<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMaeneo hayo yenye ukame na nyumba zenye umbo la mraba zenye rangi nyeupe na madirisha yenye vifuniko vya bluu yaliyofunikwa kwa maua ya geraniamu huwakilisha visiwa vya Ugiriki kwa wengi.  <response>: The islands barren landscapes and stark white, cubical houses with their blue-shuttered windows bedecked with geraniums represent the Greek islands to many. 