 While in Athens he studied for six months at the Fine Arts Department of the Athens Polytechnic.At the same time he started writing to Galazio Louloudi (the Blue Flower) under the influence of Maurice Maeterlinck and the Symbolist movement, then spreading among contemporary dramatists.Nicolaides was able to extend his experience of theatre (he had already had an introduction through attending performances given in Cyprus by visiting Athenian companies) when he became acquainted with Christomanos and theatrical circles in Athens.