Greek Cats and Dogs

Such lazy fat cats.....

residents of our very old, quaint hotel.

The perfect Greek dog picture.....
This represents the slow-paced Greek life.

Mew

"Thrice the brinded cat hath mem'd"

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

The Real Greek YiaYia

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Greek Windows

I am always drawn to windows.....

Closed shutters behind beautiful wrought iron.....

I wonder who lives here.....

I wonder if the inside is as beautiful as the outside.....

An open window in Athens gives you many pleasures.....

Pleasures of the senses that feed the soul.....

The smell of bread baking.....

The clopping of horse hooves and the sound of a carriage.....

Church bells ringing every half hour.....

And birdsong.....

Never ending birdsong.....

Laughter.....

Children playing.....

Dishes clinking.....

And Greek.....

Of course it's Greek. We are in Greece.

An ancient land long before Christ.

Ancient and mystical.....

And it's all just outside my window.

I'm certain a real Greek yiayia lives here.....

I took this picture of this beautiful Greek window,

and all of a sudden,

the downstairs door opened

just as I, Yaya, and Papa passed by.

Out walked this young Greek-God looking man/boy,

in his black t-shirt and

white underwear.

He passed right in front of us

as he crossed the sidewalk

and walked over to the garbage dumpster

sitting on the crub of his street.

He dropped in a small bag of garbage.

Why, I was STUNNED! SHOCKED!

I turned to Papa

and I said,

"did you see that"?!?!

He said, "what"?

ROFL

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Last Day In Poros

It seems to me that every view takes your breath away.....
Can you imagine having this view every day?.....

Oh so Greek....
White washed houses tumbling down steep hills.....
And all have sea views.....




Here we are having a local Greek wine.....
Yaya & Papa

A Greek sunset.....

Blessings.....

*****Yaya*****

Views In Paradise

A breakfast view.....

A dinner view.....

Come fly away with me.....

Somewhere enchanting.....

Our special Greek island.....

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Poros By The Sea

The view.....

The food.....

The shopping.....

The local wine.....

DIVINE!!!

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Glorious Greek Days

This is where we spent the day today....our hotel pool. We had it all to ourselves.

What a view!

Another glorious view from the hotel.....

Our balcony view.....

We are limited to 30 minutes of online time, but

I'll try and post several pictures a day.

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Greek Nights

Is it magic?.....Is it real?.....This is a view from our hotel.
Greek wine and DuneHills.....

Greek wine, lamb chops, stuffed tomatos, stuffed peppers...

oh, and don't forget the view.

Blessings.....

*****Yaya*****

Holiday In Greece

WE'RE HERE.....Athens, Greece in all of it's glory!

My Wanderlust

For you

my most beloved wanderers,

wander, wander

wandering...

the urge to roam,

to dance, to fly to be,

the search for free,

the need to see

to go, to find, to search,

to do - quenching your

wandering thirsts so easily,

so marvelous, so grand,

so elegant as you go

wander, wander,

wandering

so free as desert blooms, desert rose

twinkling stars

and camels

ancient art, beautiful cities,

stone walls

sailing to Istanbul

running the bulls

Tuscan countryside on horseback

love affair with French art...

taking off

having a ball

postcard from Damacus

at the Ritz

Tour De France

Gleaming white yachts

cozy corner bistros

Vincent van Gogh

Tally Ho - Perfect pleasures

Some place special

on the Seine

A taste of Italy

Ah, London

aristocratic style

Mediterranean spirituel renewal

We shared Scotland in the summer

Tuscany

in the fall

and

Madrid all night long.

We shopped the boulevards

of Europe

had coffee in cafes

Took in museums

Strolled the beaches of

Cote d'Azur

Sampled legendary nightlife.

Monto-Carlo MAGNIFIQUE

From grand chateaux to

centuries-old vineyards

unforgettable experiences

remembering a night

at a classic cafe in Athens

dressed in new Paris fashions

Zernatt to St. Morit

and on to Yugoslavia's

gold coast...

a carnival in Venice

Crete's mystery

a soul-stirring island

We ended the day with vintage port.

To see the world is one thing.

To experience it

wandering, wandering,

Together

is different.

Wanderlust, are you ever cured?

By this time next Thursday night,

I will be well on my way to Athens, Greece.

There is much to do before I leave

and my to-do list is several pages long

and blogging isn't even on the list.

Okay, back to packing!

Blessings

*****Yaya*****