETURN TO THIS AREA LATER, AND THEN MAKE MORE EXTENSIVE ENQUIRIES."